PROVINCETOWN — The reds and greens of flags and scarves and the percussive sounds of drums and ratchets that accompanied the Provincetown Portuguese Festival all weekend brightened a foggy, windy […]
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THE DREDGE REPORT
In Wellfleet, Mooring Means Your Rudder’s in the Mud
The upside: there’s no waiting list for a spot in the field
WELLFLEET — It’s been so long since the mooring field in the harbor was dredged that those most familiar with the marina can only guess how many boats it might […]
FLOW STATE
Truro Pursues Return of Pamet Salt Marsh
Part of a project to restore habitat is on June 27 ballot
TRURO — The Pamet is not just a tidal river but an entire estuarial system — albeit an altered one — that stretches the width of Truro. At its eastern […]
HATS OFF
The Class of 2024 Made the Best of 4 Trying Years
Nauset High graduates 186 seniors in a foggy but happy ceremony
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School Class of 2024 walked confidently onto the football field on Friday, June 7 for their graduation ceremony. Among the 186 graduates from across […]
ERRATICS
Go Ahead, Climb the Rock That Holds a Place in Eastham’s Heart
‘No Climbing’ sign at Doane Rock will be removed by Park Service
EASTHAM — For at least the last couple of hundred years, the boulder near Coast Guard Beach known as Doane Rock has been a popular spot for rock climbers and […]
Decoration Day
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Provincetown Police Dept. make up the color guard in front of town hall on Memorial Day, May 27. From left, Patrol Officer […]
HISTORIC VESSEL
Schooner Hindu Sets Course for a Summer Return
After four-year rebuild, owners plan to resume public sailing trips in July
THOMASTON, MAINE — Four years after a collision in Long Island Sound nearly sank the Schooner Hindu, a stem-to-stern rebuild of the historic boat has progressed enough to put her […]
AURORAE
Northern Lights Dance Over Outer Cape
WELLFLEET — On hearing there was a solar storm on the way, Jeremy Storer went online to find maps of where the northern lights might appear for those of us […]
TRURO TOWN MEETINGS
DPW Plan Sent Back; Voters OK Walsh Proposal
A two-day 12-hour marathon showed solid support for housing
TRURO — Last weekend’s town meeting marathon saw overwhelming support for multi-pronged efforts to build affordable housing. But when it came to plans to upgrade a dept. of public works […]
HORSES
Roaming Trails and Beaches and Finding Freedom on Horseback
A few in Wellfleet, mostly women, keep an Outer Cape equestrian tradition
WELLFLEET — Barbara Austin got her first horse, Duchess, when she was 10. The two went everywhere together, and their trust in each other was absolute. At Wellfleet’s kettle ponds, […]
THE SEASON
Spring Shuffle Has Become an Anxious Scramble
Keeping the faith during Provincetown’s annual housing shift
PROVINCETOWN — Time is running out for Borislav Ivanov and his family. On May 15, the lease expires on the Commercial Street apartment where he, his wife, Iliana, and their […]
SAILING AWAY
Pause for Plovers
With the piping plovers returning to their breeding grounds here to nest in the dunes, April 14 was the last day paragliders could launch from their favorite Outer Cape spot […]
DEVELOPMENT
Barker’s Plans for Old Reliable Hit Rough Waters
Harborfront complex and expanded pier plans face environmental impact scrutiny
PROVINCETOWN — Christine Barker’s proposed pier and floating marina, recently redesigned and enlarged to extend 1,270 feet into Provincetown Harbor from the site of the derelict Old Reliable Fish House, […]
TOWN MEETING
Voters OK Motta Field, Retain Fire Engineers
$11.7-million plan to rebuild field advances to May 14 ballot
PROVINCETOWN — At a four-hour town meeting on April 1, voters approved almost every article on the warrant, rejecting only two: Article 19, which would have shifted authority for hiring […]
ALMOST HOME
Provincetown Shows Off Its Nearly Ready Police Station
New headquarters was $17 million and 30 years in the making
PROVINCETOWN — About 300 people listened to speeches, watched a color guard raise the flag, and then took a freeform tour of the town’s new police station at 2 Jerome […]
