At four by five feet, His First Voyage, by Charles Webster Hawthorne, is an imposing painting. Its figures are roughly life-size. The subject is, seemingly, just a domestic scene. A […]
Archives for June 2020
QUEER ‘I’
Reflections on Gay Pride
The first march commemorating Stonewall was 50 years ago
Pride, being one of the seven deadly sins, has good and bad sides to it. It’s like patriotism. To the extent that it means self-love and self-respect, it’s essential and […]
GALLERIES
For Duane Slick, the Coyote Is Transcendent
His paintings spring from the animal’s place in history and art
In his career-long exploration of the coyote in Native American storytelling, painter Duane Slick often takes the image of a coyote head and obscures it. In the process, he explores […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
A Tale of Two Fire Departments
I am perplexed that the Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA), a regional nonprofit that has existed since 1937, is losing support and no one seems to be fighting to preserve […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 25, 2020
From Ronald A. Gabel and Charlie Nichols
Charting the Epidemic To the editor: Sunday, June 21, marked the 100th day of the Covid-19 epidemic on Cape Cod. The first confirmed case was reported on March 14 and […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Indie Classifieds June 18 – June 24, 2020
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
FOR SALE 2002 Toyota Tacoma pickup. Reliable, comfortable, automatic, 4-cycle truck with only 37,000 miles. Silver, 2-dr. 4-seat, 2 front buckets, upholstered, sliding back window. Short bed w/snap cover. No […]
Richmond R. Bell, D-Day Veteran, Dies at 95
Richmond Randolph Bell, beloved Wellfleet patriarch, died in his sleep at his second home in Norwich, Vt., on June 14, 2020, of lymphoma. He was 95. Rich was born on […]
Robert Dale Richardson III, 86, Biographer Who Won High Praise
Historian and biographer Robert Dale Richardson III died on June 16, 2020 at Cape Cod Hospital from complications suffered after a fall. He was 86. He was born in 1934 […]
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Real Estate Transactions June 8 to June 12, 2020
Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from June 15 to June 19, 2020. PROVINCETOWN June 18. Stephen J. Madden Jr. Trust of 2005 (Dean Ross […]
Tide Charts
Know when to hit the flats
our picks for the week of June 25 through July 1
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Super Bollen East End Books Ptown is hosting a virtual book event with Christopher Bollen, writer of A Beautiful Crime, a twisty, Ripley-esque grifter novel, on Friday, […]
Arts Briefs and Listings
Arts Briefs for June 25 through July 1
AMP Gallery Reopens With Group Show AMP Gallery is opening its first show of the season with a reception on Friday, June 26, 6 to 8 p.m. at 432 Commercial […]
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Truro Asks for 4 More Firefighters
Possible loss of Lower Cape Ambulance creates staffing issues
TRURO — Voters here will be asked to permanently increase the town budget on June 30 so it can hire four new firefighter-paramedics, a move that would beef up the […]
AT RISK AT WORK
Six People, 12 Jobs, One Bathroom
Dense seasonal housing presents a new hazard
PROVINCETOWN — Short-term rentals bring in visitors and help pay the town’s bills. Year-round rentals are the endangered species that we keep trying to preserve and expand. Seasonal rentals are […]
BUSINESS
Cumby’s Bid to Sell Alcohol Gains Steam
State court approves ballot question to create new type of liquor license
Cumberland Farms, along with other convenience stores, is one step closer to selling alcohol and upending the current system of liquor sales licenses. The Mass. Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on […]
