For the fifth year in a row, a cheering crowd was dazzled by the extraordinary talents of ordinary folk at three sold-out performances of the Townie Holiday Extravaganza at the […]
Archives for 2022
HOCKEY
Sophomore Phenom Logan Poulin Paces Warriors’ Offense
Coach Connor Brickley says he’s ‘electric and fun to watch’
ORLEANS — Nauset Regional High School sophomore Logan Poulin has made a fast start in the current hockey season on a team he didn’t expect to be part of at […]
WARRIORS WATCH
O’Keefe’s 3-Pointer Sinks Nantucket at Buzzer, 60-58
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys basketball team’s dramatic win on Nantucket highlighted a high school sports week that was disrupted by the winter storm that hit the region. The Warriors […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Friday, Dec. 30 Town […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meetings Ahead
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations […]
NEW YEAR'S CARD
Changing the Climate
2023 Art & Photography
When we settled on “Changing the Climate” as the theme of the Independent’s annual New Year’s art and photography issue for 2023, we told contributors that they could interpret the […]
INDIE SCREEN
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, What’s the Greatest Film of All?
A once-a-decade list of the best films in the history of cinema contains several surprises
The esteemed film magazine Sight and Sound, which is published monthly by the British Film Institute, released its once-a-decade list of the 100 greatest films of all time on Dec. […]
TRASH AND TREASURE
From the Swap Shop to the Museum: Transforming Junk Into Art
Robert Rindler reflects on plastic, design, and making order out of chaos
WELLFLEET — When Robert Rindler was a young boy, he collected baseball cards. But unlike his brother, he wasn’t so concerned about the players: he was in it for the […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for Dec. 29 through Jan. 5, 2022
The Art of Books Old books are getting new life as art pieces at the Eastham Public Library, which is gearing up for its annual Repurposed Art Book Contest and […]
COMPLAINT DEPT.
Hey Daniel Dejean
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TEACAKE’S TAKE
The New Year
PREVENTING VIOLENCE
The Unfulfilled Promise of Community Mental Health Care
An argument for taking action to treat those who refuse help
This year has brought a reckoning with the ways our health and legal systems fail those with mental illnesses and their families. The tragic deaths of Truro’s Susan Howe and […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Resolve to Put One Foot in Front of the Other
And maybe you’ll notice those mountains are only molehills after all
Those of us lining up resolutions for 2023 had best get ready for a strong headwind. Which means keeping in mind that progress, while it may seem to be temporarily […]
