4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (843+ words) Combing through a storage unit of Phil Desmarais’s things this month, his brother, Henry, discovered a collage by one of his sons: a picture of Philip dressed up as Gene Simmons — the bassist in KISS, his favorite band — alongside a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (926+ words) By Jack Reardon Jul 15, 2026 WELLFLEET — The select board urged state officials in a June 17 letter to conduct a “comprehensive review” of the decades-old distribution formula for local aid, which is largely funded by the state lottery system. The letter, written…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (619+ words) By Elspeth Slayter Jul 15, 2026 On the deck, the wood beneath bare feet is warm, still radiating the day’s heat, and although the slight damp of an evening fog is rolling in across the dunes, you can’t be sure it promises…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (772+ words) By Jon Symons Jul 15, 2026 Lee Gainey Edwards Dunbar, who devoted her life to helping children and adults with special needs, died peacefully, surrounded by family at Cape Cod Hospital, on June 30, 2026 following a battle with cancer. She was 77. Lee was…...

5+ day, 52+ min ago  (1203+ words) By Ella Mitchell Jul 15, 2026 PROVINCETOWN — Businesses along a two-mile central stretch of Commercial Street should be able to connect to a fiber-optic broadband network at a reduced cost within the year, now that the town has accepted $250,000 in state funding…...

5+ day, 46+ min ago  (796+ words) By Michael T. Fournier Jul 15, 2026 Kristin Hersh has forged her own path in the music world. This Saturday, she’ll be at the Payomet Performing Arts Center previewing songs from her forthcoming solo album, Sugar on Blackstone, out in September from Fire…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (688+ words) By Juliet Leary Jul 15, 2026 Mills, 38, works from his home studio in Yarmouth. He began painting seriously just before the pandemic when he bought a watercolor set to make a Christmas card. The image was a small Christmas tree in a…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (366+ words) By Lauren Hakimi Jul 15, 2026 The vegetable garden outside the Truro Public Library is full of peppers, potatoes, zucchini, and winter squash, and local kids are keeping an eye on the harvest. After all, they had the library’s garden well on…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (890+ words) By Christine Legere Jul 15, 2026 PROVINCETOWN — Developer and restaurateur Victor DePoalo has secured the permits he needs from the zoning board of appeals and historic district commission to demolish Bubala’s restaurant at 183-185 Commercial St. and replace it with a mixed-use development…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (639+ words) By Abraham Storer Jul 15, 2026 Students sit around a table, quietly working on coil pots in a class at Castle Hill Center for the Arts. It’s Tuesday, 2 p.m., and the class is over, but nobody seems interested in leaving. They are…...