Readers must have noticed that Cape Cod’s only daily newspaper has gotten much slimmer in the last few months. It’s no accident. According to the Brookings Institution, over 2,000 U.S. […]
Archives for 2020
Not Very Coy-Wolf
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Policing People’s Words
It was just about a year ago that I suggested that readers of the Independent observe “Writing Thursday,” because we wanted to get more letters to the editor. Sure enough, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, October 15, 2020
From Katie Ledoux, Sheila Garry, Michael Hager, Elizabeth Higgins-Steele, and Ronald A. Gabel, M.D.
On Naming Names To the editor: After reading the letter from the editor in last week’s issue [“The Bloody Facts,” page A2], I understand why you included several articles about […]
Real Estate Transactions
Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Oct. 5 to Oct. 9. PROVINCETOWN Oct 5. John Hardin Carroll and John L. Lofton to Peter F. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds October 15 – October 21, 2020
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
BACK ROADS Enjoy a private Hopper House tour, on back roads and hidden spaces. You follow the Guide’s car using a provided walkie-talkie. Art, architecture, history, and the environmental changes […]
OBITUARY
Joseph Corea, 78, of Provincetown’s ‘Chip Hill Gang’
Joseph Corea, who died at home in Truro on Sept. 22, 2020, loved family, hunting, and fishing. He was 78. The cause was cancer, which he had fought long and […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, October 15 - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Know when to hit the flats
ENVIRONMENT
Researchers Worry More About Geese Grazing Than Pooping
‘Nearly ubiquitous’ Canada geese have limited effect on pond water
Though there are no hard numbers for the population of Canada geese on the Outer Cape, it’s not hard to infer that they are growing. And there’s little argument about […]
ELDER AFFAIRS
Seashore Point Residents Say Condo Agreement Is Fraudulent
The basic residency contract created by Deaconess Abundant Life is at issue
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of two units at the Residences at Seashore Point are about to file suit against the company that controls the senior living community and its adjoining […]
FACT CHECK
Confusion Is on Tap in Cloverleaf Fight
Cesspools are the real risk to Truro’s water quality
TRURO — Out West, the saying goes that “Whisky’s for drinkin’, and water’s for fightin’.” In Truro’s ongoing debate about affordable housing at the Cloverleaf parcel, the water is for […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Teardown and Rebuild Gets a Green Light
Eastham ZBA finds that no special permit is required
EASTHAM — The owners of a property in the Cape Cod National Seashore who want to demolish three dwellings and a garage and build a new residence and garage with […]
REVOLVING DOOR
Wellfleet: Minus One Town Accountant
Ferrari is dismissed as town faces a cash shortfall
WELLFLEET — One of the first tasks of new Town Administrator Maria Broadbent was to fire the town accountant. Gene Ferrari Jr. said he was dismissed on Sept. 22, the […]
UPDATE
Willy’s Owner Appeals Restitution Order
Niggel’s $4.6 million mortgage payoff was due on Sept. 30
EASTHAM — The owner of Willy’s Gym is appealing a state order to pay fines and restitution for various wage law violations, while friends of the gym’s late tennis pro […]
TRUE CRIME
A Decade-Long Pattern of Abuse Continues
‘Marital privilege’ helps to perpetuate a cycle of domestic violence
PROVINCETOWN — The call came last Wednesday night, just over halfway into Police Officer Emmett Catanese’s 3 to 11 p.m. shift. On the line was Christian Peters, 50. He was […]
