A Far Cry may be one of the most democratic ensembles out there. This Boston-based orchestra is “self-conducted,” meaning that the players, who call themselves “criers,” take turns leading the […]
Archives for 2020
INDIE SCREEN
Looking Back, at 1968, to the Future
Aaron Sorkin resurrects The Trial of the Chicago 7
It might have been called Vietnam, Mon Amour. Those of us who lived through the Vietnam War era and its political upheaval — government lies and repression, youth rebellion and […]
VIGNETTE
The Only Show in Town
OP-ED
Wamsutta Frank James Made Good Trouble
The music teacher who awakened us to real history
One story surfacing this Thanksgiving tells of a search party from the Mayflower, anchored in Provincetown Harbor, raiding a gravesite near Corn Hill in Truro. About 10 bushels of corn […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Thanksgiving 2020
STEAMERS
‘More Gravy Please’
Peter Rich, 80, Wellfleet Native
The death of Peter H. Rich of Colchester, Conn., on April 4, 2020, after an extended illness complicated by Covid-19, has been reported to the Independent. He was 80. Peter […]
Kathy Sullivan of Truro, 66, Telecommunications Designer
Kathleen Marie (McCarthy) Sullivan, 66, died on Oct. 31, 2020, while holding hands with her devoted husband, Richard, of 41 years. They lived year-round in Truro. Kathy, as she was […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds November 26 – December 2, 2020
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
BASKETS OF LOVE The Wellfleet Farmers Market is holding our 1st Annual Baskets of Love online auction. Bidding will start Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. and end Dec. 7 at […]
Real Estate Transactions
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20, 2020. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 16. Michael B. Ekman to Douglas M. Sherk and Michael C. Goins Sherk. […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, November 26 - Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Know when to hit the flats
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 26, 2020
From Joni Kosmach, Jeanne Washington, Mike Rice, Joan Fitzgerald, and Rosemary Parrett
On Town Managers’ Leaving To the editor: I have thoroughly enjoyed my subscription to the Independent and look forward to all the interesting subjects and news that it covers. The […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Thanksgiving Song
Everyone must be thinking about the things they will miss this year on Thanksgiving. At our house, it’s a weekend-long gathering of old friends who come here from the city […]
This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda and see how to […]
WATERFRONT
Rock Harbor Panel Mulls Change of Plan
Committee rejects idea of repurposing antique house as office
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Improvements Committee will not recommend moving an antique half Cape from 60 Dyer Prince Road and turning it into the harbormaster’s new office. Instead, the […]
