Give a Little (Friday, Dec. 3) “’Tis the Season for Giving,” a benefit for the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod, will take place at the Post Office Café, 303 […]
Archives for 2021
ON THE LANDSCAPE
A Eulogy for 2 Truro Trees Felled by Nor’easter
The Siberian elm and silver maple were neighbors on Shore Road
TRURO — In the early morning hours of Oct. 27, the night of the recent nor’easter, a tremendous gust of wind came swooping down over the ocean, across the tops […]
SCHOOLS
The Ups and Downs of the Truro Sixth Grade Question
Small-school benefits versus social and academic issues
TRURO — When Caroline Townsend was finishing fifth grade at Truro Central School (TCS) in 2012, her parents asked her which sixth grade option she preferred: board the bus for Nauset […]
AGING IN PLACE
Eastham Police Learn How to Interact With the Disoriented
Accommodations for Alzheimer’s might be helpful to all
EASTHAM — Elaine Lipton got a call from an in-home aide who’d arrived to cook dinner for her 85-year-old dad and found his home empty. The car was gone, but […]
REAL ESTATE
Pace of Sales Picks Up in Provincetown’s Business Sector
Brass Key, Crowne Pointe, and Land’s End Inn are all changing hands
PROVINCETOWN — The sales of three important hotel and restaurant properties have been announced in recent days, with at least one more pending, as the frenzied real estate market on […]
LOSING IT
With Cases Up, Wellfleet Again Imposes Masks
14-day Covid incidence rate is among highest on Cape Cod
WELLFLEET — Town officials imposed an indoor mask order for the second time on Nov. 17, after a meeting at which the police chief cautioned that the on-again, off-again orders […]
HANGOUTS
At the Eastham Elks Lodge, Community and Charity Meat
Fish fries, bingo, and raffles that raise thousands for local organizations
EASTHAM –– Last Friday evening a dozen Elks galloped in and out of the kitchen of Lodge #2572 as they prepared the weekly fish fry. On the other side of […]
GRACE
A Cook Learns One More Way to Do Thanksgiving
Finding joy in a gathering of close strangers
When I arrived at my mother’s with my cooler full of turkey stock, homemade cranberry relish, and cubed bread for stuffing, the food was not my worry. For a while […]
ECONOMY
A Truro Farmer Talks Turkey
Drew Locke and the Perry family work to restore a better way to raise and eat meat
TRURO — Not far from Route 6 but seemingly worlds away, Drew Locke raises chickens, cows, pigs, and turkeys on an expanse of land that has been farmed for seven […]
SHADES OF HISTORY
What Color Was This Old House?
Paint followed practicality and the swinging pendulum of styles from overseas
Edward Penniman, considered one of the most successful sea captains in New England, traveled the world hunting whales in the mid-19th century and amassed enough wealth to retire to Eastham […]
WINTER GAMES
Girls Hockey and Basketball Teams Are Set to Grow
Former NHL player Connor Brickley takes the reins as Furies’ coach
EASTHAM — The Nauset athletics program had a big announcement as the high school sports season turned from fall to winter. The Cape Cod Furies girls ice hockey team, which […]
FROM THE SNACKBOOK
A Garlicky Deviation From Hanukkah Tradition
Crispy potato pancakes, creamy sauce — a miraculous combination
As a kid, I wasn’t sure how I felt about Hanukkah in November. Whenever that happened, it meant we got presents before everyone else. That was fun. On the other […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
In View This Week
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
The Astrology of Gratitude
To broker peace, break bread in Jupiter’s house
In 1621, the year of the proverbial first Thanksgiving, and one year after the Pilgrims landed in Provincetown, Jupiter, the planet of purpose and of plenty, was in communicative air […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Meet Leonard, a Visitor From Oort
A once-only chance to see a newly discovered long-range comet
As you read this, Comet Leonard is racing towards the Sun. It’s visible before sunrise with binoculars and small telescopes, and there’s a good chance it will become visible to […]
