Welcome, dear reader: here is your very own free ticket to the adventures ahead — the year 2022. All that’s required of you is to strap in, pay attention, and […]
Archives for 2021
WARRIORS WATCH
Teams Deal With Postponements
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High School boys basketball team was scheduled to play its first game of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 28 against Monomoy High School. This comes after […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Dec. 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
The New Moon Is in Pragmatic Capricorn
Let practicality guide your resolutions
The new Moon is a time for creating purpose and pushing it forward into the future. The first new Moon of 2022 takes place in Capricorn this week, so let […]
COVID-19
Scouting Out Rapid, At-Home Covid Tests
Tips on where to find and, eventually, score a kit
The holidays brought a boom-and-bust cycle on availability of rapid, at-home Covid-19 tests. Town officials have been trying to hand out free kits to residents while pharmacies have been selling […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead in Provincetown
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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead in Truro
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Wednesday, Jan. 5 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead in Wellfleet
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
Meetings Ahead in Eastham
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and […]
INDIE SCREEN
The Wild, the Innocent, and the 125th Street Shuffle
Streaming the highlights of an end-of-year season
The title of Jane Campion’s haunting new film, The Power of the Dog (streaming on Netflix), comes from Psalm 22 in the Bible, which reads (in the King James version), […]
COMMUNITY
Contra Dancers Find Connection in Wellfleet
‘It doesn’t matter if you’re dancing with a woman or a man, gay, straight, or trans’
“Dance and swing. Turn your partner round and round! Chain across. Face your neighbor and do-si-do,” says John Alden over a microphone at Wellfleet Preservation Hall. “Looking good!” Alden is […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec 30 through Jan 5
Jessica Vosk at the Art House The Art House, 214 Commercial St. in Provincetown, welcomes vocalist Jessica Vosk for two nights: Friday, Dec. 31 and Saturday, Jan. 1 at 7 […]
DOWN THE LINE
Am I a Surfer?
Fear, brain freeze, and the joy of the ride
I surf, but I hesitate to call myself a surfer. I have a complicated relationship with the sport — I love it, and I am terrified by it. It’s been […]
OP-ED
Happy New Year 2522
Hello, hello to 2522 from the year 2022. We have a saying: “How’s by you?” It’s a Jewish phrase that I like. How are you seeing the world these days? […]
OP-ED
Telemedicine Means Better Access to Early, Safe Abortions
The FDA abandons a bogus ‘safety’ rule restricting mifepristone
For people living on Outer Cape Cod, the nearest abortion clinics are at least two hours away. That means a trip will likely require time off from work or school […]
