PROVINCETOWN — “Oyez, oyez!” Provincetown’s newest town crier, Daniel Gómez Llata, began his new role earlier this month, welcoming the summer season.
The old French terminology for “hear ye” is used by town criers internationally, Llata, a history buff, explained prior to his first birthday announcement. But Provincetown is the only town in the United States that maintains the tradition, he said.
From birthday greetings in backyards and quick chats with visitors driving down Commercial Street to reading 113-year-old Provincetown Advocate articles outside the library and asking a group of kids if they know the answer to the infamous question “Where did the Pilgrims first land?" Llata is quick on his buckled boots.