There are no meetings posted for Wellfleet this week. Conversation Starters Mask Up Wellfleet has had a mask mandate in place since Nov. 18, according to the town’s website. Seasonal […]
Archives for 2021
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Mask Up in Eastham
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 […]
HUMANITY
The Wondrous Words of Hilde Oleson
At 98, she is still inspiring others to write
“I’m almost a hundred years old,” says poet Hilde Oleson from her room at Seashore Point in Provincetown. “I’m not going to make myself a famous author, and that doesn’t […]
ARTISTS
Laurence Young Paints His Truth
Exploring the intersection of graphics, line, and painting
For Laurence Young, each painting is a journey into the unknown. “What I put down first on the canvas has nothing to do with what I’m going to do later,” […]
IN THE STUDIO
Hiding in Plain Sight
The artists who work in the oasis over the Post Office
Built in 1930, Provincetown’s U.S. Post Office is a bustling place, but not many know that the second floor is rented out by artists. A plaque at the top of […]
METALWORK
Turning Sheets of Metal Into Schools of Fish
For Steve Swain, one man’s junk is another’s ‘inventory’
The last oyster shack in Wellfleet was boarded up for around 50 years when metalworker and builder Steve Swain finished designing the Pearl restaurant across from the marina. Captain Higgins, […]
BOOK REVIEW
For Alan Cumming, Fame Is Part and Parcel
Baggage, his second memoir, has plenty of stories
I remember reading long ago that actor Alan Cumming threw great parties. This bit of trivia tucked in my brain re-emerged as I dove into his second memoir, Baggage: Tales […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec 23 through Dec 29
‘Terra Form’ at the CCMoA Cape Cod Potters is celebrating 50 years with “Terra Form,” a juried exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane in Dennis, […]
VIGNETTE
Family Holiday Visit
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Sometimes, Beauty Is Not Enough
Nature in itself cannot heal every human heart
I am not happy today. Don’t ask me why. I didn’t rest well last night; perhaps the magic balm of sleep did not take place. Or am I getting sick? […]
TOWN HALL PASS
Wellfleet Needs to Intercept Passing of the Buck
A veteran of audits reflects on the difficulty of calling fouls on friends
The auditors’ 2020 management letter to Wellfleet town officials raised more questions than it answered. Auditors Powers & Sullivan of Wakefield headlined the letter “Material Weakness.” In summary, it indicated […]
IN THE MAIL
Please Mr. Postman
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Sustaining the News
Many readers sent us a link last week to a fine piece by Boston Globe columnist Renée Loth, titled “Saving Democracy’s Front Lines — Local Newspapers.” “Local newspapers hold a […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 23, 2021
From Ronald A. Gabel, M.D. and Stephen Greenberg
HIPAA Replacement? To the editor: The senior communications officer of Outer Cape Health Services, Gerry Desautels, cited no state or federal statute or regulation to justify his organization’s lack of […]
OBITUARY
Alberta Romano, 81, Former Senior Citizen of the Year
Alberta M. Romano of Provincetown died on Dec. 15, 2021 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after a brief illness. She was 81. Born in New Haven, Conn., she was […]
