PROVINCETOWN — Mail service on the Outer Cape has been plagued by delays in the past month, many customers report. Sources both inside and outside the post office say the […]
Provincetown
PANDEMIC MATH
On Outer Cape, Data Show Whites Have Lowest Vaccination Rate
The Jamaican pastor of Truro's Chapel on the Pond leads by example
PROVINCETOWN — The official statistics from the state Dept. of Public Health say that 114 percent of the residents of Provincetown have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Obviously, that is impossible. […]
OLD RELIABLE
Hotel Project Back in Court and Likely Headed to Trial
Legal action could keep it stalled for years
PROVINCETOWN — Christine Barker’s proposal for a mixed-use waterfront development on the former site of the Old Reliable Fish House is once again mired in Land Court, with two of […]
ROOMS
Suit Filed Against Patrick’s ‘Barracks’ Plan
PROVINCETOWN — According to documents filed with the town clerk, four abutters have sued to overturn the permit issued by the Provincetown Planning Board to Patrick Patrick for his worker […]
NOT TAKING ORDERS
Judge Fines Sal’s Place $1,000 a Day for Contempt
Select board rejects legal advice and supports restaurant owners
PROVINCETOWN — Seating on the beach is still an option for diners at Sal’s Place in the West End, despite the fact that a Mass. Land Court judge has ordered […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Adams Sentenced to 14 Years
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
PANDEMIC
‘Provincetown Cluster’ Now Has at Least 430 Cases, Officials Say
Select board calls emergency meeting for 5 p.m. Sunday, July 25
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the latest information from local and county public health officials as of Saturday, July 24. We will continue to update as new […]
OBITUARY
Tom Donegan, Who Fought for Police Accountability, Dies at 61
The former selectman’s motto was ‘Bidden or not bidden, God is present’
PROVINCETOWN — Thomas Neal Donegan, who chaired the Provincetown Board of Selectmen during the tumultuous period leading to the firing of Police Chief Jeff Jaran and who later steered the […]
PANDEMIC
Lessons From the VaxBus in Provincetown
Longer stops, better location, and a good DJ would have helped
PROVINCETOWN — The state’s “Pittsfield to Provincetown” mobile vaccination tour made a full-day stop at Provincetown’s bus stop near the Municipal Parking Lot at MacMillan Pier last Thursday, July 15. […]
LOCAL HISTORY
Moe Van Dereck and Jot Small’s Inuit Racing Boats
Built in the ’20s and ’30s, Tarkoo and its siblings ruled the waves
PROVINCETOWN — In 1959, a Provincetown teenager named George Van Dereck Haunstrup, more commonly known in town as Moe Van Dereck, breathed life into a storied sailboat on its last […]
COMMERCE
Interest Is High in Provincetown Bookshop
But owner still waits for a down-to-earth buyer
PROVINCETOWN — In the past few weeks, Philip Swayze, who became the owner of the Provincetown Bookshop after inheriting the business from his uncle Joel Newman, has been getting a […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Jet Ski Plan for MacMillan Pier Is Sunk by Pier Corp.
But the business can still open at Flyer’s, if owner can find workers
PROVINCETOWN — An application to operate a personal watercraft (PWC), or Jet Ski, rental business on MacMillan Pier was denied by the Public Pier Corp. board on July 14. The […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Atkins
Atkins Crowe Mayo, the newest resident of Atkins Mayo Road in Provincetown, was born at Cape Cod Hospital on July 17, 2021. His names are family ones — his parents […]
MINDSET
Going Back to the Gym, One Day at a Time
Returning gymgoers embrace yoga and advice from trainers
PROVINCETOWN — It’s early Monday morning at Mussel Beach Health Club and gymgoers are filing in and out. Some arrive on bikes, already warmed up. Some are wearing masks because […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Blue Economy Installations to Go
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
