PROVINCETOWN — The town’s Sewer Team is ready with a plan for an expansion of the sewer system that would hook up almost every property in town by 2030. The […]
Archives for May 2022
ELECTIONS
Cyr Faces Two Republican Challengers for State Senate
Lauzon and Heywood will give voters a choice in November
PROVINCETOWN — Two Republican candidates want to flip the Cape and Islands Senate seat and add to the three Republican-held seats — out of 40 — in the upper house […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Wellfleet Departments Face Painful Cuts in ‘Contingency’ Budget
Preschool vouchers, swimming lessons, library hours on the chopping block
WELLFLEET — One after another last week, town department heads detailed the painful cuts they would need to make if a proposed $518,820 Proposition 2½ override for operating expenses doesn’t […]
OBITUARY
Urvashi Vaid, Tireless Fighter for Gay Equality, Dies at 63
Visionary LGBTQ+ activist and attorney Urvashi Vaid, who worked tirelessly for what she called “real equality,” died in a New York City hospital on May 14, 2022. The cause was […]
TICK TALK
Larry Dapsis: Full-Time Entomologist, Part-Time ‘Evangelist’
How to ward off tick bites, from Barnstable’s tick program coordinator
TRURO — Early in his career as an entomologist with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Larry Dapsis received a “dad talk” from Bill Clark, his director. Clark peered over his […]
RESTORATION
Preservation Hall’s Doors Have Come Home
‘Strange but magical,’ they embody stories of escape and renewal
WELLFLEET — As you walk down Main Street, past quaint shops with nautical-themed signs, you might be stopped in your tracks by the sight of the doors at Wellfleet Preservation […]
HOME SAFE
In View This Week
Boats, bands, and blooms.
HOME SAFE The F/V Angela & Mary III foundered around 10 a.m. on May 17 with four crew aboard. The men were able to make a Mayday call and climb into […]
GLORY DAYS
When the Town Shut Down for Basketball
The 1964 Tech Tourney brought 1,000 devoted P’town fans to Boston
PROVINCETOWN — High school sports were once a big part of this town. In the 1950s and ’60s, Provincetown had hundreds of young families — many in the fishing industry […]
SURFING
The Paddle Out Completes a Circle
The surfers’ ritual of celebration, gratitude, and farewell
WELLFLEET — The messages and phone calls came in all day. People asking, “Are you OK? I heard something happened at Lecount’s.” Messages and calls went out, asking the same […]
SIX-MINUTE SATISFACTION
Crispy, Fragrant Chinese Scallion Pancakes
Patching together an approximation of a Chinese-American kitchen in Truro
Last August, a week after I moved to Truro and joined the Independent, I spent a day scouting out my grocery options. The Wellfleet Marketplace sometimes has baby bok choy, […]
STAFFING CRISIS
Cape Cod Village Operates at Half Capacity
The residence for adults with autism needs 40 more staff members
ORLEANS — Psychotherapists Lauren and Bob Jones finally saw the results of 11 years of hard work. The couple’s dream of creating a home for their son Alexander and other […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 17 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE LUNCH BEAT
The Lunchroom Diaries
School lunches vary by district.
At Truro Central School, the Menu Includes Local Choices TRURO — On a rainy April day at the Truro Central School, Stephanie Rein, the school’s resident farmer, is outside with […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Season’s First Big Bass Is Caught Off Billingsgate
Fogged in, wind-blown, and still fishing
It’s funny how the weather goes around here. Day after day, we hoped all these northeast winds would go away so we could get out there and fish. And it finally […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball on Eight-Game Win Streak
A weekly view of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High baseball team lost to an undefeated Medfield team on April 23, 12-1. It was a tough loss for the Warriors, but it proved to be […]
