PROVINCETOWN — Last February, a 30-member SWAT team responded in full protective gear when a Provincetown man expressed suicidal intentions and barricaded himself and his roommate inside their home with […]
Archives for 2023
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Andromeda Gets Her Due
Seeing the spiral, glowing with billions of stars, of the galaxy closest to our own
As you learn the night sky, you tend to associate the seasons with the stars or constellations they reveal. Winter is Orion, the season for observing both the striking constellation […]
LONDON DISPATCH
A Cross-Cultural Curry to Come Home To
At Dishoom in London, a reminder of the gifts of flavors immigrants bring
I know it’s a mistake to leave the Outer Cape in September or October, missing the glorious weather we wait for all summer long. But Christopher had a work trip. […]
SEASIDE GARDENER
The Other Mums
Lesser-known hardy chrysanthemums loll romantically in autumn beds
Depending on whom you ask, chrysanthemums are either beloved symbols of autumn or one of those plants that are so commonplace that they’ve become boring. I’m reminded of Maggie Smith’s […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Keagan
Keagan Lee Hegg was born on July 29, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital to Kyle and Kaitlyn (Silva) Hegg of Dennis Port. She weighed 7 pounds, 3.3 ounces and was […]
BAR CART
A Margarita for the Month of Moderation
Going sober with an ‘off the charts’ song in your heart
When I was planning my first visit to the Cape, friends gushed about the abundance of theater productions in town. When I asked for clarification on what kind of shows […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Golfers Stay Hot, Close In on Postseason Berth
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High golf team won its fifth and sixth straight matches this week to improve to 7-1, beating Cape Cod Academy 250-265 on Monday at Wianno Club […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Humpback Whales at Stellwagen, Giant Tuna in the Harbor
The blues and stripers are still here, and there’s good albacore fishing up Cape
We dodged yet another tropical storm, as Ophelia veered to the west and made landfall in North Carolina instead of staying offshore and heading to our neck of the woods. I’ve […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 26 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Give Libra Some Love
Decisiveness isn’t everything under the Sun
We are crossing the boundary into the time of pumpkin spice, apple picking, sweatah weathah, and, sorry about this, beach people, but it’s my turn now: these are a few […]
DEVELOPMENT
Walsh Property Plan Cut From 252 to 160 Units
Select board approves 18 recommendations, including phased development
TRURO — The proposed number of housing units at the 70-acre Walsh property dropped from 252 units to 160 after a 9-to-2 vote of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Raising Houses
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Eversource Committee
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. Thursday, Sept. 28 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
RTE Bumped to 30 Percent
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 […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Intersection Corrections
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
