WELLFLEET — The town’s “free cash” account has not been certified by the state Dept. of Revenue for the last three years. This is just one of the mind-bending problems […]
Archives for May 2021
OLD EXIT 12: BREWSTER ELECTION
Critic of ‘Liberal Mob’ Recruits School Board Candidates
Two in Brewster have links to Lange’s United Cape Patriots
BREWSTER — Voters will have an array of school committee candidates to choose from at the May 25 town election, including one who wants to reduce the number of school-choice […]
COVID-19
Baker Ends Nearly All Pandemic-Related Restrictions
Business closures, rules for gatherings will disappear May 29
PROVINCETOWN — Citing a first-in-the-nation vaccine rollout and a plummeting count of Covid-19 cases, Gov. Charlie Baker moved the state’s “end of restrictions” date from the previously announced Aug. 1 […]
ENVIRONMENT
With Disclaimers, Select Board Signs Nauset Dredging Memo
Eastham and Orleans have differing priorities, says Eckman
EASTHAM — The select board voted on May 17 to sign the second memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Orleans on the Nauset Estuary Dredging Project, agreeing to continued coordination between […]
OLD EXIT 12: SCHOOL CHOICE
Brewster Voters Reject Move to Ditch School Choice
The same proposition, by citizen petition, is on the Orleans warrant for Saturday
BREWSTER — The first of two citizen-petition articles seeking to reduce school choice enrollment in the Nauset Regional Schools was defeated by Brewster voters 144 to 75 at their May […]
LEARNING
Young Queer People Teach Their Teachers
Getting beyond pronouns, Nauset High students seek more inclusive history and culture
EASTHAM — A weird and difficult and rarely-touched-upon part of being a young queer person is that, often, you have to take on the role of educator. Most obviously, there’s […]
ENVIRONMENT
Critical for Vaccine Production, Horseshoe Crabs Are Threatened
Spawning now on the Cape’s bay side, an ancient arthropod that saves lives
If you’ve gotten your Covid-19 vaccine, give a nod of thanks to the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). This animal is truly a “blue blood” — its blood contains copper instead […]
ECONOMY
The Housing Crisis, Up Close and Personal
Staff members at one small business share a work ethic and worries
PROVINCETOWN — When Relish owner Frank Vasello opened his West End deli and bakery in 2001, attracting customers was his main concern. Now, it’s finding staff. The trouble, Vasello says, […]
ON THE LINKS
155 Hours of Golf. 9,845 to Go.
Practice might not make perfect, but maybe it’s what makes the game
There’s a so-called rule, popularized by Malcom Gladwell in his bestseller Outliers: The Story of Success, that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something. The […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Baseball, Softball, Track Teams Are All Unbeaten
A preview of this week’s Nauset High sports
Thursday, May 20 Girls golf: The Warriors tee off against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins at Blue Rock Golf Course in South Yarmouth at 3:30 p.m. The team is 3-1 so far […]
BULLET POINTS
In Eastham, a Second-Amendment Session
‘Ladies’ Day’ at the Nauset Rod and Gun Club includes lunch and ammo
EASTHAM — At the Nauset Rod and Gun Clubhouse in the Cape Cod National Seashore, Jon Green unhooked his mask, uncrossed his arms, and welcomed 18 women to what he […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
HOMESTEADING
Sorrow and Joy on Buttercup’s Birthing Day
Two lively kids comfort a doe and her homesteaders
Last summer our sweet Nigerian dwarf doe, Princess Buttercup, gave birth with remarkable ease, which is typical for her breed. I barely noticed that she was in labor before her […]
COCKTAIL HOUR
A Margarita That Stirs Memories
Tequila, orange liqueur, and Mexican limes in the Southwest’s perfect proportions
I’ve been thinking lately about the influence of the Southwest of the U.S. on my life. Having grown up in South Texas and spent tons of time in Southern Arizona, […]
CANNABUSINESS
Wellfleet’s First Pot Shop Doesn’t Look Like One
Cape Cod Cannabis has no visible sign — for now
WELLFLEET — For the past month, since the Cape Cod Cannabis dispensary opened its doors at the old South Wellfleet General Store on April 20, Allan Kronfeld, the manager of […]
