PROVINCETOWN — The local housing crisis will be on the table repeatedly at the 2022 annual town meeting in a slate of warrant articles to allocate money for housing, to […]
Archives for 2021
BACKYARD FARM
Sergeant Major Spruce, the Christmas Goose
What’s good for the gander is good for the whole farm
If our backyard farm were in my home country of Austria, we’d be trussing up a plump goose for our Christmas feast right about now. But here we are in […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
In Search of the Christmas Supernova
Science can’t tell us a lot about that fabled star in the East, but it’s fun to ask
People have been telling stories about the stars for a long time. We have written accounts from the ancient Egyptians and Sumerians from 5,000 years ago and references to oral […]
FEASTS
For the Outer Cape’s Immigrants, Holiday Traditions Evolve
Searching for soursop, avoiding piftie, and getting stuck with the cleanup
Kevin Hume, a Jamaican living in Truro, will be making a simple stewed chicken with rice and beans on Christmas Day. “I would not go out of my way to […]
BASKETBALL
Nauset Grads Step Up to College Hardwood
Motivation, size, and outside shots come into play at UMass
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional graduates Bobby Joy and Sunny Green were standout athletes in high school here. Now they’re playing college basketball and are learning that the transition is both […]
WONDER LAND
By Any Other Name
The gifts of gratitude
Attention is a form of prayer. —Simone Weil The season of gratitude is upon us. It’s plugged from every pulpit, platform, card, and commercial. It breathes down our necks as […]
KITCHEN TABLE
Mexico’s Earthy, Smoky, Special Sauce
Eduardo Rios simmers the mole his mother used to make
Eduardo Rios isn’t sure what he’ll be roasting for Christmas dinner. It might be a turkey. Or if he can find one, maybe a big fillet of cod. What he […]
WARRIORS WATCH
High School Sports Calendar
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
Monday, Dec. 27 Boys wrestling: The Nauset wrestling team travels to the Marshfield Holiday Tournament beginning at 9 a.m. The tournament is a two-day event, Monday and Tuesday. Boys ice […]
LIGHTBULB MOMENT
Wellfleet’s Long-Awaited Solar Array Is Up and Running
The project stalled because title to land for a utility pole was unclear
WELLFLEET — After a two-year delay, Wellfleet’s solar array is “on.” The power company Eversource and the solar contractor Ameresco flipped the switch on Dec. 9, bringing online 2,400 solar […]
PIER REVIEW
Who Should Pay to Repair an Aging Pier?
A longstanding argument about dockage rates is about to resume
PROVINCETOWN — Twenty years after an $18-million reconstruction, MacMillan Pier — the town’s economic and cultural heart — needs work. All agree on that. What is disputed is who should […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
The Stars Awaken Idealism but Demand Persistence
The gifts most worth getting this year can be the hardest to accept
If you think 2021 wasn’t as full of silver linings as 2020, you can thank the cosmic dance of Saturn and Uranus for making every molehill this year feel more […]
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. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
CROSSWORD #29
Dark Times
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Mask Up in Provincetown
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. Thursday, Dec. 23 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Mask Up in Truro
Meetings Ahead
There are no meetings posted for Truro this week. Conversation Starters Mask Up Effective Tuesday, Dec. 21, the Truro Board of Health instituted a mask order for businesses and public […]
