EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor parking lot and boat ramp are expected to be accessible at last next week, according to Harbormaster Scott Richards. “The project is near completion and […]
Archives for 2020
CANDIDATES
Meet the Three Finalists for Truro Town Manager
Search firm Community Paradigm Associates is back on the job
The public will have its first chance to meet the three Truro town manager candidates, who are profiled below, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, in a virtual meeting. […]
GALLERY
The Making of Two New Habitat Houses in Wellfleet
Handmade quilts, granite counters, neighbor-friendly porches, and teamwork make houses into homes for two families
The July 21 dedication ceremony for two new Cape Cod Habitat for Humanity homes in Wellfleet was virtual, but still celebratory, marking the culmination of a construction effort that started […]
BEEKEEPING
Bee Yard Basics
What your neighbor’s boxes, stones, smoke, and other gear are all about
Deep into summer, beekeeping on the Outer Cape is mostly a waiting game. The queen has been laying since April; the hive population is perhaps 60,000. Though we’re in a […]
KITCHEN TABLE
How to Make a Fish Face
A landlocked Okie ventures beyond fish fingers
Growing up in Oklahoma I could never have imagined eating a fish with the head still on. Like most Americans in landlocked states, when I was a kid, I expected […]
CROSSWORD #12
Race to the Finish
The July puzzle from Sophia Maymudes. Need some answers? We send out the solution in our Friday newsletter. You’ll find the signup for our newsletter right here on our home […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Just One Novel
CLEMENTINE VALTZ / STUDENT & WRITER / WELLFLEET Clementine Valtz decided, as a junior, to apply to college. If accepted, she would skip her senior year at Nauset Regional High […]
BASEBALL
Dan Okrent Is the Father of Fantasy
The inventor of Rotisserie League Baseball on its strange legacy
Major League Baseball (MLB) returned to play last week with no fans in the ballparks but plenty of people watching on TV from their living room couches. Some of those […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Will a Full Moon in Aquarius Help Love Steer the Stars?
Leo’s ‘look at me’ energy gets some groovy opposition
Every 29½ days, the Moon goes full in the sign directly opposite the Sun, currently in Leo. Full Moons are an exercise in self-examination and this full Moon, in Aquarius, […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 28, included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
MOVEMENT
The Power of Being in the Water
You don’t have to master the crawl to reap the benefits of a ‘blue mind’
While plenty of people here are devoted to daily swims, I meet many who haven’t gone in the water for years. They’re too busy. They think it’s a vacation thing, […]
DEVELOPMENT
Eastham Moderator to Remain T-Time Committee Chair
Group looks to conduct a market study and assess young people’s views
EASTHAM — Despite concerns about potential conflicts of interest, Scott Kerry, Eastham’s town moderator, will remain chair of the town’s T-Time Development Committee. The T-Time committee voted unanimously to maintain […]
BUDGET CHECK
Outer Cape Town Budget Stories Begin to Emerge
Eastham Eastham Is ‘Well Positioned Going Into This’ By Ryan Fitzgerald EASTHAM — The town’s finance director, Rich Bienvenue, presented a revised fiscal year 2021 budget proposal to the select […]
SOCIAL MEDIA
Are We Having Fun Yet? Not in Some Facebook Spaces
Moderators say the political climate and Covid are to blame for rising vitriol
Five years ago, Andrea Sawyer was asked to be a moderator of the Provincetown Community Space (PCS) Facebook page by a friend who was giving up the position. Sawyer thought […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Wednesday, Aug. 5 Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 Board […]
