Terry Catalano moves one of his 50-pound found-wood sculptures across his Pearl Street apartment’s sunroom to make space for a six-foot Christmas tree, decorated with a collection of toys from […]
Archives for 2023
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for December 7, 2023 through December 14, 2023
Autumn Group Show at Alden Gallery The current autumn group show at Alden Gallery (423 Commercial St., Provincetown) features work by 16 artists represented by the gallery. Founder and curator […]
VIGNETTE
Time for a Cat Video
STEAMERS
Dejoyous
CEREMONIES
A Treasury of Christmas Lists
The joy and sadness of an annual ritual
I’ve always envied people who keep a journal. What a marvel — to be able to look back, hear your own voice of years ago, and know what mattered most […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Cost of Paranoia
Journalists like to say they serve as watchdogs, ready to bark when they uncover abuses by the powerful — especially by government officials. A healthy skepticism about the performance of […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 7, 2023
From Nancy Medoff, John A. Wolf, Mike Shannon, and Anne Freyss
The Truro Conversation To the editor: It’s time to change the conversation in Truro. With the special town meeting now several months away, we have the opportunity to let out […]
OBITUARY
Retired Nurse Gail Hoffman of Eastham Dies at 88
Longtime Eastham resident Gail Hoffman, a former director of nursing at Bournewood Hospital in Brookline, died peacefully on Nov. 23, 2023 at Broad Reach Hospice (Liberty Commons) in Chatham. She […]
OBITUARY
Joseph Pellegrino, a Wellfleet Institution, Dies at 100
In a Provincetown Independent profile of Joe Pellegrino written by Amelia Roth-Dishy in honor of his 100th birthday, he reflected on his long life. When it’s over, he said, “I’ll […]
OBITUARY
Gloria LeBlanc of Wash Day Blues Was 71
Gloria Jean LeBlanc died on Nov. 28, 2023 at the Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon, Tenn. The cause of death, pulmonary embolism, was confirmed by her daughter, […]
OBITUARY
Air Force Veteran Raymond Marsh Dies at 91
Raymond Riley Marsh died unexpectedly on Nov. 22, 2023 at his home in Truro. The cause was sudden cardiac arrest, said his daughter, Amy Wheeler. “He was totally sharp until […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, December 7, - Thursday, December 14, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of Nov. 27, 2023
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2023. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 28. Donald J. Murphy to Michael Colman. 46 Nelson Ave., Unit 2. $509,900. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds December 7, 2023 – December 14, 2023
Greet, Employ, or Buy From Thy Neighbor
FOR RENT Winter rental in Wellfleet available immediately. Through early May 2024. One bedroom, one bath, fully furnished cottage. $1,400. Electricity, heat, and internet included. No smokers. No pets. View […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice from Thursday, December 7, 2023 to Thursday, December 14, 2023
Bits and Bytes (Thursday, Dec. 7) “Pixels,” a collaborative exhibition with the National Association of Digital Artists, opens at the Cape Cod Museum of Art (60 Hope Lane, Dennis) with […]
