The Eastham Conservation Foundation and Harwich Conservation Trust are co-sponsoring two guided walks in Eastham with historian Don Wilding on Saturday, May 15th. From 10 a.m. to noon, walk along […]
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Free Senior Workshops From Castle Hill
The spring session of Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill’s “60+” program begins this week. The free virtual workshops are open to residents of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, […]
Covid Relief Fund Recipients Announced
The Mass. Cultural Council has announced the recipients of the Covid-19 Relief Fund. It awarded grants of $1,500 to 781 artists, humanists, and scientists, $1,171,500 in total. Twenty were from […]
STEEPLE CHASE
Chapel in the Pines Has Its Crowning Moment
Community preservation funds and private donations paid for renovation
EASTHAM — The Chapel in the Pines renovation was completed last Saturday as George Koeber and Paul Collins installed the final piece of the project — a copper steeple cap. […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Turnip Time in Eastham
The lowly crucifer and its legendary local growers
EASTHAM — As the nights chill, the leaves fall, and the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to, yes, the turnip — that ancient crucifer that has, for too long, been […]
Free Workshops for Seniors at Castle Hill
Year-round residents from Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Brewster, Harwich, and Chatham are eligible to apply for the Truro Center for the Arts annual “60+” program of free workshops for […]
Amos Kennedy Jr.’s Letterpress Prints
The Longstreet Gallery at 4730B Route 6 in Eastham is hosting a pop-up exhibit of 50 to 100 letterpress prints by Amos Kennedy Jr., opening Saturday, October 17th, 12:01 to […]
DEVELOPMENT
ZBA Backs Commissioner’s Duplex Ruling
A builder argues that his Route 6 project is really townhouses
EASTHAM — Developer Tim Klink of Coastal Companies failed to persuade the zoning board of appeals on May 7 to overrule the building commissioner’s decision that Klink’s proposed 16-unit Route […]
CLEAN WATER
Attacking Groundwater Contaminants From Many Angles
Eastham’s tool box is full of options
EASTHAM — Those weren’t frackers drilling for oil last week along Nauset Road at the Salt Pond Visitor Center. Instead, workers were injecting emulsified vegetable oil as a permeable reactive […]
HOUSING
Mixed-Use Developments Planned for Route 6 in Eastham
Neighbors want to prevent access via Wiley Lane cul-de-sac
EASTHAM — Two projects have been proposed for the Transition Commercial District, designed for small-scale commercial and residential development on Route 6 outside the Core Commercial Area. But neighbors have […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
This, Too, Shall Pass
After the pandemic, what will we have left?
I drove to the Evergreen Cemetery in Eastham the other day to try to see the rare clay-colored sparrow that has been reported there. I didn’t find it, but it […]
LEARNING
Race vs. Cultural Differences at Nauset High
Lisa Brown teaches kids the path to a common denominator
Lisa Brown, a veteran teacher at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham, has a popular class with a curriculum of her own making called Exploring and Respecting Differences (EARD). Brown […]
climate crisis management
Hazard Mitigation Is Focus for Eastham Planners
Survey seeks input on increasing resiliency against natural disasters
EASTHAM — If a severe storm or flood hit the Outer Cape forcing residents to evacuate, it would cause a major traffic backup. Route 6 is the main evacuation route […]
ECONOMY
Fishing Is Still the Most Dangerous Job
Fishing Partnership’s insurance plan, the model for ‘Romneycare,’ has helped
Close brushes with death are common for Outer Cape fishermen. Rick Marvin of Eastham, who fishes for lobster, bluefish, and crab, knows from experience that a routine move can quickly […]
ECONOMY
Surf Shops Suffer Effects of Shark Tales
Local business owners bemoan the media frenzy over great white danger
Some people, like Shawn Vecchione, are tired of talking about sharks. The constant chatter about great whites caused Vecchione, who owns Vec Surfboards in Orleans, to close the retail side […]
