TRURO — As the crowd dwindled after the first day of town meeting on Saturday, two-year-old Harper Richter and five-year-old Mica Richter ran from inside Truro Central School to greet […]
Archives for May 2022
CIVICS
A Mellow Eastham Town Meeting
At the high school gym, democracy proceeds by clicks
EASTHAM — “Aren’t we having fun?” Moderator Scott Kerry asked, as 312 voters settled into folding chairs in the Nauset Regional High School gym for the annual town meeting. Then […]
WELLFLEET VOTE
DeVasto and Carboni Elected to Select Board
Voter turnout dropped by 5 percent from a year ago
WELLFLEET — Incumbent Michael DeVasto and newcomer Barbara Carboni were elected to three-year terms on the select board in Monday’s annual town election. Just over 25 percent, 763, of the […]
MAIN STREET
New Owners Say They’ll Give an Old Inn Some Respect
Landscaping, artwork, and plans to pull a ‘hodge-podge’ together at Duck Creek
WELLFLEET — Townspeople described Joseph Price, whose family owned 70 Main St. from 1931 through the early 1970s, as the “wood butcher” because of his untrained and unrestrained construction style. […]
AT HOME
When Houses Floated Across Harbors
Moving was a statement of both permanence and adaptability
WELLFLEET — David Wright, the curator at the Wellfleet Historical Society and Museum, has over the years compiled a list of houses in Wellfleet that had been moved from their […]
JOURNALISM
The Indie Wins 17 New England Press Awards
First place in arts and science reporting, obituaries, and cartooning
BOSTON — The Provincetown Independent won 17 awards in the Better Newspaper competition of the New England Newspaper and Press Association, announced at the group’s annual convention on Saturday. The […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Mangoes for Mother’s Day
Gifts to thank moms, both the sweet-tart and the spicy types
I was 10 years old when I had my first mango. It was on a rare trip with my dad to the island of Grand Cayman — before it became […]
SHELLFISHING
Summertime: Could the Clamming Be Easy?
Provincetown’s clam flats could be a year-round resource
PROVINCETOWN — Last Nov. 14, a Sunday, a record was set here: 200 people went clamming on one day. “Never have 200 people gotten together and dug clams in Provincetown […]
STREET VIEW
Mother Figures
What did yours teach you?
“She has honestly taught me so many things. I don’t know what I would do without her, and she acts as both a mom and a dad. I guess I […]
CROSSWORD #32
Breaking Waves
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball Team Bounces Back With 2 Wins
A weekly view of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School’s baseball team suffered losses to Plymouth South on April 21 and Medfield Senior High on April 23, dropping the team’s record to 3-4. But […]
BASKETBALL
Billingsgate Tourney Returns
Register by May 9
WELLFLEET — The annual Sonny Roderick Billingsgate Basketball Tournament is returning to town this year after a two-year pandemic hiatus. This year’s tournament will be a little different than in […]
BACKYARD FARM
Saying Goodbye to Buttercup
Our beloved doe and her sister find happiness in Brewster
Buttercup was not born in our back yard, but she was the kid that made me a goat mama. She and her sister came to us from another small farm […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Visit to a Small ‘Drowned’ Island
On Anegada, conch fishing recalls a simpler time
The cold spring weather continues to put the fishing season on hold. Flounder are beginning to bite off the Pamet, and a few tautog are being taken around rock piles, […]
TO THE MAT
Yoga Twists: Like Spring Cleaning for Your Body
How to breathe your way gently into a pretzel-shaped pose
It turns out that our bodies need a spring cleaning just like our homes do. Have you noticed feeling sluggish or stiff as spring comes on? In the winter, we […]
