The Provincetown Public Pier Corp. board, all volunteers, is trying to bring consistent application of rules and regulations to the pier, as well as rate increases that will meet the […]
Archives for June 2020
ARTISTS
Ray Wiggs Brings a Touch of Classical Italy to Provincetown
His paintings and gallery are labors of love
“I am constantly drawn back to the figure,” says Ray Wiggs. “There are many subjects that I enjoy painting. However, the figure has always been alluring to me, because no […]
BOOK REVIEW
A Reader’s Journey Into ‘A Long Petal of the Sea’
Isabel Allende’s historical novel resonates with current crises
With so much reading time between gardening days and walks to the bay in my privileged Eastham world, I was fortunate to have picked up Isabel Allende’s newest work of […]
AUTHORS
Christina Clancy Writes of Her Second Home
A family saga is set in Wellfleet
Wellfleet comes vividly to life in Christina Clancy’s The Second Home, a gripping novel about a family and second chances. The story centers on an inheritance dispute, which, for a […]
STREAMING
Binge-watching Unusual Suspects
Reviews by Independent staff and contributors
The Last Dance The 10-episode documentary miniseries is available to stream on espn.com or ESPN apps. There’s much to learn in The Last Dance, the ESPN miniseries on Michael Jordan’s […]
MUSICAL THEATER
The Sound of Music Was Silenced
But canceled Middle School Drama Club production still sent a message
All through the month leading up to their final realization that The Sound of Music, this year’s musical at Nauset Regional Middle School, would not be performed, the members of […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
White People Need ‘the Talk’
In 2014, after the shooting death of Michael Brown, 18, by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer who was not indicted for the killing, Elenita Muñiz, a blue-eyed Puerto Rican and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 11, 2020
From Nacho Trives, John Portnoy, Bob Rice, and Channing Wilroy
‘El País Esta Vivo’ Al editor: Desde España estámos mirando y no sólo es espantoso, es también contagioso. Aquí la extrema derecho, PP y Vox, sigue subiendo y siguen descaradamente […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Indie Classifieds June 11 – June 17, 2020
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
RETAIL SPACE Wellfleet retail space available. Two-room, seasonal retail space in an excellent location at 326 Main St. Was the iconic Chocolate Sparrow candy store. Call for details: 508-349-1372. [7-2] SUMMER […]
OBITUARIES
R. Bruce Corea, 76, of Provincetown’s West End
Robert Bruce Corea died on June 3, 2020, at Harbor Point in Centerville, where he had been in hospice care for four months. He was 76. Bruce was a native […]
Elena Hall, 74, Ran Parking Lot With Aplomb
Provincetown native Elena Curtis Hall, 74, died on June 2, 2020, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after a prolonged illness. Elena was the daughter of the late Preston and […]
HOME
Real Estate Transactions June 1 to June 5, 2020
Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from June 1 to June 5, 2020. PROVINCETOWN June 1. David K. Mattila to Lawrence M. Barat. 343 Bradford […]
OBITUARIES
Betty Godwin Balch, 96, Presided at Captain Higgins
Betty Godwin Balch, 96, died peacefully in her sleep at her assisted living home in Bradenton, Fla., on May 25, 2020. She and her late husband, John Louis Balch, had […]
Tide Charts
Know when to hit the flats
our picks for the week of June 11 through June 17
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Art of Social Distancing Artists Megan Hinton and Paula Erickson found a rusty metal office desk at the Wellfleet Dept. of Public Works yard off Pole Dike […]
