Thursday, Dec. 19, 2-4 p.m. Helping Our Women (HOW) is holding its annual Holiday Open House at the HOW office at 34 Conwell St. in Provincetown. There will be gift […]
Archives for December 2019
PUBLIC SAFETY
Chief Wants Just One Town Rescue Squad
The question is why
PROVINCETOWN — Fire Chief Michael Trovato says this town needs its own emergency medical service to replace the Lower Cape Ambulance (LCA) Association, the nonprofit that has provided backup service […]
LEARNING
A Tour Explores the NRHS Renovation Landscape
Safety, systems, and space are top needs
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School (NRHS) opened its doors in 1972, and few alterations have since been made to its ahead-of-its-time open-campus design. Now the district is planning a […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Gun License Info Is Exempt From Records Law
Police chiefs have discretion in deciding who can have firearms
TRURO — Police Chief Jamie Calise has denied a request from the Independent for more information about the number, types, and present whereabouts of the firearms and ammunition that were […]
LEARNING
Race vs. Cultural Differences at Nauset High
Lisa Brown teaches kids the path to a common denominator
Lisa Brown, a veteran teacher at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham, has a popular class with a curriculum of her own making called Exploring and Respecting Differences (EARD). Brown […]
ELECTIONS
Stephanie Rein to Run for Select Board
A local farmer hopes to help the working class
TRURO — If voters don’t know Stephanie Rein, a candidate for select board in the Feb. 18 special election, chances are all the kids in town do. Rein, 49, has […]
SKETCHBOOK
Beech Forest
“Beech Forest” by Mark Adams
FARM AND GARDEN
Sal Del Deo’s Garden and Its Bountiful Memories
It’s a piece of the Old World in Provincetown
Salvatore Del Deo sits in his kitchen on a snowy December afternoon, holding a jar of dried beans. “My favorites of all the favorites,” he says, holding them up to […]
Solstice
The Longest Night
An annual bonfire celebrates the solstice, the longest night of the year, with firelight, candles, and toasts. This year midwinter came on Dec. 21. As the sun set, a crowd […]
COCKTAIL HOUR
Cocktails by the Batch
A festive way to avoid bar chaos
There have recently been a spate of quasi-reverential articles in food and wine publications about making “batch cocktails.” Now “batch cocktails” are really nothing more than making drinks in quantity, […]
TECHNOLOGY
Kids’ Anxiety and Smartphone Use Are ‘Skyrocketing’
Screen time rules are needed for children (and adults, too)
Sixty-nine percent of kids have their own smartphones by age 12, up from 41 percent in 2015. And on average, 8-to-12-year-olds in the U.S. consume just under five hours’ worth […]
STEAMERS
‘Tis The Season
“‘Tis The Season” by A. Crock
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
In a Truro Grove, Dead Artists Are Gathered
Snow Cemetery’s unconventional occupants and markers
In life, they (the men, at least) enjoyed a raucous, bawdy bonhomie every Saturday night at the Beachcombers Club in Provincetown. In death, many are still together, resting peacefully with […]
Milestones
Saskia Maxwell Keller was awarded a master of music with distinction from the University of Edinburgh. The ceremony, held on Nov. 29, included graduates being tapped on […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
CDP Increases Small Business Loan Limit
The Community Development Partnership (CDP) has increased the maximum amount that can be borrowed through its small business loan program from $40,000 to $50,000. Loans are available to both startup […]
