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David Flattery says commercial vessel reclassification has cost him $30K. The fees doubled to keep his slip at MacMillan Pier.

Michaela Chesin, Banner Staff PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Public Pier Corporation continues to face legal challenges after reclassifying commercial fishermen’s vessels last year – especially from one person.  Provincetown resident and fisherman David Flattery was shocked last summer when he was no longer granted a commercial fishing slip at MacMillan Pier, a spot he held since 2015 for his 22-foot his shellfish vessel Bethany Lynn, he said.  Pier Corp. Board of Director members and Pier Manager Doug Boulanger made the decisions while trying to correctly ap...

NATICK — A local couple has sued the town’s Planning Board, claiming it unfairly denied their application to build a condominium project that was opposed by neighbors. Joel and Linda Valentin filed the lawsuit earlier this month in Massachusetts Land Court. Planning Board members are named as defendants, including Chairwoman Teresa Evans and members Glen Glater, Andrew Meyer, Peter Nottonson, Julian Munnich and Susan Simone Kang. Evans declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted Thursday by the Daily News. The plaintiffs make two primary claims in the suit. The board didn’t...

By Hans Bader | December 28, 2020 | 9:35am EST (Getty Images) A judge in Virginia's Fairfax County has ruled that portraits of white judges must be removed from a courtroom to protect a black criminal defendant's right to a fair trial. The idea that white people are so scary or racially offensive that just seeing them deprives minorities of a fair trial would have been viewed as laughably racist even a few years ago. But in today's bizarre political climate, this idea is viewed as progressive. So the judge's ruling was applauded by the liberal media. J...

Judge rejects lawyer's bid for access to employees By Julie Manganis Staff Writer Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 ROCKPORT — In a lawsuit alleging that the town of Rockport is failing to enforce certain rules against commercial scuba divers using Back Beach, the parties must follow the court's rules, a federal magistrate said Thursday. A group of property owners near Back Beach in Rockport calling themselves the Back Beach Neighbors Committee filed suit earlier this year against the town, contending that "masses of divers" are destroying their enjoyment of their propert...