PROVINCETOWN — Sean P. Hallisey, 51, of Bradford Street crashed his ex-partner’s vehicle into the woods beside the entrance to the Old Colony Nature Pathway on Howland Street on Saturday, […]
Archives for 2021
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Sign of the Times: Edibles and Pets
Meetings Ahead
Some meetings are in person, some online, and some are both. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch to see if a remote option is available. Town Hall is […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
High Head Walking Trail
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only and can be watched online. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Shellfish Farmers Market Returns
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fortified Food Exchange
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
MUSIC
Listen Along With Billy
Billy Hough talks about six albums that influenced him
Singer and songwriter Billy Hough estimates that, since his stage show Scream Along With Billy began its run in 2006, he and bassist Sue Goldberg have covered around 300 records. […]
NEW COMPANY AT FAWC
Fine Arts Work Center Welcomes Its 2021-2022 Fellows
20 visual artists and writers take up residence in Provincetown
Nineteen writing and visual arts fellows arrived last month at the Fine Arts Work Center for seven-month residencies in Provincetown. One more fellow, Ellen Akimoto, is in Germany dealing with […]
IN THE STUDIO
The Complete Works of Bert Yarborough
A look inside his overflowing, colorful Truro workspace
From the outside, Bert Yarborough’s Truro studio, located in an industrial complex, doesn’t look like much. It is housed in a row of identical rented units, each with a windowless […]
INDIE SCREEN
Midnight in the Cinema of Good and Evil
Three idiosyncratic new films explore human frailties and gumption
The 2016 movie Jackie, which stars Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and is directed by the Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, was an unexpected gem. It delved into the mind […]
VIGNETTE
Turkey Dinner
STEAMERS
Starving for Art
ZONATIONS
More Perfect Unions
Workers’ associations can be a democratic force for good
In Michigan, the United Auto Workers was the quintessential labor union. We breathed cars and trucks, and our economy rose and fell in direct correlation to auto sales. Every family […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Local Newspaper With Benefits
Seven weeks ago, as we passed the two-year mark and began Volume 3 of the Independent, I wrote about our finances and where we stood in relation to our projections. […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 25, 2021
From David Holmstrom, Dan Katz, Jo Citron, Jay Vivian, and Brent Harold
There Is No Alternative Bike Route To the editor: The Independent reports that the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation “continues to believe that the safest and best approach for users […]
OBITUARY
Kathleen Gonsalves, 72, a Passionate Cook, Was Life of the Party
Kathleen Gonsalves of Truro died peacefully at her home on Nov. 11, 2021, surrounded by the love of her family. She was 72. Born in Hyannis, she was the daughter […]
