The ptownie Dispatch: September 12, 2018
The ptownie Dispatch is back with a special cameo appearance from the co-founder of the Provincetown Book Festival, some analysis of the harsh weather conditions at Swim for Life 2018, and even more of the cutting edge, prestigious, totally serious journalism you’ve come to expect from this program.
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Provincetown Launching Economic Development Strategy Evaluation
PROVINCETOWN – An in-depth economic strategy evaluation is launching this fall in Provincetown. The selectboard has prioritized developing an economic strategy that will guide the community by building on assets and opportunities to create a more sustainable...
Actress Beverly Bentley Dies in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Beverly Bentley, the fourth wife of Norman Mailer and a well-known actress and theater director, died Friday in Provincetown, according to Mailer’s authorized biographer, J. Michael Lennon. Bentley was the mother of actor Stephen Mailer and film...
Week of September 19th. The ptownie Dispatch!
Talking Tea with the Captain's Daughters September 20, 2018 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at The Provincetown Library Join Dani Niedzielski and Meghan O’Connor, the duo behind popular Provincetown teashop The Captain’s Daughters, at the Provincetown Public Library when...
Provincetown Swim for Life a Record Breaker
PROVINCETOWN — Four hundred thirty-six swimmers — a record number — plunged into the warm but choppy waters at Long Point in Provincetown last Saturday as part of the 31st annual Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla. The event raised an estimated $250,000, bringing in a...
Bay State Cruise Company to Extend Boston to Provincetown Fast Ferry Service
For immediate release Bay State Cruise Company to Extend Boston to Provincetown Fast Ferry Service Popular ferry service will continue to offer limited sails through Ptown’s “Holly Folly” week Provincetown, MA: September 16, 2018: Bay State Cruise Company, which runs...
Deep Sea Dispatch: Gray Seals
If harbor seals are the cute “cocker spaniels” of the sea, then gray seals are more like the bulldogs–tough, muscular, and, to some people, ugly. They have large, rounded heads and thick, stocky necks. On land, there’s nothing really graceful about these creatures....
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