Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing September 12, 2023 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
Provincetown
LEDGERDEMAIN
Short-Term Rental Taxes Boom — but Not in Provincetown
Receipts from state rooms tax actually fell despite strong sales reports
PROVINCETOWN — The Outer Cape had another banner year for rooms tax receipts, with revenue up 42 percent over last year in Eastham, 46 percent in Wellfleet, and 47 percent […]
ROAD SAFETY
Bicycle-Scooter Crash Results in Serious Injury
The cyclist, 30, is flown to Boston and has spinal surgery
PROVINCETOWN — A collision between a bicyclist and an electric scooter rider on Commercial Street on the evening of Aug. 7 resulted in injuries that caused the cyclist, Garen Brennon, […]
HISTORY
Archives Reveal Clues to Provincetown’s Ku Klux Klan Chapter
Thousands of Cape Codders attended KKK events during the 1920s
PROVINCETOWN — Zana Small, the first woman to register a motor vehicle in Truro. Alice Stiff, a former president of the Nautilus Club. The wives of a county commissioner, multiple […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Carlstrom to Meet Select Board
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
DANCE
From Childhood Shuffles to Center Stage
Tap dancers Orlando Hernández and Khalid Hill return to Provincetown Dance Festival
Tap dancing ran in Orlando Hernández’s veins from the moment he could walk. “As a kid, I would always move my feet around a lot,” he says. “I later realized […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 24, - Thursday, August 31, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing September 6, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in […]
CLIMATE CRISIS
Lobstermen Face Hypoxia in Outer Cape Waters
Low oxygen levels linked to warmer water spell trouble for local lobsters
PROVINCETOWN — Alex Iacono, a lobsterman who says he favors lobsters and ocean solitude over people, is worried about the future of his business. Iacono, who lives in Truro and […]
MISCONDUCT
Lobur Resigns; Police Chief and D.A. Won’t Talk
Provincetown detective appears on D.A.’s list of unreliable officers
PROVINCETOWN — Longtime Detective Meredith Lobur resigned from the town’s police force on July 2, two weeks before she appeared on a list of law enforcement officers known to be […]
DUNE SHACKS
Provincetown Asks for Mediation With National Park Service
Dune shack families’ deadlines are extended to Oct. 31
PROVINCETOWN — The select board has asked Cape Cod National Seashore Supt. Brian Carlstrom to bring in professional mediators to help with ongoing controversies over the Dune Shacks of Peaked […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fire and EMS Staffing
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 17, - Thursday, August 24, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Select Board Public Hearing August 28, 2023 FY2024 Property Tax Rate Classification The Provincetown Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 28, 2023, at […]
AMBULANCE RUN
Lower Cape Ambulance Will Dissolve at End of Summer
Truro and Provincetown will speed up transition to in-house EMS teams
PROVINCETOWN — Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) Chief Operating Officer Steven Roderick announced this week that the nonprofit service will shut down on Sept. 1. The reason, he said, was […]
