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THE DREDGE REPORT
Select Board Votes to Support Mitigation Plan

WELLFLEET — The select board unanimously agreed on May 30 to support a mitigation plan required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will enable the town to receive […]
WELLFLEET HOUSING
Staffing Crisis Puts Maurice’s Planning on Hold

WELLFLEET — Bids on a master plan for housing at Maurice’s Campground were supposed to be due on June 21, and interest in the project was strong. But the committee […]
LAND USE
Private Family Burial Plot Sold With Developable Lot

PROVINCETOWN — When local developer Thomas Tannariello purchased the land at 24 Conwell St. from the estate of Sherrill Watkins for $2.5 million in January, he knew it had an […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Truro Board Joins Opposition to Dune Shack Plan

TRURO — This town’s select board has joined Provincetown’s in objecting to the Request for Proposals the National Park Service issued on May 1 to invite bids on 10-year leases […]
PUBLIC WORKS
Truro DPW Shows the Public an Outdated Facility

TRURO — The dept. of public works held “open houses” on May 10 and 23 at its existing facility at 17 Town Hall Road to give locals and board members […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
Cases Are Few, but Monkeypox Is Still on the Radar

PROVINCETOWN — The virus that roared through the gay community on both sides of the Atlantic last summer subsided almost as quickly as it arrived. Mpox — formerly known as […]
RUMINANTS
Four-Legged Friends of Eastham Library Are on the Job

EASTHAM — Dragon, Wizard, Myles, and little Bleu have spent the last two weeks eating invasive poison ivy, bittersweet, and autumn olive behind the Eastham Public Library on Samoset Road. […]
THE ARBORIST
Eugene Zhukau Eyes Provincetown’s Trees

Eugene Zhukau has always been interested in trees. He had a favorite in the neighborhood where he spent his childhood, in Minsk, Belarus. It was a horse chestnut tree, and […]
THE ESSENTIALS
Listening for the Socarrat and Other Paella-Making Secrets

When my daughter Amanda and her son, Orion, started planning their annual trip to the Cape last summer, they told us they’d be traveling with a friend this time. She […]
GADGETRY
Local History, Told Through Tools

EASTHAM — As shops and galleries all around scramble to greet the first wave of the summer season, volunteers inside the Chester Ranlett Tool Museum here are doing their part […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
What I Did Last Winter: A Pop-Up in W. Hollywood

The fact that Sal’s Place, the Provincetown Italian restaurant owned by Michela Murphy and her mother, Siobhan Carew, is a “very outdoors” restaurant is a plus in summer. But what […]
FIGURE SKATING
Lower Cape Skaters Feel the Music

ORLEANS — For a split second, Morgan Philbrick is airborne, seemingly freed from gravity. Then, after making one and a half revolutions, she’s back on the ice to resounding applause. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse, Tennis, Softball Teams Headed to Postseason

EASTHAM — Five Nauset High spring teams are headed to postseason play. The boys lacrosse squad defeated Hanover 15-2 on Thursday’s Senior Night to end the regular season with four […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Between High Winds and New Rules, Striped Bass and Mackerel

We finally got some guidance from the state about the new emergency-mandated striped bass rules, called for by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Management Board on May […]
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 30 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Strawberry Moon in Sagittarius

The first week of June is a special time of year out here in this little town at the end of a sandbar. The Strawberry Moon — the first full […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Slow Start for the Night Bus

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Last Chance to ‘Ask a Nurse’

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. Monday, June 5 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Requests Harbor Survey

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
Rat Strategy

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 […]
THEATER
All Aboard for Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train

The playwright and sometime actor Stephen Adly Guirgis (pronounced GEER-giss, with hard Gs) is a major theatrical talent who isn’t nearly as well known as David Mamet, although Guirgis’s rhythmic, […]
SCIENCE
Scientists Connect the Dots on Climate Change

The environmental challenges in the Amazon rainforest and Arctic permafrost may seem far removed from those in Provincetown, but what happens in one place can drastically affect the present and […]
STORYTELLING
Connecting Provincetown’s Queer Past and Present

PROVINCETOWN — Tens of thousands of people descend on this queer haven at land’s end every summer to eat, drink, and be merry with chosen family. Adam Golub, the creative […]
ARTISTS
Heads of Strength and Autonomy

The Fine Arts Work Center hosted a lush and virtuosic exhibition last summer titled “Glitch Aesthetics.” In it were two heads by Alicia Henry, crudely cut from stained fabric, their […]
PRIDE
The Lesbian Seagulls That Revealed a History of Suppressed Science

WNYC Studios’ Lulu Miller had an idea for Pride Month: “a fun little science story about same-sex mating and relationships in nature.” But “The Seagulls,” the episode of Radiolab, which […]
CABARET
Cabaret Fest Returns With a Celebration of Sondheim

Are you dreaming, as I am, of a bottomless martini with a side of regret? Clever lyrics wryly sung? Heartbreak delivered at 11 o’clock? If you answered yes to any […]
Arts Briefs

The Art of Their Lives A current exhibition and upcoming book launch at the Provincetown Commons (46 Bradford St.) illustrate the often unexpected ways in which paintings and the written […]
VIGNETTE
Booked in Advance

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STEAMERS
A Head of its Time

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Requiem for the Beech

There is a sadness in Provincetown’s East End Dwyer Woods today. It is a beautiful morning, with bright sunshine and enough breeze to make the mosquitos work for their blood […]
HEALING
Remembering a Beloved Pediatrician

I have planted three pink geraniums in the flower box next to Dr. Henry Seidel’s memorial bench at the marina overlooking Wellfleet Harbor. They are pink because I remember Dr. […]
INCIDENTALLY
Pretty in Pink

I was the only customer in the Truro Post Office when I pulled my mail out of our box and found it included a large rolled-up Manila envelope. I didn’t […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
With the Forests

Dennis Minsky is mourning the impending loss of Provincetown’s beech trees in his column this week. In their case, a tiny nematode seems to be the cause. Scientists don’t yet […]
OBITUARY
Thomas Pellegrino, 78, a Wellfleet Firefighter

Thomas J. Pellegrino died unexpectedly on May 9, 2023 at Pleasant Bay Nursing Center in Brewster. The cause was complications of cardiac and circulatory disease, said his son. A lifelong […]
OBITUARY
Hazel Cox Memorial

A memorial service for Hazel Marie Cox, who died on March 17, 2023 at 88, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 3 at the Methodist Church in […]
OBITUARY
Richard Pepitone Memorial

A celebration of the life of artist Richard J. Pepitone, who died on Nov. 8, 2022 at age 86, will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from May 22 to May 26, 2023. PROVINCETOWN May 22. Paul Pysher to Kris E. McMurray. 135 Bradford St., Unit A. $699,999. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds June 1- June 7, 2023

FOR SALE Art for sale. Grillo, Beauchamp, Trieff, and many others. Sat., June 10 and Sun., June 11. In Wellfleet. Call for details. Please call between 10 a.m. and 4 […]
Indie’s Choice

Weekend of Colors (Thursday-Sunday, June 1-4) Womxn of Color Weekend runs from Thursday, June 1 through Sunday, June 4 and includes a variety of workshops, shows, parties, and shared meals […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing June 22, 2023 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, Section 11, and Wellfleet Section 235, the ZBA will hold a […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Invitation for Bids Harbor Patrol/Rescue Boat The Town of Provincetown, MA is soliciting bids for a Harbor Patrol/Rescue Boat. Sealed bids shall be submitted to the Office […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

TOWN OF TRURO BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION VACANCIES The Truro Select Board is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on the following: TRURO SCHOOL COMMITTEE (1) UNEXPIRED TERM UNTIL THE ATE MAY 2024* *Submission […]
Eastham Legal Notices

Town of Eastham Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing June 21, 2023 The Town of Eastham Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, June 21, […]
RETROSPECTIVE
Truro’s Beach Back Then, Unveiled

TRURO — Fifty years ago, on a stretch of shore known as Brush Hollow, nestled between the ocean and a high dune just south of Ballston Beach, multigenerational throngs gathered […]
DINING OUT
After 16 Years, Jimmy’s Hideaway Has a New Owner

PROVINCETOWN — Long before Jimmy’s Hideaway opened in 2007, locals and visitors here knew Jimmy and Raife. Jimmy McNulty was a bartender at the Lobster Pot for 13 years — […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Five Isotopes Found in Pilgrim Water Samples

PLYMOUTH — Five radioactive isotopes and 22 nonradioactive pollutants were found in untreated wastewater samples drawn from the spent fuel pool, torus, and dryer-separator at the closed Pilgrim nuclear power […]
HOUSING
State Awards $29 Million for Jerome Smith Apartments

PROVINCETOWN — The 65-unit affordable housing project at the former VFW site at 3 Jerome Smith Road in Provincetown was funded by the state last week to a tune of […]
OUTDOORS ACT
Demolition of 44 Buildings in Seashore Progresses

TRURO — By the end of June, the Cape Cod National Seashore will be about three-quarters of the way through its demolition of 44 buildings — an undertaking being carried […]
CENTENARIANS
Provincetown’s Ollie Ahmuty Turns 100

PROVINCETOWN — The hottest event in town on the afternoon of May 22 wasn’t at the Boatslip or the A-House. It was at Seashore Point, the independent elder living facility […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Firearms Charges Dismissed in Wellfleet

ORLEANS — Felony firearms charges against Barbara Boone of Wellfleet, stemming from an incident last spring, have been dismissed after six months of probation and 25 hours of community service. […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Wellfleet Police Run an Academy for Citizens

WELLFLEET — On Tuesday evenings in February and March, nine Wellfleet citizens — and one Independent reporter — attended the citizens’ police academy at Wellfleet Police Dept. headquarters on Gross […]
NATURALIZATION
The Path to Citizenship Goes Through Eastham

EASTHAM — The class was on lesson six, “Important Symbols in Our Lives,” at the start of the third session at the Eastham Public Library on May 16, and all […]
POETRY OF PEACE
Provincetown Students Take Home 11 Poetry Awards

CENTERVILLE — “Wow,” said Nina Tepper, smiling as she watched a standing-room-only audience fill the pews, balcony, and vestibule of the South Congregational Church in Centerville on May 20, eager […]
CHEF’S REWARD
Alice Gong Rolls Her Own

Alice Gong is an accidental sushi chef. “I didn’t set out to do it,” she says. “It’s just one of those things where you get a job, and it allows […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Of Gifts and Promise Gone, and What We Should Know by Now

Towns have myriad ways of honoring their war dead. Grand monuments, parks, and plazas are built for contemplation and reflection. Street corners named in a soldier’s honor are adorned with […]
STREET FASHION
Rainbow Roller Skates

PROVINCETOWN — Kelly Drew drove to Provincetown from her home in Greenfield for a weekend-long celebration of a friend’s birthday and a chance to be out on the town. “I […]
TO THE MAT
Taking Root in the Tree Pose

If you are anything like me, you suddenly have many things you want to do — too many things. As summer begins, it is easy to become scattered. This is […]
LOVE, ACTUALLY
A Quiet Ceremony, Parties to Follow

PROVINCETOWN — Shawn Fiedler and Joshua Butts hopped on the morning ferry from Provincetown to Boston last weekend to elope. They were married at Old South Church next to Copley […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Cool and Windy for Fishing, Hot and Bothered About the Rules

Striped bass fishing was a bit spotty last week. They seem to be cruising north to south in the bay. From the Pamet to south of Billingsgate Shoals are where […]
CROSSWORD #42
Beachgrass

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WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Track Team Wins Cape & Islands Title

EASTHAM — The Nauset boys track team won the Cape and Islands Championship at Monomoy on Monday with a team score of 106. Dennis-Yarmouth was second with 93, and Falmouth […]
ON THE BEACH
Looking Back to Plan Ahead for the Future of Striped Bass

New England groundfishermen complained loudly two decades ago about increasing regulation of various fisheries, notably our region’s cod and haddock, which were easily its most lucrative species. Why cut the […]
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 23 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Season’s Greetings. Now Seek to Accept Them.

Prepare to share this space again, townies and washashores: It’s that time again. We’ll all have a little help from the Sun’s sextile with Mars. That should spark a lively […]
Memorial Day Observance

Those wishing to honor the sacrifice of local veterans on Memorial Day will have good opportunities to do so on Monday. Two back-to-back ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. at the […]
SMALL-TOWN NOISE
Battle Over Music at Fox & Crow Goes to Court

WELLFLEET — Trudy Vermehren has been in an argument with neighbors about noise ever since she moved her popular year-round gathering spot, the Fox & Crow Café, from its previous […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Objecting to Dune Shack RFP

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
Recount Confirms Child-Care Funding

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, May 25 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Police Promotions

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
Wiley Park Hearing

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 […]
WOMEN’S WEEKEND
In Perpetual Pursuit of a Creative Life

Natalia Zukerman has taken a “long and winding road,” to where she is now, she says on the phone. Primarily known as a piercing singer-songwriter and stalwart touring musician, Zukerman […]
ART AND ACCESS
The Art of Buying and Selling Artists’ Work

“I wanted this room to be quiet,” says Gail Bell, sitting in her Wellfleet living room. Outside the windows, traffic and pedestrians flow along Main Street, but she has created […]
LINE BREAK
Winging Into Season

Parking lots in Provincetown are charging. The Dolphin Fleet is taking people out, and the ferries are already bringing the clack of roller bags down the pier and into town. […]
MUSIC
The Oshima Brothers’ Big New Sound

Only two musicians will be playing at the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown on May 27. But the Oshima Brothers want the audience to feel like they’re experiencing the sound of […]
TRANSLATION
Liberating Kafka From the Myth of Kafka

EASTHAM — When the German-speaking Czech writer Franz Kafka died in 1924 from tuberculosis, he ordered his close friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his work. Brod, […]
Arts Briefs

A Mother’s Eye, a Daughter as Muse From Edward Weston’s portraits of his son Neil (who grew up to be a photographer) to Sally Mann’s sometimes controversial studies of her […]
VIGNETTE
Pollen Angel

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STEAMERS
The Province Lakes

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CASUALTIES OF WAR
Veterans Organizations Confront a National Suicide Crisis

PROVINCETOWN — When Marine Corps veteran Craig Butilier was stationed on Okinawa in 2004, he told a recent meeting of the VFW here, “there were eight suicides in my unit.” […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Our Creative Future

One of my off-season research and writing quests started with a question I feel personally: how can artists continue to gain access to this place? Ross Moffett showed up here […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 25, 2023

The Cost of Eggs To the editor: I heartily agree with Peter Clemons’s view that the Provincetown Independent is a treasured local news resource that deserves our support [letter, May […]
OBITUARY
Hazel Marie Cox of Wellfleet Was 88

Wellfleet native and longtime parishioner of the United Methodist Church Hazel Marie Cox of Keene, N.H. died on March 17, 2023 at Genesis Healthcare in Keene. She was 88. The […]
OBITUARY
Stephen Royka, ‘The Captain,’ Dies at 85

Stephen F. Royka of North Truro died at home in his sleep on April 24, 2023. He was 85. He was born on April 7, 1938, in Rochester, N.Y. to […]
OBITUARY
Former Pilgrim Monument Director Ellen Coolidge Burbank Dies at 77

After a long career as a corporate executive, nonprofit leader, and civic advocate, Ellen Randolph Coolidge Burbank died at her home in Philadelphia on May 15, 2023. The cause was […]
OBITUARY
Wellfleet Chiropractor Susan Gatto Was 76

Dr. Susan M. Gatto of South Wellfleet died peacefully at home on May 10, 2023 after a prolonged bout with cancer. She was 76. The daughter of Charles and Mercedes […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from May 15 to May 19, 2023. PROVINCETOWN May 16. 18 Bangs Street LLC [Lyn A. Plummer, agent] to James R. Schmidt […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds May 25 – May 31 , 2023

YARD SALES Yard sale, Provincetown. Collectibles and household: Italian coffee pot. Matching porcelain pitcher and bowl. Fish poacher. Outdoor pillows. Frames. Vintage clothing: Norma Kamali. Donna Karan. Eileen Fisher. Armani. […]
Indie’s Choice

Walk the Walk (Friday, May 26) The weekly Provincetown Gallery Stroll kicks off the 2023 summer season on Friday, May 26 with dozens of galleries hosting viewings and artist receptions […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission Public Hearing June 7, 2023 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

TOWN OF TRURO Board of Health Public Hearing June 6, 2023 The Truro Board of Health will hold a public hearing on June 6, 2023 to review and approve amendments […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing June 7, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in […]
OCEAN VIEW DRIVE
Wellfleet Has Its Own Beach Banksy

WELLFLEET — England may have Banksy, but Wellfleet has its own mystery graffiti artist whose works have been popping up at the town’s beaches, painted on the plywood boards where […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
As State Shrinks, Cape Cod Has Its Own Odd Crisis

PROVINCETOWN — The Outer Cape’s sparse population has long been part of its appeal. But during the early months of the pandemic, that characteristic of our towns suddenly became especially […]
TRURO ELECTION
Wider Children’s Programs Pass by Just One Vote

TRURO — Late on election night, the “unofficial results” for Truro’s May 9 town balloting showed a perfectly tied vote on the Community Sustainability Package — a bundle of three […]
HOUSING
Cape Cod Commission Is Developing a Housing Strategy

PROVINCETOWN — If you’re subscribed to emails from your town’s government, you’ve probably received a message recently asking you to respond to the Cape Cod Commission’s Regional Housing Preference Survey. […]
SMALL-TOWN NOISE
Battle Over Music at Fox & Crow Goes to Court

WELLFLEET — Trudy Vermehren has been in an argument with neighbors about noise ever since she moved her popular year-round gathering spot, the Fox & Crow Café, from its previous […]
SPEECH
Civility Pledge Is off the Agenda in Truro

TRURO — The select board is no longer working on one of its goals and objectives for fiscal 2023, according to member Sue Areson: the implementation of a “civility pledge” […]
ENVIRONMENT
Wellfleet Expands Single-Serving Plastic Bottle Ban

WELLFLEET — You will no longer find your favorite soft drinks or seltzer waters in single-serving plastic bottles on the shelves of Wellfleet’s markets and take-out windows. That’s because a plastic […]
BUSINESS
Truro Orders Martin to Cease Business on Route 6

TRURO — Robert Martin has been selling firewood from a roadside lot at 100 Route 6 since he began renting it on Jan. 15. This spring, the business’s footprint seemed […]
TOWN ELECTIONS
Montoya-Quintero and Raymond Win School Committee Seats

EASTHAM — According to preliminary results released on the evening of May 16, town voters have elected Monica Montoya-Quintero and Debra Raymond to fill the two open seats on the […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Smoochie Takes a Bullet

PROVINCETOWN — Not long after Smoochie Chute set out on his morning walk April 13 around his East End neighborhood with his brother, Love Bug, he returned, screaming in pain. […]
THE SCHOOL MUSICAL
Provincetown Packs the House for Once Upon This Island, Jr.

Students at the Provincetown Schools wrapped up their theater season last weekend with sold-out performances of Once Upon This Island, Jr. The musical is an adaptation of the show that […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Leafhopper’s Leap of Faith

It was a lie-in-the-grass type of day, so I listened and lay in the grass. If a day has this feeling, and you have a moment, it’s a good thing […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
Playing in the Garden

Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Although it’s still early in the season, Fiona Mulligan’s Eastham garden is full of green, and her small hillside orchard is dotted with flowering […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Venus, the Great Star

Have you noticed the very bright star in the west these past few months? That’s the planet Venus. Among the denizens of the night sky, its brilliant blue-white light is […]
FROM THE LARDER
A Walk in the Woods for Nettle Soup

Once again, I sigh as I browse the produce aisle at the grocery store. There, standing between me and the blueberries or kale or lettuce, is so much plastic. Those […]
M.I.B.
On the Unknowable Path of a Message in a Bottle

TRURO — Fred Marshall was out hunting for sea glass on Cobb Hill Beach on April 16 when he thought he spotted treasure: a glint of cobalt blue — the […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Stripers Are Here, and the Bay Is Hot

The 2023 striped bass season has officially begun on the Outer Cape. It may seem like we’ve been waiting a long time, but the truth is they are way ahead […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Track Beats Dennis-Yarmouth to Finish Undefeated

EASTHAM — Nauset boys track finished the season undefeated to claim the league championship, while the boys tennis team notched its fifth straight win during a busy week for Warrior […]
BEHIND THE WHEEL
‘What’s the Best New Car?’

Early in the relationship between mechanic and car owner, the questions a customer will ask are pretty straightforward: “Do you hear that clunk-clunk? What do you think it is?” or […]
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 16 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Gemini Turns Up the Volume on ‘All the Single Ladies’

As the Sun moves into lively Gemini on May 21, the energy in the air shifts in a good direction. We can expect to be breathing a more dynamic and […]
10,000 BATTERIES
The BESS Is Up and Running on Race Point Road

PROVINCETOWN — For the first time in years, the Outer Cape managed to avoid major power outages last winter. There were storms — including on Dec. 23, when several East […]
THE DREDGE REPORT
28 Acres of Blackfish Creek Will Be Placed Under Mitigation

WELLFLEET — Town officials are finalizing plans to dedicate 28 acres of Blackfish Creek to oyster habitat enhancement as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to receive a […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Summer Rec Spots

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
Election Results Are In

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, May 18 Pamet […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Preschool Voucher Applications

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
Wanted: Public Safety Officers

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 […]
MUSEUMS
Sky Power Paints With Abandon

Sky Power points to a loosely defined shape in her painting Interior of a Landscape. It could be a boat floating in water: an orange rectangle rising from a half-moon […]
DRAG DESK
Illusions — It’s Forever

For all its fierce glamour and industrial-strength levels of hairspray, a drag show is a fragile thing. The delicate alchemy of performer, venue, and audience can be lost when an […]
‘BOUNDARY SCHOOL’
Liberating and Healing the Body Through Writing

Even over Zoom, Antoinette Cooper’s presence radiates harmony. The poet, medical humanist, and spiritual practitioner is calling in from her home in New York City, where she says rodents have […]
THEATER REVIEW
Checking In to Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina

When Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina premiered on Broadway in April 2014 — only nine years ago — Obama was president, the Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage a Constitutional […]
Arts Briefs

Calling All Classical Musicians Open Mic Classical was founded in 2015 by clarinetist Monika Woods and violist and sculptor Robert Marcus to create a community of classical musicians of all […]
VIGNETTE
Down at the Pier

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STEAMERS
Getaway

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
What Would Dune Charlie Have Said?

Exactly 50 years ago, I met Charlie Schmid, or Dune Charlie, as he was known. He was what might have once been called a hermit, living by himself with his […]
OP-ODE
Provincetown and the Grecian Urn Dilemma

Late in Covid’s first October, my wife and I stuffed three days of provisions into a picnic cooler, downloaded two long audio books, and drove from Austin, Texas to the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Traffic Jam

No one will be surprised to hear that as a kid I was a newspaper junkie. I delivered papers in the New York suburbs: the Times and the Herald Tribune, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 18, 2023

Miraculous Dune Shacks To the editor: I sincerely suggest that everyone — locals, natives, and much-appreciated visitors — subscribe to the Provincetown Independent. Not just during the summer months but […]
OBITUARY
Susan Turcotte of Home Port Cottages Was 80

Susan Catherine (Ford) Turcotte died peacefully at home in Wellfleet with her husband, Willie, by her side on May 7, 2023. She was 80. The daughter of the late Catherine […]
OBITUARY
Mad as a Hatter’s Peter Edmonds Was 76

In 2014, a man named Adam P. from Salem, N.H. posted a review of Mad as a Hatter after a visit to Provincetown. “For each hat we picked up, Peter […]
OBITUARY
Artist and Cook Jacqueline Charter Dies at 77

Jacqueline Rae Charter of Wellfleet died on Feb. 12, 2023 at Cape Regency Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Centerville. In the days before her death, her son, Chad, and […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from May 8 to May 12, 2023. PROVINCETOWN May 10. Clambake Inc. [Timothy F. McNulty, president] to 20 Conwell Street Unit 1 […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds May 18 – May 24 , 2023

ESTATE SALE The family of Barbara Rushmore announces an estate sale at her home, featuring Roseville Pottery, Provincetown art, memorabilia, books, furniture, jewelry, rugs, and many odd things collected by […]
Indie’s Choice

All the Single Ladies (Friday-Sunday, May 19-21) Single Women’s Weekend, featuring a lively schedule of speed dating, dance parties, mixers, scavenger hunts, comedy shows, and more, lands in Provincetown from […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

TOWN OF TRURO Board of Health Public Hearing June 6, 2023 The Truro Board of Health will hold a public hearing on June 6, 2023 to review and approve amendments […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Planning Board Public Hearing May 25, 2023 The Provincetown Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. in the Judge […]
Eastham Legal Notices

Town of Eastham Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing June 1, 2023 The Town of Eastham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 5:00 pm on Thursday, […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Park Advertises 10-Year Leases on Dune Shacks

PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service announced last week “the opportunity for any interested individual” to lease a historic structure in the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, […]
TOWN MEETING
Eastham Voters OK All Zoning Articles, Borrowing

EASTHAM — With nary a cloud in the sky to darken last Saturday’s Eastham town meeting at the Nauset High School football field, voters approved all but the last article […]
TOWN ELECTION
Borg and Miller Are Elected in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN — Erik Borg, 38, and Austin Miller, 32, were both elected to the Provincetown Select Board at the town’s annual election on May 9. They will replace Bobby Anthony […]
THE DREDGE REPORT
28 Acres of Blackfish Creek Will Be Placed Under Mitigation

WELLFLEET — Town officials are finalizing plans to dedicate 28 acres of Blackfish Creek to oyster habitat enhancement as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to receive a […]
MIGHTY NEIGHBORLY
Owners Agree to Downsize House on Boat Meadow Marsh

EASTHAM — The owners of a property overlooking Boat Meadow marsh have agreed to compromise with their neighbors and downsize a plan to replace an existing cottage with a large […]
JOURNALISM
The Indie Wins 16 New England Press Awards

WALTHAM — The Provincetown Independent won 16 awards in the Better Newspaper competition of the New England Newspaper and Press Association, announced at the group’s annual convention on Saturday. The […]
EASTHAM ELECTION
Three Candidates Seek Two School Committee Posts

EASTHAM — With annual town meeting in the rearview mirror, town elections are ahead on Tuesday, May 16. There are six positions on the ballot but only one contested race: […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Walsh Committee Stands by Its Housing Unit Vote

TRURO — When Tighe & Bond consultant Gordon Leedy presented a draft conceptual plan for 224 housing units at the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee’s April 19 meeting, the plan […]
FIELD DAY
Motta Field Master Plan Nears Final Stretch

PROVINCETOWN — A master plan for Motta Field received positive feedback at a May 3 forum held by the recreation dept. and the design firm Weston & Sampson. In fact, […]
SURFING
To Learn to Surf, Leave the Board on the Beach

Surfing is, in essence, being in a relationship with the sea. Before you learn to surf, you must learn to be close to the water. A learner soon finds that […]
FAMILY RECIPE
Gather Ye Thistles for a Spring Feast

I always associate certain foods with particular holidays and times of year. Christmas dinner was synonymous with lasagna and my grandmother’s chicken and escarole soup. My birthday in October was […]
MEET THE MAKERS
Building Bouquets Out of Space, Movement, and Color

Danielle Sargent and Julia Lund, owners of Honeybee Bouquets, are preparing for their busiest holiday. The two met waitressing at Mac’s Shack, an experience that has proved surprisingly helpful when […]
READING ROOM
Choosing Brave: A Biography of Mamie Till-Mobley

When she first picked up Choosing Brave in her school library in Provincetown, Natoya Hermitt thought it was going to be “about a mother and her son, living in the […]
GOLF
Nauset Sophomore Will Forgo $10,000 Hole-in-One Prize

BREWSTER — Nauset sophomore Jack Martin was the first person in Martha White Memorial Tournament history to sink a hole-in-one. It happened on Saturday, May 6, when he aced the […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Boys Are at the Top of Their Division

EASTHAM — Nauset boys lacrosse climbed to the top spot in the MIAA Division 2 power rankings following dominant wins over Sandwich and Canton. The Warriors defeated Sandwich 18-8 on […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Schoolies Arrive. So Does a New Upper Limit.

The striped bass have arrived, and schoolie-size fish, which typically lead the charge north, are all the way up into the Race. That would indicate the keepers are probably not […]
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 9 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Pardon Us While We Imagine a Better Future

Let’s all breathe a big sigh of relief as Mercury, which has been in retrograde since April 21, finally stations direct on May 14. This shift in energy will gradually […]
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Blue Economy Comes to Bradford Street

PROVINCETOWN — From art to aquaculture, the potential breadth of a local “blue economy” was on display at the business incubator EforAll’s pitch session held at the Commons on April […]
DERELICTION
Iconic, Historic, and Abandoned on Wellfleet’s Main Street

WELLFLEET — Among the colorful shops in Wellfleet’s commercial center, one particularly ramshackle building stands out. Makeshift curtains unsuccessfully try to screen what’s inside, but through the dingy windows one […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Raise and a Bonus for Lodging

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Summer Rec Expanded

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, May 11 Housing […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Lawrence Hill

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EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Leash Laws for Wiley Park

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 […]
MOTHER’S DAY
An Artist’s Maternal Legacy

Sculptor Breon Dunigan comes from a long line of local artists. Her great-grandparents were the first in her family to move to the Outer Cape, drawn by Charles Hawthorne’s Cape […]
FILM
Kit Zauhar’s Actual People Was Made by Actual People

When Kit Zauhar began marketing her debut feature film Actual People on the festival circuit, she referred to it as “mumblecore for people of color.” “I don’t regret many things […]
MUSIC
Julian Saporiti’s Musical Histories

Many Americans weren’t taught in history class about the U.S. government’s imprisonment of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II — much less that a swing band made […]
IN THE STUDIO
Julia Felsenthal Finds No Place to Hide in Her Paintings

Julia Felsenthal likes to paint the same thing over and over again. In her Orleans studio — a small room in her house overlooking Pleasant Bay — stacks of watercolors […]
Arts Briefs

From the Inner Hebrides to the Outer Cape The Outer Cape and the Isle of Skye off the northwest coast of Scotland are separated by three thousand miles of mostly […]
VIGNETTE
The Chickendales

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STEAMERS
Destination Bus Stop

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WATERCOLOR
Invisible Family

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
On Reading Moby-Dick

Of all the human shortcomings I can think of, the one that irks me most is complacency. Of course, a healthy sense of self is a positive thing, but being […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Lawyer’s Master Class

Our newsroom had a visit last week from Jay Ward Brown, a part-time Provincetown resident whose other home is in Virginia. Brown reads the Indie as well as his local […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 11, 2023

Wellfleet Scholarships To the editor: At the recent annual town meeting, Wellfleet postponed consideration of a motion to contribute a significant amount of money toward a scholarship fund for Wellfleet […]
OBITUARY
Master Painter and Paperer Douglas Nichols Dies at 70

Douglas Theodore Nichols of Ft. Myers, Fla. and Provincetown died at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Ft. Myers on April 21, 2023 after an intense, brief fight against cancer. […]
OBITUARY
Plumber Richard Scoullar Was 63

After a struggle with cancer, Richard A. Scoullar Jr. died at his mother’s home at 22 Court St. in Provincetown on April 12, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. He was […]
OBITUARY
Sandra Proia, Who Camped on the Dunes, Was 78

Sandra (Barton) Proia died on April 5, 2023 at Bellamy Fields in Dover, N.H. under the care of the VNA hospice team. She was 78. Sandra was born in Middletown, […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

PROVINCETOWN May 4. Irv Morgan and Donald Vafides to Alan Marquis Craig and Jeffrey Paul Huard 2023 Trust (Alan Marquis Craig and Jeffrey Paul Huard, trustees). 56A West Vine St. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds May 11 – May 17 , 2023

YARD SALES Yard sale featuring art and décor. Location: Harry Kemp Way opposite the exit of the Conwell Home Center. Dates: Fri., May 19 and Sat., May 20 from 10 […]
Indie’s Choice

Grab a Seat (Thursday, May 11) The multi-instrumentalist Grab Brothers perform at The Pearl (250 Commercial St., Wellfleet) on Thursday, May 11, 3 p.m., to celebrate the opening day of […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Select Board Public Hearing May 16, 2023 In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 138, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Board of Health Public Hearing May 18, 2023 The Provincetown Board of Health will hold a public hearing on Thursday May 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in the […]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legal Notices

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DERELICTION
Iconic, Historic, and Abandoned on Wellfleet’s Main Street

WELLFLEET — Among the colorful shops in Wellfleet’s commercial center, one particularly ramshackle building stands out. Makeshift curtains unsuccessfully try to screen what’s inside, but through the dingy windows one […]
EASTHAM TOWN MEETING
Task Force’s Zoning Changes Are on Warrant

EASTHAM — At town meeting this Saturday, voters will consider eight updates to Eastham’s residential zoning rules. Articles 7A through 7H center on a plan to regulate the size and […]
WELLFLEET OVERRIDES
Town Meeting Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Whole Warrant

WELLFLEET — With the opportune arrival of an influx of free cash, a largely agreeable gym-full of voters at Saturday’s town meeting left no article defeated. The six-hour meeting was […]
TRURO TOWN MEETING
With a Record Turnout, Truro OKs $23.5M Budget

TRURO — As the Truro Central School gym reached and then exceeded capacity before town meeting began on April 25, staff adapted to the unprecedented turnout — the highest since […]
DEVELOPMENT
Patrick Files Suit Disputing Old Reliable Property Line

PROVINCETOWN — Businessman Patrick Patrick and developer Christine Barker each have surveyor’s drawings showing the line between their waterfront properties on Commercial Street. But the two drawings show different locations […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Provincetown ‘Barricade’ Case Is Headed Back to Court

Editor’s note: This article was updated with new information on May 6, 2023. PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Bridges, the Provincetown resident who is facing felony charges from an incident that brought […]
EASTHAM TOWN MEETING
Sewage and Sediment on Eastham’s Town Warrant

EASTHAM — This year’s annual town meeting will be outdoors again, on the Nauset Regional High School athletic field at 100 Cable Road. The meeting is this Saturday, May 6 […]
TRURO TOWN ELECTION
Wisotzky Seeks Moderator Spot

TRURO — To Paul Wisotzky, annual town meeting is not so different from Thanksgiving dinner. “You spend days cooking and then you eat the meal in 20 minutes,” he said. […]
WELLFLEET TOWN ELECTION
Curley Is Reelected to Select Board

WELLFLEET — Select board incumbent Ryan Curley defeated challenger Jeanne Maclaughlan at the May 1 town election. And on May 2 the board asked Curley to serve another year as […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Astonishing Fact That Trees Flower

I sit in front of the window to write. A small desk is built into its frame, made from an old slab of maple that was milled with a chain […]
THE COMMUTE
Expanded Local Bus Service Arrives for the Season

PROVINCETOWN — About an hour before sunrise on Friday, May 5, a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus will leave the affordable housing complex at Nauset Green in Eastham and […]
MEET THE MAKER
Paul Suggs Gives the Old Lobster Hutt’s ‘Tweet’ a Face-Lift

WELLFLEET — Before there was a Mac’s Shack, which is to say before there was butter-poached lobster on fresh corn risotto, there was the Bayside Lobster Hutt. It was Joe […]
ON THE BEACH
Fishing as a Way of Life

A year off from graduate school in 1972 gave me the chance to fulfill my dream of being on Cape Cod all year round. I finagled free winter digs in […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
A Risotto That Recalls a ‘Where Have You Been All My Life?’ Encounter

Those ho-hum bundles flown in from the other hemisphere most of the year can’t fool me. I like to wait for real asparagus — and it’s finally here. The green […]
ROAD TRIP
From Provincetown to Bishop, on and off Route 6

When Charlie Bates departed from Provincetown on Dec. 16, 2022, he took a selfie with the Route 6 sign on the way out of town. “Bishop, CA 3,205 miles,” the […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Them’s the Rules

The word is migratory bass have begun to show up in the Canal and in estuary mouths along the Cape’s south shore. Some fish as large as 30 inches have […]
SOFTBALL
Nauset Girls Set Sights on Success

HYANNIS — Last season, Nauset’s softball team dropped its opener 22-1 at Wareham. This year, the team was rocked 12-0 by perennial juggernaut Sturgis East-West. But unlike last year, the Warriors […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Berardi Paces Lacrosse Boys to 7-2 Record

EASTHAM — The Nauset boys lacrosse team held on to beat Scituate 14-13 on Friday in a battle between two high-ranking teams in their division. The Warriors are no. 4 […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
‘What’s That Planet Over There?’

“How did you know that’s where you’d find Saturn? How did you know the Moon would be right there? How did you know that was the North Star?” These “how […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

The report from Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary for the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 2 was delayed, wrote Mark Faherty, “because I ended up out […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Dancing With the Stars

As the vibrant colors of spring continue to blossom, so does a striking blend of astrological aspects that will influence, well, at the very least, our moves at the first […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Annual Town Election

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Election Day Is Coming

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. Monday, May 8 Concert […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Non-Naturals Non-Licensed

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
No Challengers for Select Board

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 […]
MUSIC
Rufus Wainwright Comes Home to Provincetown for the First Time

Rufus Wainwright has never been to Provincetown, though it’s been on his radar for a long time. “We’ve kind of been circling each other dramatically for a while now, P’town […]
MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS
Jazz for a New Generation

TRURO — First, Bart Weisman and his group played George Gershwin’s 1934 tune “Summertime” slow and easy — just like it was in the original production of the musical Porgy […]
INDIE SCREEN
When Sex Is Beside the Point

At the beginning of the revelatory Belgian film Close, young Leo, whose parents own a flower farm, can think of nothing more than spending all his summer days with Remi, […]
ART AND ACCESS
Twenty Summers Holds the Past and the Future Together

The tenth season of Twenty Summers, a program of artist residencies and cultural events held in the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown, begins this month. The barn’s history informs the organization’s […]
Arts Briefs

Listening to a World of Creativity Since the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s Creative Exchange podcast was launched four years ago, it has spotlighted eminent Outer Cape artists and cultural […]
VIGNETTE
Landlords

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STEAMERS
Unnatural Selection

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TEACAKE’S TAKE
The Bites of Spring

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OP-ED
There’s No Going Back

A recent exchange with a friend I hadn’t talked with in a while started in the usual way: “Hope you are doing well.” I’ve been thinking about his reply: “We’re […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Freedom of the Press

May 3 marked the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, first declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. A free press, says the U.N., “is a prerequisite […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 4, 2023

Preventing ‘Outsize’ Buildings To the editor: Re “ZBA Asks New Owners and Abutters to Compromise on Big House” [April 27, page A4]: Attorney Ben Zehnder, representing property owners who propose […]
OBITUARY
Nancy Tarvers, 89, Provincetown Nurse

After nearly half a century providing nursing care for older Provincetown residents, Nancy Tarvers died at home on April 13, 2023 with her son, Michael, by her side. She was […]
OBITUARY
Peter Thrasher Was a Welcoming Presence at Truro Library

Peter Thrasher, a longtime resident of Provincetown and North Truro, died on April 21, 2023. He was 52. A native of Newton, Peter was the son of Jody Thrasher, born […]
OBITUARY
Celebrating Duane Steele

A celebration of the life of Duane Steele, the former publisher of the Provincetown Advocate who died on March 8 at 83, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from April 24 to April 28, 2023. PROVINCETOWN April 24. William G. Burton to Helen Molesworth and Susan Dackerman. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds May 4 – May 10 , 2023

SEEKING Wheels. One of our Indie summer fellows is looking for a used car. Nothing fancy. It is needed only for this summer and for getting around the Outer Cape […]
Indie’s Choice

’Tis the Season (Friday, May 5) The Boatslip (161 Commercial St., Provincetown) kicks off the season with its first Tea Dance on Friday, May 5, 4 p.m. The legendary afternoon […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Select Board Public Hearing May 16, 2023 In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 138, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

TOWN OF TRURO Zoning Board of Appeals Remote Public Hearings Monday, May 22 2023 at 5:30 pm 2023-004/ZBA Truro Atlantic View Realty Trust, Bruce A. Jacobson, Trustee for property located […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing May 17, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in […]
INFERNO
No One Injured in Destruction of Truro House

TRURO — When Robert Byrnes stepped outside last Friday morning, April 21, he found a typewritten letter in his yard addressed to Todd Henning. This page is available to subscribers. […]
MIGHTY NEIGHBORLY
ZBA Asks New Owners and Abutters to Compromise on Big House

EASTHAM — The zoning board of appeals spent more than two hours on April 6 considering an appeal filed by abutters opposed to the planning board’s recent approval of a […]
FREE AT LAST
$4.5M in Free Cash Arrives Just in Time for Town Meeting

WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Richard Waldo received word on Friday that a key goal for the town had been achieved: the Mass. Dept. of Revenue had finally certified Wellfleet’s free […]
FACT CHECK
Answers to Perennial Questions About Residency and Voting Rules

PROVINCETOWN — It’s town meeting season on Cape Cod — which means that in addition to the gray skies, spring blossoms, and allergy attacks, there’s another perennial popping up: questions […]
TRURO TOWN MEETING
Voters Nix School Resource Officer but OK Three Other Overrides

TRURO — Voters at Tuesday’s annual town meeting approved three Proposition 2½ overrides totaling $1.4 million but rejected a fourth seeking $107,000 for a full-time “school resource officer,” which had […]
PROVINCETOWN ELECTION
Austin Knight Wants to Serve Again

PROVINCETOWN — Austin Knight is running on his record — and it’s quite a record. He’s been elected to the select board three times, in 2007, 2010, and 2013. He […]
PROVINCETOWN ELECTION
Austin Miller Seeks to Translate Values Into Policy

PROVINCETOWN — Austin Miller says he is “an incredibly details-oriented person.” He knows the name of the freshwater wellfield that Provincetown will need to expand to secure more drinking water. […]
PROVINCETOWN ELECTION
Gordon Siegel Says Philanthropy Can Help With Housing

PROVINCETOWN — After running for select board in 2014 and again in 2017 without success, Gordon Siegel believes the time is right for his third campaign. A real estate agent […]
PROVINCETOWN ELECTION
Erik Borg Sees Issues ‘Through the Lens of Housing’

PROVINCETOWN — Over the past decade, Erik Borg has been a weekend visitor, a reporter, a bartender, and eventually a year-round business owner and resident here. Now, the part-owner of […]
EARTH DAY
A Blessing of the Land for a Wetu in Truro

TRURO — Brian Weeden, chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, asked for a moment of silence to remember the Paomet people. Weeden was standing on the grounds of the Highland […]
FISHERIES
Stricter Rules Sought for Horseshoe Crab Harvest

There is perhaps no thornier marine management issue for regulatory bodies on the Atlantic Coast than what to do about horseshoe crabs, which are harvested as bait for the whelk […]
THE BIRD WATCH
The Eagles Have Landed … Safely

I think just about everyone around here is familiar with the faceoff that took place earlier this spring between a pair of bald eagles and a very determined male osprey. […]
TO THE MAT
Parighasana Opens the Gate to Your Inner Landscape

I love this time of year. It seems so full of possibility and promise. There is a new energy in the air, and practicing Parighasana or Gate Pose is a […]
CROSSWORD #41
Unto the Breach

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THE ESSSENTIALS
The Squid Season Starts With a Stew

They’re here! After spending the winter offshore, squid arrive when the waters around Cape Cod begin to warm up. They come to spawn, with activity peaking from late April until […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Recreational Boaters and the Unforgiving Sea

This past week we all got a grim reminder of how unforgiving the sea can be, particularly with a small craft taken far offshore. A 17-foot boat was found upside-down […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
‘What’s That Planet Over There?’

“How did you know that’s where you’d find Saturn? How did you know the Moon would be right there? How did you know that was the North Star?” These “how […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Kiperman Scores 5 in Lacrosse Win

EASTHAM — The Nauset Warriors girls lacrosse team provided a highlight in a quiet April vacation week with a 14-12 road win over Cape Cod Academy in Osterville on Thursday. […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Lula at the Banquet of Life

Lula the Pig said she would buy the flowers herself. “We’re having a party,” she said in a startlingly deep voice, one you might expect from a bear rather than […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 25 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
It’s a Planetary Spring Stomp

Are you starting to feel a little dizzy? Between the ongoing Mercury retrograde in Taurus and the beginning of Pluto going retrograde in Aquarius on May 2, who isn’t? Here […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Candidates Forum

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Record Keeping

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. Monday, May 1 Conservation […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
NOAA Grant for Herring River

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
A Letter on Year-Round Rentals

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 […]
COVER STORY
Jane Rosenberg Captures History in the Courtroom

Jane Rosenberg would probably rather not be talking to yet another reporter. “It’s been a lot of interviews since the Trump arraignment,” she told the Independent. As a courtroom sketch […]
MUSEUMS
Will Barnet’s Search for Meaning

Far from the heroic scale and subject matter of works by many of his contemporaries, Will Barnet’s flat, crisp compositions often depicted women (and their cats) in domestic spaces. Born […]
LINE BREAK
In Praise of the Cormorant

Spring is in the air and on the water. These past few weeks, I’ve been watching a colony of double-crested cormorants, back after wintering south of here, remake their nests […]
MOVIES
Building Community One Movie and Cup of Coffee at a Time

On a recent Tuesday morning at Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 20-year-old intern Mia Lima made sure the coffee and water were hot and plentiful and plates of donated homemade snacks were […]
Arts Briefs

From the Pamet River to East 10th Street Many of Andrew W. Young’s minimal compositions are inspired by the Outer Cape landscape and by the artist William Holst (1912-1995), who […]
VIGNETTE
Amplified Music

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STEAMERS
The Great Replacement

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Meeting of the Minds

People have it easy on social media: they are always right. Sitting at home in their pajamas or underwear, drinking a beer — or two, or three — they can […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Why We Don’t Endorse

It’s town election season, and there are contested select board seats in both Provincetown and Wellfleet this spring. The Independent isn’t endorsing any of them. And I don’t mean that […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 27, 2023

Wisotzky Is Running To the editor: I’m excited to announce my candidacy for Truro moderator as a write-in candidate in the May 9 election. Truro has been a part of […]
OBITUARY
Paul LaFrance of Corn Hill Cottages Dies at 86

Paul N. LaFrance, former owner of the Corn Hill Cottages in Truro, died on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Regal Care in Harwich, with his daughter Marilyn by his […]
OBITUARY
Former Wellfleet Building Inspector Gerald Sutton Was 92

Former Wellfleet Building Inspector Gerald Clay Sutton of Orleans, builder of the Mainstay Motel, died peacefully at home on April 15, 2023 surrounded by his family. Even in his last […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from April 18 to April 21, 2023. PROVINCETOWN April 18. RMJM LLC [Ralph E. Menold and James McNulty, managers] […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Apr 27 – May 3 , 2023

SEEKING Room or roommate. I’m returning to work for the Town of Provincetown again this season and looking for a room in a shared house or a roommate in the […]
Indie’s Choice

Whale Tales (Thursday, April 27) The Center for Coastal Studies (5 Holway Ave., Provincetown), in conjunction with the Provincetown Public Library’s annual Moby-Dick marathon reading, presents a lecture by research […]
Eastham Legal Notices

Town of Eastham Planning Board Public Hearing May 17, 2023 The Town of Eastham Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Select Board Public Hearing May 2, 2023 In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 138, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing May 9, 2023 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
FAITH
Sundays Are Celebratory at Chapel on the Pond

TRURO — On a bright spring Sunday, the sound of gospel music fills a small chapel in North Truro. The verses flow over pastel-colored hats worn by women in the […]
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
A Long Warrant Offers Much to Debate in Truro

TRURO — Town meeting is less than a week away, and there are 42 articles on this year’s warrant. With four budget overrides, 10 Community Preservation Act articles, six citizen […]
YOUNG LIVES
Local Teens Speak for Themselves About Suicide

Two teenagers discussed their paths out of life-threatening depression at a March 28 online forum on youth suicide prevention organized by the League of Women Voters. Sophia Ryan, a senior […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Ocean Sanctuaries Act Could Stop Pilgrim Release

PLYMOUTH — Holtec International can’t release one drop of its million gallons of wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear plant into Cape Cod Bay because doing so would violate the […]
CYCLING
Small Improvements Presage Bigger Trail Projects

PROVINCETOWN — Turning disparate stretches of bike trail into a connected network can be like carpentry: the junctions and joinery require just as much attention as the long boards. One […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Incumbent Curley: ‘There’s More Work to Be Done’

WELLFLEET — Select board chair Ryan Curley wants to finish what he started. At the annual town election on May 1, Curley will face former Wellfleet Principal Clerk Jeanne Maclauchlan, […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Candidate Maclauchlan Wants Less Spending

WELLFLEET — Jeanne Maclauchlan did not want her picture in the newspaper, but perhaps many people know her already. She retired from her job as the town’s principal clerk last […]
CIVICS
A Tense Town Meeting Left Lingering Questions

PROVINCETOWN — In the aftermath of the April 3 town meeting’s 90-minute dustup over Articles 18, 19, and 20 on short-term rental regulation, some of the 582 registered Provincetown voters […]
TOWN MEETING TACTICS
Advocacy on Warrant Is Not Subject to Campaign Law

PROVINCETOWN — Leading up to the April 3 annual town meeting, texting campaigns both for and against three controversial petitioned articles proposing short-term rental regulations landed in the phones of […]
ON THE BEACH
In Praise of the Single Barbless Hook

The last time I used anything more than a single hook while fishing was a memorable mid-September day in 1978, when an enormous school of 15-pound bluefish cornered an even […]
FROM THE LARDER
Subtle and Ethereal Homemade Ricotta

It’s the end of our stay in my other hometown. We fill the car with our suitcases plus all our Mardi Gras accoutrements, including wigs, hats, a sequined dress, and […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
On Pine Needle Paths

WELLFLEET — Moving down the path that runs along the southern edge of Dyer Pond, I felt the cold northeast air move over the pond and chill my windward side. […]
ON THE COURT
Mock Trial Team Plays the Plaintiff in Boston

EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School mock trial team is officially among the eight best high school teams in the state this year. On March 8, the team traveled […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Lula at the Banquet of Life

Lula the Pig said she would buy the flowers herself. “We’re having a party,” she said in a startlingly deep voice, one you might expect from a bear rather than […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Original Washashores of Provincetown and Eastham

Swashbuckling pirates and mooncussing scoundrels, real or fictional, have long been characters in the Cape Cod story. So, too, have castaways, washed ashore after a shipwreck, or put ashore, as […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Circle Hooks Supported by Study on Why Catch-and-Release Fish Die

The northern fringe of the striped bass migration reached Rhode Island this past week, and if we continue to get this unseasonably warm weather the bass could be in our […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Boys Remain Unbeaten on the Court

EASTHAM — Nauset boys tennis stayed hot last week while boys and girls lacrosse picked up wins as the spring season kept rolling. The boys tennis team improved to 5-0, […]
FOR THE BIRDS
Adopting a Parrot? ‘Get Out of the Way’

EASTHAM — Kerry Reid is conflicted about the fact that she keeps a parrot at her house. “I don’t encourage people to do it,” she says. “It’s a cool thing, […]
GOLDEN HOUR
Sunset Boulevard

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ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Taurus Means We’re Living in a Material World

A solar eclipse in Aries on April 19 will have lasting effects throughout the week, with the best ones being fresh beginnings. The Sun then moves into Taurus, and how […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Candidates Forum

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Monica Kraft Is Honored

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, April 20 Pamet […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Housing Roadmap

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
Town Meeting Preview

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 at Town Hall unless […]
MUSEUMS
A Fresh Perspective on American Modernism

“The Provincetown Printmakers,” currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, makes a case for the significance of a group of mostly women artists who forged new directions […]
WRITERS
Staking Out a New Lexicon

Jorrell Watkins is a student of many disciplines: playwriting, teaching, music, conflict mediation, and martial arts, among others. He’s developed theater productions, taught writing workshops, and earned a black belt […]
DOCUMENTARY FILM
Spinnaker Brings a Fatal Entanglement to the Screen

Nadine Licostie has been in Provincetown long enough to know that scientific observation of its environment is just as much a part of life here as Carnival celebrations and the […]
NIGHTLIFE
It’s a Weed, Weed, Weed, Weed World

If you’re having trouble understanding the title of the three-night event at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown this weekend, a little explanation may be in order. CDXX is the […]
Arts Briefs

Black Artists, Black Lives Contemporary African American artists Amy Sherald, Kerry James Marshall, and Kehinde Wiley will be featured in a Zoom presentation by lecturer Bob Potter titled “Reclaiming Black […]
VIGNETTE
Lost in Translation

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STEAMERS
Provincelot

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AFTER TOWN MEETING
Why We Have to Talk About Short-Term Rentals

I grew up in Provincetown and returned home last year after graduating from college. Though I had no plans to get involved in town politics or government and wondered about […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Aging in This Place

“I’ve always wanted to be older,” said 19-year-old Ella Mae Dixon, the cabaret singer who grew up in Wellfleet, in a recent story. “I can’t explain it.” Jennifer Senior writes […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 20, 2023

Where Will Workers Live? To the editor: Re “Barker’s Waterfront Plan Is Deemed ‘Appropriate’ ” [April 13, front page]: The Provincetown Historic District Commission has a reputation for detailed consideration […]
OBITUARY
Celebrating Allen Gallant

A celebration of the life of Allen R. Gallant, a beloved member of the recovery community who died on Aug. 12, 2022 at 74, will take place at 2 p.m. […]
OBITUARY
Photographer Renate Ponsold Motherwell Dies at 87

Photographer Renate Ponsold Motherwell, who was married to the late artist Robert Motherwell, died in her sleep on Feb. 3, 2023 at the age of 87. Her death was confirmed […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from April 10 to April 14, 2023. PROVINCETOWN April 10. Shire Max LLC [James Stephen Morrison and Arthur J. Bowman III, managers] […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Apr 20 – Apr 26 , 2023

SEEKING Room or roommate. I’m returning to work for the Town of Provincetown again this season and looking for a room in a shared house or a roommate in the […]
Indie’s Choice

Whoo’s That? (Thursday, April 20) Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) presents “Wingmasters,” a live program about the world of owls for families and kids age five and up, on […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission Remote Public Hearing May 3, 2023 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

TOWN OF TRURO Board of Health Public Hearing May 2, 2023 The Truro Board of Health will hold a public hearing on May 2, 2023 to review and approve amendments […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing May 3, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Annual Town Warrant The Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the Nauset Regional High School […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Wellfleet Runs a Wild Oyster Reef Relay at the Dike

WELLFLEET — Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta, Assistant Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevetch, and five AmeriCorps volunteers got to the Chequessett Neck Bridge just before low tide on the morning of April […]
MUNICIPAL PLANNING
VMCC Study Identifies New Housing Site in Parking Lot

PROVINCETOWN — Engineers from the municipal contractor Weston & Sampson told the select board on March 27 that the town had three options for rebuilding the Veterans Memorial Community Center […]
OLD RELIABLE
Barker’s Waterfront Plan Is Deemed ‘Appropriate’

PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker’s ambitious plan for 227 and 229 Commercial St., an expansion of her already-approved project at the adjoining Old Reliable Fish House site at 227R Commercial, […]
RETREAT
Foxberry Inn Withdraws Application for a 3rd Floor

PROVINCETOWN — Following a tense zoning board of appeals hearing on April 6, Robin Reid, the attorney for the owners of the Foxberry Inn at 29 Bradford St. Extension, withdrew […]
TIDAL FLOW
Truro Select Board Picks a Culvert for Mill Pond Road

TRURO — The select board voted on March 28 to replace the damaged culvert currently restricting tidal flow into Mill Pond with an 8-by-8-foot box culvert. Dept. of Public Works […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM
K.C. Myers to Join Sheriff Donna Buckley’s Staff

After 34 years as a journalist, almost all of them on Cape Cod, K.C. Myers has resigned from the staff of the Provincetown Independent, where she has worked since its […]
AGING IN EASTHAM
What It’s Like to Get Old Here

EASTHAM — Nearly half of Eastham’s residents are at least 60 years old, and a recent study shows the trend toward an expanding older population is expected to continue because […]
ON THE BEACH
What the Waves Say About Our Impermanence

“On the beach,” was the term sailors once used to describe being on land rather than at sea. Unlike its meaning in our modern beach-and-sun-crazy culture, the original catchphrase had […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Meet the Man Who Is Mulching Duck Harbor

WELLFLEET — Deep into the dense brush of Duck Harbor, a low rumbling sound reverberates off the pitch pines and oak trees. An enormous yellow machine munches through the understory, […]
MEET THE MAKER
A Past in Puppetry Shapes an Artist’s New Works

Ed Christie’s career lending life to fabric started when he was five years old. And he had a following: kids from his Elmont, N.Y. neighborhood would flock to the puppet […]
FOR THE BIRDS
Adopting a Parrot? ‘Get Out of the Way’

EASTHAM — Kerry Reid is conflicted about the fact that she keeps a parrot at her house. “I don’t encourage people to do it,” she says. “It’s a cool thing, […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Behind the Bill of Rights, a Woman’s Advocacy

Mercy Otis Warren was born in West Barnstable in 1728 to a family of patriots. Their names are perhaps not as familiar today as John Hancock’s and Sam Adams’s. But […]
MEXICO CITY DISPATCH
The Art of the Breakfast Taco

I knew a winter trip to Mexico City would be a chance to improve my rusty Spanish and eat (a lot). This time I also found myself learning about art. […]
EGGS IN BASKETS
Bunnies Proliferate, Hunts Ensue

Parents on the Outer Cape were busy chasing kids who were chasing rabbits last week, with sightings in Provincetown on April 2 and Wellfleet on April 8. Children braved blustery […]
TENNIS
Nauset’s Rufus McCleery Is Number One on the Court

EASTHAM — You can’t miss Nauset High senior Rufus McCleery on the tennis court. His shock of red hair is accentuated by his white polo with the embroidered Nauset “N.” […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Teams Remain Unbeaten

EASTHAM — Nauset boys and girls lacrosse and boys tennis all remained unbeaten during a busy week of action. The boys lacrosse team overcame a two-goal first-quarter deficit en route […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whales Are in View From Shore at Herring Cove

It looks like we’re finally getting the beautiful spring weather that towns inland have been enjoying for a week or two. We have been in an easterly fetch pattern, which […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 11 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Let’s Get This Party Started

It’s time to get in gear. Lucky for us, the Sun in Aries is quintile Mars in Cancer, giving us some much-needed motivation to get all kinds of tedious tasks […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Wants a Working Group

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
Pre-Town Meeting Meeting

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, April 13 Board […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
To the Ballot Box

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
All Ears on Conservation Areas

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 at Town Hall unless […]
ARTISTS
Deb Mell Takes What She Knows and Spits It Out

Deb Mell’s uncanny artwork often leaves one wondering. Her paintings are populated with recurring characters — half animal, half human — rendered in meticulous black-and-white marks. They float through spaces […]
WRITERS
John Murillo Makes Music of Translation

When poet John Murillo arrived in Provincetown last October for his second fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center, he wasn’t quite sure where his work would take him. Since […]
TV OR NOT TV
Streaming Picks for a Soggy Springtime

Picks by Independent staff and contributors The calendar says it’s springtime, but Outer Cape weather in April is a reminder of that old saw about what makes May flowers bloom. […]
ARTISTS
Experiments in Form and Speculation

In 1975, after driving east from Los Angeles, the Dutch conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat. The performance piece was never […]
Arts Briefs

A Celebration of Spring at the Addison Gallery The Addison Art Gallery in Orleans (43 South Orleans Road) hosts a spring celebration on Saturday, April 15, 4 to 6 pm. […]
VIGNETTE
Here They Come

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STEAMERS
Schedule P

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Dispatch From Lucca

I have lived in Provincetown so long, loved it so much, and traveled so little in recent years that I sometimes forget there are other beautiful places in the world. […]
VIEW FROM THE BALCONY
The Tornado at Town Meeting

Last week’s annual town meeting in Provincetown was a doozy — an efficient, productive one-night affair punctuated by a 90-minute tornado that swept over the warrant’s three short-term rental (STR) […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Motion to Divide

Is going to town meeting a waste of time? Is our peculiar brand of local government really an exercise in pure democracy, as we are often told, or is the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 13, 2023

Who Should Hire? To the editor: We have been watching the progress of town meeting warrant Article 42 to amend the charter by requiring the town manager to consult with […]
OBITUARY
Provincetown Artist and Writer Constance J. Black Dies at 93

The artist Constance J. Black died at her home on Priscilla Alden Road in Provincetown on April 5, 2023. She was 93. The oldest child of William A. Broadley Sr. […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from April 3 to April 7, 2023. PROVINCETOWN April 3. Luanne G. Lipkin to Christopher Incarnato. 60 Race Point Rd., Unit 3. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Apr 13 – Apr 19 , 2023

SEEKING Talented drag performer who loves kids! Looking for a drag performer to host a read-aloud story hour for our son’s first birthday in Eastham on May 28. Email [email protected]. […]
Indie’s Choice

Immerse Yourself (Friday, April 14) Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) hosts a reception for artists Terry Gips and Nancy Jenner’s exhibition “Immersive Nature: Observed and Imagined” on Friday, April […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

TRURO CENTRAL SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Kindergarten registration opened on April 6, 2023. Any questions can be answered by calling 508-487-1558. Children must be 5 years old by September 1, 2023. […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Employment Vacancy Provincetown IB Schools The Provincetown School Department is now accepting applications for the following: Night Custodian 8-hour shift from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm Monday through Friday. This […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Select Board Public Hearing April 24, 2023 The Town of Eastham will hold a public hearing at 5:30p.m Monday, April 24, 2023 at the Eastham Town Hall, […]
COLORFUL QUARRY

Emma Motta, age 3, of Truro encounters easy hunting on the lawn at the Pilgrim Monument on April 2. Clear skies but lots of wind greeted about 80 families who […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Panel Agrees on 40,000 ‘Non-Residential’ Square Feet

TRURO — The Walsh Property Community Planning Committee was enthusiastic about allocating space for trade and other “non-residential” uses at its March 29 meeting, the group’s first in four weeks. […]
TOWN MEETING
Housing Funds and Emergency Services Get OK

PROVINCETOWN — In the first 90 minutes of Monday night’s packed town meeting, voters passed Articles 1 through 16 on the 37-item warrant — including an unprecedented operating override to […]
911
Two Eastham Houses Are Lost to Fires

EASTHAM — Teresa Martin had just returned from an afternoon trip to the transfer station on March 25 when she saw flames shooting from an electrical outlet on the porch […]
NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL
Creator of ‘Respecting Differences’ Class to Retire

EASTHAM — Anyone who has ever been a student will tell you that some courses seem inseparable from their teachers. But Lisa Brown, who teaches Nauset Regional High School’s Exploring […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Promised Study of Water Release Risks Is Stalled

PLYMOUTH — An independent study of potential risks related to Holtec’s plan to release one million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear facility into Cape Cod Bay […]
PLANNING
Shank Painter Study Gets Go-Ahead at Town Meeting

PROVINCETOWN — A measure to start a community planning process for Shank Painter Road passed at town meeting on April 3, with some voters raising questions about its scope. Article […]
CRISIS AVERTED
Lower Cape Ambulance Gets Reprieve

PROVINCETOWN — The twisting saga of the Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) and the fire departments of Provincetown and Truro took yet another turn this spring. Both towns are still […]
AFTERMATH
Family That Lost Child in Fire Finds a Home

ORLEANS — The family of six-year-old Kyi Odeen Bourne, who died in a house fire on Feb. 4, has found a year-round rental but is still in temporary housing while […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Evanescence of a Spring Frost

Snow dusted the grass only a few times this winter, and the birdbath stayed full of water, not ice, for most of the season. There were, however, morning frosts, hard […]
PLEAS
Fisherman Launches Petition Against Release of Pilgrim Water

PLYMOUTH — Bourne resident Ryan Collins, whose father and grandfather were fishermen, continues the family tradition. He has now become an advocate as well. Collins has collected more than 214,000 […]
EDUCATION
O’Shea Will Be Next Principal at Wellfleet Elementary

WELLFLEET — The Nauset Public Schools announced on March 30 that Adam O’Shea will be the new principal at Wellfleet Elementary School starting July 1. Mary Beth Rodman is retiring […]
SEXED
Wellfleet Bobcat Was a Female

WELLFLEET — The bobcat that was found deceased on Chequessett Neck Road on Feb. 13 and then frozen by animal control officers was not, in fact, a Bob. U.S. Dept. […]
FROM THE LARDER
A Coconut Cake That’s a Celebration, No Matter What

My grandmother possessed a solid repertoire of braises, etouffeés, and gumbos. Her fried chicken set the gold standard to which I still aspire. She must have cooked her way through […]
REVIVAL
Retracing the Road to Eastham’s Millennium Grove

EASTHAM — A silverprint photograph in the collection of the Eastham Historical Society depicts a dirt road and a grove of trees. A tree in the foreground is blurred, capturing […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Mason

Max and Marissa Beal announce the birth of their son, Mason James Beal. Mason was born at Cape Cod Hospital on March 17, 2023 at 7:26 in the morning — a […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse and Track Squads Open With Wins

EASTHAM — Nauset’s lacrosse teams earned hard-fought wins last week while boys and girls track overcame Barnstable High School to open the spring sports season. The boys lacrosse team pulled […]
COCKTAIL HOUR
The Corpse Reviver: What Better for Easter Brunch?

In a previous life I went to divinity school. Suffice it to say, at the time it seemed like a good idea. Perhaps because the school I landed at was […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 4 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
BASEBALL
Junior Chase Beach Is the Ace in This Year’s Rotation

EASTHAM — Nauset High junior Chase Beach eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball. “I’m thinking about baseball all the time,” says Beach. “When I wake up, I’m thinking about baseball, and […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Progress Comes, But With Some Surprises

We’re past the vernal equinox but still just waking up to Easter and other traditional celebrations of the arrival of spring. In a season that already brings the energy of […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Hall Is Hiring

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
On the Warrant

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, April 6 Shellfish […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Bylaw Committee Recommendations

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
Rooms Tax for Wastewater

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. […]
JAZZ
Wellfleet’s Ella Mae Dixon Makes Her Birdland Debut

NEW YORK CITY — Ella Mae Dixon took the stage at Birdland on West 44th Street in Manhattan’s theater district on Tuesday night, March 21. The legendary jazz club, which […]
ARTISTS
Diane Messinger’s Operatic Narratives

Over the past several months, Diane Messinger has been attending live broadcasts of performances from the Metropolitan Opera at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT). This month, her fellow opera fans […]
ARTISTS
Capturing Winter’s Turbulence on Canvas

Elizabeth Flood’s tempestuous paintings and ink drawings capture the striations of history, violence, extraction, and sublimity that accumulate in a landscape over time. So, it makes sense that after bearing […]
INDIE SCREEN
Two Films That Take Young Girls Seriously

Amid the hoopla of the Oscars and award season, a couple of moving, astonishing, and beautifully crafted features by first-time woman directors slid by without much fanfare. One reason for […]
Arts Briefs

10 Seasons, 8 New Fellows at Twenty Summers Twenty Summers, the annual interdisciplinary program that has brought dozens of nationally and internationally known cultural figures to the Hawthorne Barn in […]
VIGNETTE
Traffic Jam

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STEAMERS
Coyote O’Clock

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LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
Restoring the In-Betweens

So many things to love in the Book of Genesis; so many things to take exception to. Here’s one of each. Love: the image of the world as being made, […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Whales and the Wind Farms

The development of offshore wind farms as a solution to our desperate need for renewable energy has become a hot topic, and endangered whales have gotten caught up in it. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Facing Our History

Our friend and mentor Robert Kuttner wrote this week in the American Prospect about the death on March 28 of Margot Stern Strom, the Brookline teacher who in 1975 created […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 6, 2023

‘We Are All in Trouble’ To the editor: Re “Provincetown Fights Back Against Anti-Drag Laws” [March 30, front page]: Whether it is bingo, karaoke, a fundraiser, or a regular show, […]
OBITUARY
Educator Robert J. Foy of Provincetown Dies at 93

Robert John Foy of Provincetown died on March 26, 2023 after a short illness while in hospice care. He was 93. Bob was born on April 12, 1929 in Concord, […]
OBITUARY
John Thomas Tully Was 76

John Thomas Tully of Provincetown died peacefully on Jan. 13, 2023 at 76. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Deborah Kleber. The son of the late Stuart and Irene […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from March 27 to March 31, 2023. PROVINCETOWN March 27. Irvin D. Morgan and Irmgard H. Morgan to Timothy Deahl. 100 Alden […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Apr 6 – Apr 12 , 2023

SEEKING Talented drag performer who loves kids! Looking for a drag performer to host a read-aloud story hour for our son’s first birthday in Eastham on May 28. Email [email protected]. […]
Indie’s Choice

Sweet History (Thursday, April 6) Chequessett Chocolate presents a workshop about chocolate and its journey — from the cacao fruit tree to edible form — at the Provincetown Senior Center […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro FINANCE COMMITTEE HYBRID/IN PERSON PUBLIC HEARING Truro Community Center, 7 Standish Way FY2024 OMNIBUS BUDGET AMENDED LOGIN INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE 48 HOURS BEFORE […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing April 19, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Select Board Public Hearing April 24, 2023 Mooring and Vessel Storage Regulation Revisions The Eastham Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 24th at […]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legal Notices

Commonwealth of Massachusetts PUBLIC NOTICE TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) COMMUNITIES PROJECT: Cannery Wharf Park Project LOCATION: 387 Commercial Street, Provincetown MA PROPONENT: Town of Provincetown Per Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act […]
CORNER STORE
East End Market Reopens 10 Weeks After Flood

PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape native Oriana Conklin opened the doors to her newly purchased East End Market at 212 Bradford St. on March 11, 2022. This page is available to […]
BOOZE BAN
Cahoon Hollow Beach Will Go Cold Turkey

WELLFLEET — It’s looking like a dry summer down at Cahoon Hollow Beach. The Cape Cod National Seashore is moving forward with plans to ban drinking and open containers of […]
CIVICS
Provincetown Fights Back Against Anti-Drag Laws

PROVINCETOWN — Local performers are pushing back against a raft of anti-drag bills across the country that characterize their work as pornographic — or worse. According to a Feb. 12 […]
TOWN MEETING
Sinaiko Withdraws Article to Protect Property Next Door

PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Sinaiko plans to withdraw his controversial petition to extend the town’s historic district by one property when it comes up for discussion at the April 3 annual […]
PROVINCETOWN BUSINESS
Hotel With 150-Year History Gets New Local Owner

PROVINCETOWN — The Gifford House Inn, a 33-room hotel in Provincetown’s historic district that includes three bars, a restaurant, and a commercial kitchen, has been sold by one local owner […]
THE COMMUTE
Town Meeting Article Seeks Late Bus for Seasonal Workers

PROVINCETOWN — Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) leaders assured the select board on Feb. 13 that they could run a pilot late-night and early-morning bus service this summer for […]
OBITUARY
Stained-Glass Maker, Former Eastham Selectman John Knight Dies at 84

Former Eastham selectman and stained-glass craftsman John Knight, whose work graces the police station and Methodist Church in town along with the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster […]
FAKE NEWS
April Fool’s Issue

DEVELOPMENT Monument Plan Could House up to 60 Workers A new waterslide would pay for it PROVINCETOWN — In this town where creative problem-solving is the norm, officials have announced […]
PASCHAL TABLE
An Answer to the Fifth Question: ‘Why Gefilte Fish?’

These spring holidays are contradictory ones, foodwise and in every other way, it seems to me. I grew up eating Easter hams and hunting for eggs laid by chickens, presumably, […]
ACCESSORY DWELLING
A Mother and Daughter Design for a Neighborly Future

Sarah Manion has lived in a lot of places since leaving Cape Cod for college. After graduating from Swarthmore in 2007, she moved to Cameroon, where she served as a […]
COMMUNITY COOKS
About Those Granola Bars: ‘Cooks Know Crumbs Have No Calories’

I read Sophie Mann-Shafir’s “Granola Bars With the Works” (March 23, page B4) with interest because I love granola bars and I, too, have struggled to find a recipe for […]
CROSSWORD #40
A Home for All Seasons

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GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Two Lives (at Least) of Eastham’s Ancient Pear Tree

As the Great Depression spread its pall, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented the New Deal, a series of programs aimed at restoring American prosperity. Among the initiatives were Works Progress Administration […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Seven Varsity Teams Open the Spring Season

EASTHAM — Seven Nauset boys and girls varsity teams get their spring seasons underway this week, with golf highlighting a busy schedule with a pair of matches. The Warriors girls […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Strive for Balance

March has been chock-full of big transits, and the first week of April will deliver as well. We’re looking at a Sun-Jupiter-Mercury conjunction in Aries. If you’re an artist, this […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Year-Round Housing

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
No Competitive Races This Year

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, March 30 Finance […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Opioid Settlement

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
Fire Destroys House

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ART HISTORY
The Artistic Legacies of Mary Hackett

When artist Susan Baker showed her work at the Fine Arts Work Center in 1974, Mary Hackett, then in her late 60s, attended the opening. The next day, Baker visited […]
WRITERS
A Journey From a Nigerian Village to the Outer Cape

Growing up in a small farming village in southeastern Nigeria, Bhion Achimba was not supposed to become a writer. His family lacked the resources to send him to college, and […]
LINE BREAK
Is Artificial Intelligence Going to Take Over Poetry?

Questions about the promise and existential threat of artificial intelligence are everywhere these days. What can A.I. do? What should it do? As recently as last year, most of the […]
ARTISTS
An Elegantly Colorful World of ‘Slightly Bad Taste’

Mark Joshua Epstein is not afraid of excess. In his paintings, saturated hues and whimsical patterns bump up against asymmetrical frames. Some pieces jut out from the wall in precisely […]
Arts Briefs

James Stanley’s Views of a ‘Narrow Place’ Wellfleet artist James Everett Stanley is showing a group of paintings in an exhibition titled From the narrow place at Hirschl & Adler […]
VIGNETTE
Quick Change Artist

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STEAMERS
A Better Lobster Trap

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Tide Line Mystery

We all live our lives where the sea meets the land, and it does so every day, twice a day. This meeting is foreordained — it is an encroachment really […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Luddite Party

Writing on the editorial page of the New York Times on Monday this week, three humanist technology researchers delivered this prediction: artificial intelligence (A.I.) is probably going to destroy humanity […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 30, 2023

Wellfleet’s Troubles To the editor: Having read in the Independent about Wellfleet’s 2021 audit, Buddy Perkel’s March 9 op-ed column, and Selectman John Wolf’s response, I have three comments about […]
OBITUARY
Provincetown Native Jerome Lee Costa, ‘Coach Grampa,’ Dies at 81

After being diagnosed with pneumonia a few days before the end of a five-week vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Jerome Lee Costa of North Truro died unexpectedly on March 4, […]
OBITUARY
Provincetown Native Clarice Dutra, 95

Clarice (Malaquias) Dutra of North Truro and Pittsfield died on March 24, 2023 in Pittsfield. She was 95. The daughter of the late Domingo and Louise (Enos) Malaquias, Clarice was […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from March 20 to March 24, 2023. PROVINCETOWN March 21. Sam Shalom to Robert F. Madry and Jonathan O. Wibberley. 26 Bangs […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Mar 30 – Apr 5 , 2023

SEEKING Talented drag performer who loves kids! Looking for a drag performer to host a read-aloud story hour for our son’s first birthday in Eastham on May 28. Email [email protected]. […]
Indie’s Choice

Chew on This (Thursday, March 30) Eastham Public Library (190 Samoset Road) hosts a viewing party for the Japan episode of The Chewy Decimal Cooking Show with Elaine Lipton on […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro INVITATION FOR BIDS The Town of Truro is seeding sealed bids to install and furnish all labor, materials and equipment, and to perform all operations required for […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids for furnishing the following will be received at the Office of the Town Administrator, 2500 State Highway, Eastham, MA 02642, until the […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Position opening Assistant Library Director The Assistant Library Director provides professional library and managerial services and ensures the effective and efficient delivery of operational and administrational functions […]
OBITUARY
James D. Russo of North Truro Was 95

James Dominick Russo of North Truro died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis on March 4, 2023. He was 95. The son of Thomas and Rose (Cundari) Russo, Jim was […]
GEAR
Cape Lobstermen Would Rather Wait Than Switch

PROVINCETOWN — A 21-year-old North Atlantic right whale known as Porcia was observed in Cape Cod Bay on March 18. The whale was seen swimming with her 2023 calf by […]
ELECTIONS
4 Candidates in Running for 2 Seats on Provincetown Select Board

PROVINCETOWN — Four candidates have filed papers to run for the two select board seats that are up for election this May 9; Erik Borg, Austin Knight, Austin Miller, and […]
MENTAL HEALTH CARE
With Help Elusive, Two Men Live Crisis to Crisis

In the constant pursuit of help for their sons, Bonnie Nuendel of Eastham and Meegan Erving of Wellfleet have honed their stories into elevator pitches to perform for therapists, the […]
BUSINESS
Inn Denied Permission to Open With No On-Site Manager

TRURO — Lack of an onsite manager at a popular North Truro vacation spot last summer resulted in problems for guests as well as the neighborhood, and the board of […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
April Hearing Scheduled in Provincetown Barricade Case

PROVINCETOWN — A Provincetown man who was taken into custody after an eight-hour standoff with the Cape Cod SWAT team on Feb. 28 is currently being held at Bridgewater State […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Wants Market-Rate Rentals at Shank Painter Site

PROVINCETOWN — For years now, Provincetown has planned to build housing at the site of the old police station at 26 Shank Painter Road. A vision of 24 studio and […]
WELLFLEET ACCOUNTS
2021 Town Audit Finds a Pack of Misstatements

WELLFLEET — Nineteen months after Wellfleet was supposed to close its books on fiscal year 2021, the town finally received that year’s audit from Powers & Sullivan — and it […]
NEIGHBORHOODS
Neighbors Appeal Plan for Big House at Boat Meadow Marsh

EASTHAM — Two abutters have appealed the planning board’s site plan approval of a new house that will overlook Boat Meadow marsh. At issue is the proposed house’s size: it […]
OBITUARY
Cecilia Hall, the Bird Lady of Provincetown, Dies at 78

“I don’t know that she could have survived anywhere but Provincetown,” said Cecilia Hall’s sister Ann. Plagued by physical and psychological disabilities dating back to infancy, Cecilia had a strong […]
SNACK TIME
Granola Bars With the Works

This all started with Edouard Fontenot’s Indie-adapted Eleven Madison Park granola. I had to stop making it this winter because when I had it on hand it took over as […]
On the Landscape
The Foxes Watch Back

I was driving up a sandy road on the ocean side the other day. I had been surfing in the early morning at a little sandbar. I was salty and […]
YARD ART
Jeanne Dore’s Collections Add Color to Her World

Jeanne Dore and Joan Cancilla’s house sits between Drummer Cove and Blackfish Creek in Wellfleet. At this time of year, the water glimmers through the pitch pines at high tide, […]
ON THE BEACH
Singin’ the Waiting-for-the-Striper-Run Blues

I remember asking the old-timers when they thought the first spring stripers would appear. The answer was always the same: “Stripers show up when the lilacs start blooming.” My fishing […]
TO THE MAT
Spring Back With the Dragon Pose

March is a lonely, windy month on the Outer Cape. But as it unfolds, we feel the good it brings. The days grow longer and the light brighter. Gradually we […]
SETTERS
The Truro Community Center Hosts a Semi-Serious Volleyball Season

TRURO — With the spring equinox just past, a familiar antsiness is on the rise. To fight it, Outer Cape residents have flocked full throttle to the biweekly volleyball games […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Seven Varsity Teams Begin Practice for Spring

EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School spring sports season officially got underway on Monday with seven varsity teams returning to practice. Nauset baseball starts its first season under Coach […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Pluto Shines a Light on Plutocrats

Pluto is a major player this week as it makes its initial shift from Pisces into Aquarius on March 23. This is a big one. And it is likely to […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
I’d Rather Be Blue

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Vision for Vitality

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, March 23 Finance […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Bridge Party

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EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meet the Candidates

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DOCUMENTARIES
Remembering Boston’s Countercultural Radio Hub

Journalist and documentarian Bill Lichtenstein has uncovered major investigative scoops, won a Peabody Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and received a Special Recognition honor from the Mass. Association for Mental […]
ARTISTS
Art as Social Organism

An imposing triptych — greenish on the left, then bluish, then purple — hangs on one wall of Siennie Lee’s studio at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Its […]
WRITERS
Kim Coleman Foote’s Art of Biomythography

“When you forget parts of a history, patterns repeat themselves,” says Kim Coleman Foote. “This goes for the great human tragedies as much as for intergenerational trauma within families.” Foote, […]
WOMEN’S HISTORY
An Artistic Dialogue Across the Decades

Although Truro-based artist, curator, and teacher Megan Hinton never met Florence Brillinger or Janice Biala, their work has strongly informed her own art practice. We met recently at the Provincetown […]
WOMEN’S HISTORY
Discovering an Early Generation of Provincetown Artists

In 2014, Breon Dunigan and Mike Wright curated the Women Pioneers exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum to highlight the important roles that women played in the history […]
Arts Briefs

The English Beat Keeps On Rocking Music fans of a certain age will remember the English Beat as a staple of early-1980s alternative radio and Friday Night Videos blocks. (The […]
VIGNETTE
Spring

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STEAMERS
Weed Whacked

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KEEPING WATCH
Either Way: Taking a Broader View of Human Variation

In 1969, when I was 19 and rode a motorcycle, there was a highway sign on Route 6 in North Truro alerting drivers that they could get to Provincetown by […]
OP-ED
Giving Before We Take

I found myself skipping out to the mailbox on a recent bright day. Skipping is not as easy as it used to be, but the drive is long, and I […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Rude Awakening

Town meetings are coming, and we are wondering how local citizens and governments will navigate hot-button issues this year. At last spring’s town meeting in Truro, a proposed change in […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 23, 2023

Suing the Auditors To the editor: Buddy Perkel’s March 9 op-ed, “What Wellfleet Deserved,” contains several inaccurate assertions. The select board has not filed a malpractice claim against the town’s […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from March 13 to March 17, 2023. PROVINCETOWN March 16. 18 Bangs Street LLC [Lynn Plummer, agent] to Bradford […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Mar 23 – Mar 29, 2023

SEEKING Talented drag performer who loves kids! Looking for a drag performer to host a read-aloud story hour for our son’s first birthday in Eastham on May 28. Inquiries please […]
Indie’s Choice

Fabulous Fennel (Thursday, March 23) Fennel is the focus of this week’s Spice Club meeting at Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) on Thursday, March 23, 4 p.m. Free; […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Select Board Public Hearing April 4, 2023 In accordance with MGL Chapter 130 Sections 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 68 and 80 and all applicable Town Shellfish […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro Conservation Commission Public Hearing April 3, 2023 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The Truro Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Monday, April 3, 2023 at 5:00PM; THIS […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing April 5, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in […]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legal Notices

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Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Zoning Board of Appeals PUBLIC HEARING April 6, 2023 The Town of Eastham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 5:00 pm on Thursday, […]
CULTURE
The Red Hawk Singers and Dancers Bring Stories to the Stage

PROVINCETOWN — CheeNulKa Pocknett and David Pocknett Jr. of the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers put on a program of music and dance at the Provincetown Schools’ Fishermen Hall on […]
DEVELOPMENT
Eastham Will Vote on Limit for House Sizes

EASTHAM — The race to build mansions by the sea has come to Eastham. But more than three-fourths of the houses here are still under 2,000 square feet, and the […]
THEN THERE WERE FOUR
One of Provincetown’s Five Pot Shops Has Closed

PROVINCETOWN — What used to be five marijuana dispensaries in Provincetown is now just four. Heal Provincetown, which was originally planned as a medical cannabis dispensary on Harry Kemp Road […]
GROWTH
With More Space, Barker Unveils a Bigger Plan for the Waterfront

PROVINCETOWN — A narrow strip of land that extends from Commercial Street southward to the harbor could, in the not-too-distant future, boast two new hotels with a total of 51 […]
HOWL
Health Board Opens a ‘Conversation’ on Leash Law

TRURO — One of the prickliest issues in town government is the regulation of dog owners and their pets, especially the question of when and where canines may run off […]
CONSERVATION
Wiley Park Sustains Damage From Overuse

EASTHAM — In the past couple of years, Wiley Park has seen an uptick of foot and paw traffic that has led to increased destruction of habitat and vegetation, according […]
HOUSING
Short-Term Rental Regulation Goes to Town Meeting

PROVINCETOWN — At the annual town meeting on April 3, voters will consider three citizen-petitioned articles proposing amendments to Provincetown’s general bylaw that would institute new regulations on short-term rentals […]
DPW PROJECTS
Mill Pond Road Plans Have Truro Riled Up

TRURO — Residents are rallying against Dept. of Public Works Director Jarrod Cabral’s plan to replace a damaged culvert that is restricting tidal flow into Mill Pond. Cabral told the […]
TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet’s 2024 Budget Rides on Overrides

WELLFLEET — The town’s budgeting process this year has been anything but easy, says Town Administrator Rich Waldo. “With not having support from a permanent town accountant and assistant town […]
ARCHITECTURE
At the Library, an Old Town Settles Into a New Design

EASTHAM — Its architects proposed a purpose to practically every nook and cranny of the Eastham Public Library — a sunlit pondside edifice unveiled in 2016. Seven years later, it’s […]
NEW ORLEANS DISPATCH
A Friday Fish Fry, Hold the Sacrifice

NEW ORLEANS — After the many indulgences of Mardi Gras, the Archdiocese of New Orleans publishes a list of antidotes in the Times-Picayune — “fish frys” to fill the Fridays […]
MEET THE MAKER
Justine Ives Gives Up the Funk With Spray Paint

Photos and Text by Agata Storer TRURO — During the summer, Justine Ives is a manager of logistics at Cape Cab; in the off season, she’s the Funk Bus painter. […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Tilting Into Spring

Spring begins on March 20 with the vernal equinox, a day of nearly equal daylight and darkness. There’s another equinox in September that marks the start of autumn. And between […]
ON THE RUNWAY
Pets Parade at the Year Rounders Festival

PROVINCETOWN — Paws strutted the runway at town hall on Saturday as the annual pet parade — a much-anticipated event of the Year Rounders Festival — got underway. But the […]
BASKETBALL
The Massachusetts Wolves Want to Go Far

PROVINCETOWN — While Cape Cod and the Islands boast a strong culture of high school sports, the region has historically lacked a local college or professional team for residents to […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 14 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAUSET HOCKEY
Warriors Fall to Watertown in Quarterfinal

ORLEANS — At the end, the Nauset High boys hockey team deserved better than it got. This year’s team, led by a sizable senior class contingent, brought the program to […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Springing Forward Together

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, all you’ve got to do is … well, let’s put it this way, you’re going to have to do a lot more than just call […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Message to Nauset Schools

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Walsh Committee Seeks Input

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, March 16 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A New Energy Code

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
Get Vaxxed and Get $75

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. […]
WOMEN’S HISTORY
An Artistic Sisterhood With No Apology

While Anna Poor’s connections to the Outer Cape are deep and varied, a group of women artists, writers, and activists she has known and worked with over the years have […]
INDIE SCREEN
A Fassbinder Classic Gets a Meta Gender Flip

French filmmaker François Ozon is a bit of a chameleon. He’s best known for the film Swimming Pool, with Charlotte Rampling as a British mystery writer vacationing in Provence. But […]
WRITERS
Finding Rhythm and Beauty in the Strange and Odd

Late at night, hearing the coyotes cry, Kieron Walquist watches as a red-tailed fox makes its rounds of the Fine Arts Work Center campus. When Walquist and the fox finally […]
TELEVISION
The Rhythmic Pleasures of ‘Poker Face’

Rian Johnson specializes in satisfaction. The filmmaker behind Knives Out, Glass Onion, and the time-travel thriller Looper loves to construct narrative puzzle boxes where perfect solutions emerge in cathartic “aha!” […]
Arts Briefs

Zooming In to a World of Art On a good day, the drive from the Outer Cape to Falmouth can take the better part of two hours. But a series […]
VIGNETTE
Daylight Savings Time

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STEAMERS
Happy Spring!

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Away With Me

I knew there were not enough dead people in Provincetown to make their disposal profitable. I discovered recently that the same is true for Wellfleet. (Forget Truro — it’s a […]
WINTER DREAMS
Marching On

I had a performer’s dream the other night. I was in a play, nodding off in my dressing room during a long offstage hiatus. I heard lines on the performance […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Test for the Schools

Words matter. They can be used to hide the truth or to reveal it. The Provincetown Select Board gave us a fine example of the latter this week. One month […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 16, 2023

‘It’s Hatred’ To the editor: Re “School Committee Did Not Know About Bullying Scandal,” March 9, page A8: A student is bullied and harassed because of her religion, and the […]
OBITUARY
Duane Steele, Owner of His Hometown Paper for 24 Years, Dies at 83

Duane A. Steele died at home in Provincetown on March 8, 2023 of an interstitial lung disease. He would have liked the directness of that sentence, though definitely not its […]
OBITUARY
Lucille Roza of North Truro Was 87

Lucille Kelley Roza of North Truro died on Dec. 28, 2022 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 87. The daughter of Jack and Lucy Kelley, Lucille was […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from March 6 to March 10, 2023. PROVINCETOWN March 8. Builder Boys 286.5 Bradford LLC [John L. Abbiuso and Brad P. Mayeux, […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Mar 16 – Mar 22, 2023

SEEKING My Toyota is unrepairable, but the battery is brand new and looking for a good home. Meanwhile, I’m looking for a new (used) car to replace it. Hoping to […]
Indie’s Choice

Start Your Engines! (Friday, March 17) Mackenzie and Austin host a weekly viewing party for the current season of RuPaul’s Drag Race at the Crown & Anchor (247 Commercial St., […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro Planning Board Notice of Remote Public Hearing Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm View on television Channel 18 in Truro; or on the Homepage website (www.truro-ma.gov), […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Finance Committee Annual Town Meeting – Finance Committee Recommendations Public Hearing March 23, 2023 Per the Provincetown Charter 2-3-g, the Provincetown Finance Committee will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Select Board and the Finance Committee PROPOSED FY24 OPERATING BUDGET AND FY 25-29 FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN PUBLIC HEARING March 20, 2023 In accordance with Sections […]
SCHOOLS
No Longer Interim: Goyette Named Superintendent in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN — When Gerry Goyette was made interim superintendent in June 2022, the Provincetown School Committee had one major concern: Goyette, who was serving as the school’s principal, was just […]
TOWN FINANCE
Wellfleet Officials Take In State’s Fiscal Report

WELLFLEET — When the state Dept. of Revenue presented its bleak financial management review to the select board and finance committee on Feb. 28, Deb Wagner, a director at the […]
DEADLY FIRE
Building Where Boy Died Is Owned by Ben Zehnder

ORLEANS — A lawyer who routinely argues before Outer Cape regulatory boards on behalf of rich and powerful property owners is the owner of the building where a six-year-old boy […]
TOWN MEETING
Two Housing Projects, PAAM, and Schooner Hindu Are on the Warrant

PROVINCETOWN — Every year since 2006, town meeting voters have dispensed special funding measures called community preservation grants. The money comes from a 3-percent surcharge on property taxes and can […]
DISASTER AFTERMATH
Slow Repairs and Housing Search Remain After Flood

PROVINCETOWN — The owners of East End properties that were flooded by wind-driven seawater during a December storm continue to struggle to get their buildings dried out, wiring and plumbing […]
TOWN MEETING
Six Citizen Petitions on Truro Warrant Run the Gamut

TRURO — Town meeting is not until Tuesday, April 25, but Truro’s select board is already discussing six citizen petitions that will appear on the warrant. Petitioned articles are authorized […]
DEVELOPMENT
Land Court Ruling Makes Way for New House on Lieutenant Island

WELLFLEET — The zoning board of appeals is expected to reverse its decision of two years ago and approve a plan on March 9 for a 2,500-square-foot two-story house on […]
CONGREGATIONS
Wellfleet’s Congregational Church Gets a New Pastor

WELLFLEET — When Chip Hurd, the pastor of the Roslindale Congregational Church in Boston, heard about the Wellfleet Congregational Church’s search for a new pastor, his friend Jon Elsensohn came […]
EDUCATION
School Committee Did Not Know About Bullying Scandal

ORLEANS — Nauset Regional School Committee members said on March 2 they had no idea the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights had investigated the high school and […]
KOPYCHYNTSI DISPATCH
Bright Lights and Dark Days in Small-Town Ukraine

When the Independent first spoke with Mayor Bogdan Kelichavyi of Kopychyntsi, a town of about 13,000 in western Ukraine, the Russian invasion was only six days old. It was March […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
A Gardener’s Fire

When the fires of late winter and spring are lighted, they awaken old memories. All through my childhood, my brothers and I, alongside our parents, would rake and burn for […]
THE LURE
Casting Flies for Holdover Trout and Nostalgia

Friends recently asked me what I fish for during the winter months. It was the evening of our odd one-day cold snap, and we were sitting around slurping fresh oysters […]
MEET THE MAKERS
Tight Knit at the Cape Tip

Yarn is not the only material handled with dedication and nimble care at two weekly winter gatherings on the Outer Cape, though it certainly does lend purpose, texture, and polychromatic […]
FAMILY RECIPE
An Eggplant Parm That’s as Good as Mom’s

Saying that your mom’s eggplant parm is your favorite thing to eat is like admitting that the Mona Lisa is your favorite painting. It’s a well-deserved classic, of course, but […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
A Time to Sow

Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Dave DeWitt has been working the same plot of land in the Truro woods since 1987, starting when it was a heather farm, Rock […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey Boys Stay Alive in Tourney With Overtime Win

EASTHAM — The Nauset boys hockey team stayed alive in the Division 3 State Tournament thanks to overtime heroics, while the boys basketball team and the Cape Cod Furies each […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

This Week’s Bird Sightings Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 7 included the following, based on a report prepared […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Re-Arrange the World

We continue to find ourselves bathed in the mystical energies of Pisces this week, as the Sun, Mercury, and Neptune converge in a powerful conjunction in the eleventh house — […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
The Warrant Is Closed

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Duplex Bylaw Amendment

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, March 9 Finance […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Pay Raise

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
Stop Signs at Bridge Road Intersection

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LOCALS
Jim Zimmerman Connects Provincetown’s Past With Its Present

Jim Zimmerman — camera around his neck — greeted me in the lobby of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and led us through the museum’s expansive galleries with the […]
IN THE STUDIO
Sculptures That Demand to Be Seen

Kristy Hughes thinks in planes. A printmaker by training who says she “avoided sculpture” throughout her studies, Hughes now makes towering, vibrant, multi-part sculptures, many of which started out as […]
IN THE STUDIO
Yahna Harris and the Art of Family History

In a scene from Yahna Harris’s current film-in-progress, the artist’s aunt sits regally in an armchair. Shot from a low angle, she commands a domestic space. There is no movement: […]
BENEFIT CONCERT
Music to Help Heal a Broken Land

It’s difficult to grasp the massive scale of the earthquakes that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria last month. More than 53,500 deaths have been confirmed as of this week, […]
ALBUM REVIEW
‘Terror’ Heralds a Towering Talent

Anyone who was lucky enough to be at the Mews in Provincetown on March 9, 2020 may have witnessed the early stages of a supernova. When Tianna Esperanza performed at […]
Arts Briefs

Ellen Anthony Gets Physical On her way to see Meredith Monk’s last dance performance in New York City five years ago, Ellen Anthony slipped on the ice and injured her […]
VIGNETTE
Checking the Weather

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WATERCOLOR
Ninth Circle

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RESTORATION QUESTIONS
Herring River Project Involves Losses and Risks

The Herring River Restoration Project, which has been in the planning stage for decades, has finally begun. The clearing of dead vegetation in the Duck Harbor basin is underway as […]
MISMANAGEMENT
What Wellfleet Deserved

A while ago I swore that I would put Wellfleet’s financial troubles out of my mind and not write another letter to the Independent about this mess like the one […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Public Editor Again

Walking to our office in Whalers Wharf the other day, I passed by a busker outside Marine Specialties playing the guitar and singing an old Beatles song: “What would you […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 9, 2023

A Humanitarian Crisis To the editor: I applaud K.C. Myers for her heartfelt editorial column “Held Hostage by Slumlords” [March 2, page A2]. She used a word in the second-to-last […]
OBITUARY
Joan Guerreiro, 72, Followed Her Heart to Provincetown

Joan C. (Corley) Guerreiro died on Feb. 27, 2023 in her Provincetown home after a lengthy illness, with her husband, Rob, by her side. She was 72. Born in Framingham […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Feb. 27 to March 3, 2023. PROVINCETOWN March 2. Hope M. Valenti to Bennett Stavely. 104 Bradford St., […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Mar 9 – Mar 15, 2023

SEEKING My Toyota is unrepairable, but the battery is brand new and looking for a good home. Meanwhile, I’m looking for a new (used) car to replace it. Hoping to […]
Indie’s Choice

Celtic Sounds (Friday-Saturday, March 10-11) The Chatham Chorale and Chatham Chorale Children’s Choir perform traditional and contemporary Celtic music at the First Congregational Church (650 Main St., Chatham) on Friday, […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing March 23, 2023 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, The Zoning Act and to The Wellfleet Zoning Bylaw (4/28/03), the […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro Planning Board Notice of Remote Public Hearing Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm View on television Channel 18 in Truro; or on the Homepage website (www.truro-ma.gov), […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Board of Health Public Hearing March 16, 2023 In accordance with §2-3-g.6 of the Provincetown Charter, the Provincetown Board of Health will hold a Public Hearing on […]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legal Notices

MASSDOT NEW DATE CAPE COD BRIDGES PROGRAM The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) invites you to attend an upcoming Virtual Public Information Meeting for the Cape Cod Bridges Program. A live virtual public information […]
BUILDING EASTHAM
This Old Eastham House: The Lobster Shanty

EASTHAM — With its white wooden shingles, lobster traps, and sunny yellow awnings, the Lobster Shanty on Route 6 evokes the Cape Cod that Patti Page sang about in her […]
DEVELOPMENT
Eastham Board Approves New House in Seashore

EASTHAM — A 1.3-acre vacant lot located off Cable Road and within walking distance of Nauset Light Beach is on the market for $740,000 — and it is being touted […]
OPENING PARTY
Pilgrim Monument and Museum Prepare for a Full 2023 Season

PROVINCETOWN — Since David Weidner became the executive director of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association of Provincetown — better known as the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum, or PMPM […]
WELLFLEET WOES
State Financial Management Review Cites Failures of Leadership

WELLFLEET — A long-awaited financial management review by the state Dept. of Revenue (DOR) blames a “lack of definitive leadership” for the town’s “years of distress, inconsistent financial planning, and […]
ENVIRONMENT
Reports Show Steady Deterioration in Coastal Water Quality

PROVINCETOWN — Reports in recent years from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), which uses data collected by the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) at more than 100 testing […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Old Reliable Project Gets Permit to Go to 3 Stories

PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker secured a special permit from the planning board on Feb. 23 for the 31-room hotel, restaurant, bar, and residential condominium project she plans to construct […]
STRANGE ENCOUNTER
An Incident That ‘Didn’t Pass the Smell Test’

WELLFLEET — A 13-year-old girl was approached by a man driving a black van while walking down Chequessett Neck Road near Kendrick Avenue at noon on Saturday, Feb. 11. She […]
DE-ESCALATION
SWAT Team Defuses a Crisis in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN — Around midday on Tuesday, Feb. 28, Outer Cape residents began noticing increased police traffic on Route 6 as departments from as far away as Bourne responded to an […]
LEGAL EAGLES
Nauset Mock Trial Team’s Full-Courtroom Press

Eastham — It requires the precision of fencing, the flexibility of gymnastics, and the strategy of football. But it doesn’t take place on a field or in a gymnasium. It […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
David Conwell Stull, the Ambergris King

It would be unthinkable today for the community to cheer on the chasing, corralling, and driving of frightened blackfish to their slaughter. But a little over a century ago, people […]
WATCHING BIRDS
In Arizona, a Familiar Face

I was lucky enough to be able to get away last month. My friend Bob, who lives in Tucson, always offers his warm hospitality during these cold months. But it […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Perennial Surprise of the Crocuses

In the early days of February, little shoots of yellow-green began emerging from the soil in my gardens, pushing up along pathways and around the roots of trees in the […]
FROM THE LARDER
Fondue Baked Into a Winter Pie

In the end it will be the cheese that kills me. Not the red meat. Not the gin. Well, maybe the gin, a little, but mostly the cheese: hard or […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Knock Off Fitchburg to Advance in State Tourney

EASTHAM — The Nauset boys basketball team secured a dramatic 59-58 comeback win over Fitchburg High School on Monday night in the MIAA Division 2 State Tournament to advance to […]
WHAT’S OPEN
A Late Winter Outer Cape Dining Guide

The sun is up so early now and still in the sky (if it has turned up at all, that is) at 5 p.m. In related good news, this means […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Now’s a Creative Time, if You Put Your Mind to It

The stars are urging us to focus on communication. This Pisces sun is serving up a healthy dose of empathy and intuition. Couple that with Mercury in Aquarius, the sign […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Public Health at the Library

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Mill Pond and the DPW

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, March 2 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
It’s a Man’s Problem, Too

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
Low-Lying Road Problem Solving

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HISTORIES
An Almost-Forgotten Story for Our Troubled Times

Rachel Maddow’s hit podcast Ultra is a tightly crafted work of historical research, a fable for our current fascism-tinged political landscape, and a love letter to the Library of Congress. […]
INDIE SCREEN
Oscar Contenders Fight the Good Fight

Canadian child actor turned writer-director Sarah Polley continues to prove she’s one of the great filmmaking talents of our time. Her four features — Away From Her (2006), starring Julie […]
IN THE STUDIO
Creating Worlds With Fiber and Glue

Carol Fitzsimons’s richly colored and textured works are painstakingly created by adhering small strips of string to canvas board with a toothpick and Elmer’s glue. “It’s like painting with fiber,” […]
INDIE PLAYLIST
Songs for International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day this year, members of the Independent staff sat down with Denya LeVine of WOMR for a roundtable discussion about women and music. You can tune in […]
Arts Briefs

What a Difference a Day Makes Think of what you’ve accomplished in the last 24 hours. Does it involve writing, rehearsing, directing, and performing an original play before a live […]
VIGNETTE
Snowman

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STEAMERS
The Wildlife of Legend

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEK
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Robert, the Down East Philosopher

Most of the philosophers I have ever met have been from Maine. I am not sure why, but they seem to crank them out up there. Perhaps it is their […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Held Hostage by Slumlords

The Truro Health Dept. threatened in 2019 to close down the Truro Motor Inn where 50 people, including several children, were living in overcrowded motel rooms. Electric service designed for […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 2, 2023

Those Big Cats To the editor: The story “Wellfleet Discovers — and Freezes — Its First Bobcat” by Sam Pollak (Feb. 23, page A4) prompts me to retell my “Pamet […]
ELEGY
Remembering Mac Gatch

One day last summer, Mac urged me to come visit him in his Wellfleet garden that afternoon. He wanted me to see how his late peonies overlapped with his early […]
OBITUARY
Theologian, Scholar, and Gardener Milton ‘Mac’ Gatch Dies at 90

Milton McCormick Gatch, a professor, librarian, and longtime priest-in-charge at the Chapel of St. James the Fisherman in Wellfleet, died on Feb. 21, 2023 at his apartment in New York […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Feb. 21 to Feb. 24, 2023. PROVINCETOWN Feb. 21. Trevor’s Trail II LLC [Thomas G. Tannariello, agent] to […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Mar 2 – Mar 8, 2023

TIDINGS On February 4, my husband died despite the Herculean efforts of the Wellfleet EMTs and the amazing ICU team at Cape Cod Hospital. My daughter, Ariana, son, Adam, and […]
Indie’s Choice

Close Knit (Thursday, March 2) Wellfleet Public Library (55 West Main St.) presents a free knitting for kids workshop on Thursday, March 2, 3 p.m. The workshops will continue every […]
Other Notices

BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARINGS: Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts You are […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Select Board Finance Committee Proposed FY2024 Operating Budget Remote Joint Public HearingPublic Hearing March 13, 2023 In accordance with §6-4-g of the Provincetown Charter, the Select Board […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices

Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission Public Hearing March 15, 2023 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro Zoning Board of Appeals Remote Public Hearing Monday, March 27, 2023 at 5:30 pm 2023-002/ZBA – Steven and Deborah Dillon, 19 Highland Avenue (Atlas Map 32, Parcel […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Notice of Request for Proposals To Provide the Following Professional Services: North Eastham Form-Based Zoning, Design Standards, and Overlays Date: February 23, 2023 The Town of Eastham […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Voters Will Reconsider Breaching the Breakwater

PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the April 3 annual town meeting will consider a plan to create a 40-foot gap in the town’s West End breakwater, more formally known as the […]
ENVIRONMENT
A Major Wastewater Funding Source Is Drying Up

WELLFLEET — The Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund may be running dry. Financial models in last year’s annual report projected that the fund would be in arrears by […]
WALSH COMMITTEE
Citing Workload, Two Co-Chairs Step Down

TRURO — “This is a very painful thing for both of us,” said Fred Gaechter at the Feb. 15 meeting of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee as he and […]
VIOLATIONS
Fire That Killed 6-Year-Old Was in Illegally Constructed Apartment

ORLEANS — The fire that killed six-year-old Kyi Odeen Bourne on Feb. 4 broke out inside an apartment constructed illegally on the second floor of 177 Route 6A in downtown […]
HOUSING
New Roofs Needed Immediately at Harbor Hill

PROVINCETOWN — It’s been three and a half years since the first year-round tenants moved into Harbor Hill, the 28-apartment, four-building West End complex that used to be a timeshare […]
MIND THE GAP
Summit Challenges Regional Transit to Meet Its Mission

PROVINCETOWN — Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) staff spent half an hour on Feb. 13 telling the Provincetown Select Board about the bounty of buses the government-funded organization offers […]
LICENSING
Zoning Board Gives Foxberry Inn a ‘Second Chance’

PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the Foxberry Inn at 29 Bradford St. Extension were granted a request to expand their liquor license to allow for an outdoor bar and permit […]
ELUSIVE FELINES
Wellfleet Discovers — and Freezes — Its First Bobcat

WELLFLEET — Provincetown has bears, Truro has its puma, and now Wellfleet has bobcats — or rather, a bobcat. Or at least it did have one. A lone bobcat was […]
FROM SCRATCH
While Short Ribs Simmer, a Kitchen Memoir Takes Shape

There’s a marked difference between the menace of blizzard snow, icy and gravelly against the window, and what’s happening here today. Today, the sun is just barely shining through the […]
MEET THE MAKERS
The Art and Craft of a Small-Town Chocolate Maker

TRURO — A rich confectionary scent wafts through the air in Chequessett Chocolate’s production room. It’s a perfume that can make ordinary visitors swoon. But co-founder Josiah Mayo is on […]
MIND AND BODY
Moving Past the Edge

It isn’t always easy for me to jump in. At the edge there are those few difficult steps into the cold water before I am in deep enough to fully […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Pondering Comets, Asteroids, and Planets

Comet ZTF made its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 1 at a distance of 26 million miles. That’s pretty close. Mars, for example, is, on average, 140 million miles […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
Stepping Into the Moonlight

When I was 12 years old, I moved into a cabin in my parents’ Wellfleet yard. It was down by the chicken coop, 10 feet by 12, made of pine […]
READING ROOM
Big Feelings Find Their Way Out of a Jar

Beau Silva, age four, listened with interest as his father, Ross Silva, read to him from Out of a Jar during a recent Friday’s “Read & Play,” a weekly gathering […]
FINAL WHISTLE
Jody Quill Remembers 50 Years of Games

EASTHAM — Jody Quill was there when Nauset Regional High School’s gym opened in December 1971. And she was there when the final game was played in the gym on […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Runners Mahoney, Brown, Bebber, and Roche Qualify for Meet of Champions

EASTHAM — Nauset’s indoor track and swim teams found success at their respective State Championships while the boys basketball team added a Cape and Islands Atlantic Division championship to their […]
CROSSWORD #39
Transfer Station

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RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Pisces Is Upon Us

Last week we said goodbye to my dear Sun sign, Aquarius, and entered the 12th and final sign of the zodiac, Pisces. The transition into Pisces season is a welcome […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Transfer Tax Heats Up

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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
ZBA Seeks Alternate

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are still being held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cappello Named Deputy Fire Chief

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
Special Ed and Civil Rights Review

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ARTISTS
Creating a System for the Nonsensical

Georgia Dickie, who is from Toronto, and Tinja Ruusuvuori, who lives and works in Tampere, Finland, had never met before arriving in Provincetown for their Fine Arts Work Center fellowships […]
LINE BREAK
A Brief History of the Whale Fishery

I recently saw an exhibit on the second floor of the Provincetown library: a case alongside the Rose Dorothea containing a whaling harpoon and line, a few images, and a […]
WRITERS
Stories of Tradition and Modernity

It’s an exciting time for Fine Arts Work Center writing fellow Gothataone Moeng. Her first book, a collection of short stories set in her home country, was published earlier this […]
BOOKS
Barbara Bosworth Keeps an Eye on The Sea

One of Barbara Bosworth’s most prized possessions is a collection of bird eggs she inherited from her great-grandfather, who collected them in the wild, blew out their interiors, and saved […]
Arts Briefs

Floating New Ways of Collaboration For the throngs of visitors who come to Provincetown every August, Carnival is a time to let loose and enjoy the spectacle. For local businesses, […]
VIGNETTE
Walking With Dogs

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CHOOSE YOUR OWN EPITAPH
Low Point on a Winter Mood Swing

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TEACHABLE MOMENTS
What’s Wrong With Saying ‘All Lives Matter’

One of the greatest joys for a teacher is when students encounter the magic of the tangent: the moment when an event, a question, or an opinion takes a carefully […]
AUTHORITY
Our National Intimidation Problem

Anne Needel’s great piece on this page last week [“The Kids Are Watching Us”] was a sight for sore eyes. Yes, adults need to model moral courage, for children and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
February Scars

A lot of us live on Outer Cape Cod because someone drew us here. My sister, Harriet Miller, was the one who got us to Wellfleet. She served on the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, February 23, 2023

Defending ‘All Lives Matter’ To the editor: Your Feb. 16 article “ ‘All Lives Matter’ Sign Raises Questions at Nauset High” [page A7] was a misrepresentation of Nauset’s Black Student […]
OBITUARY
Philosopher and Builder Heinrich Sirucek Dies at 85

After a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, Heinrich J. Sirucek, “war refugee, immigrant, teacher, builder, long-time Fleetian, father to four, and friend to many,” in his son Nicholas’s words, died […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors

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Real Estate Transactions

Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17, 2023. PROVINCETOWN Feb. 17. Meili West LLC [Edward M. Roach and Lisa M. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Feb 23 – Feb 29, 2023

SEEKING Looking for a studio or larger, Eastham to Provincetown, for a single father with a wonderful boy who goes to Provincetown IB school. I’m a freelance filmmaker, new to […]
Indie’s Choice

Build Battlements (Thursday, Feb. 23) Kids are invited to build their own castle — using recycled materials and cardboard boxes — at Snow Library (67 Main St., Orleans) on Thursday, […]
Eastham Legal Notices

TOWN OF EASTHAM Notice of Request for Proposals To Provide the Following Professional Services: North Eastham Form-Based Zoning, Design Standards, and Overlays Date: February 23, 2023 The Town of Eastham […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices

Town of Truro Select Board Eversource Hearing Remote Public Hearing February 28, 2023 The Truro Select Board will conduct a remote public hearing on a petition from Eversource Energy to […]
Provincetown Legal Notices

Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing February 28, 2023 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
ROUNDBALL STRATEGY
Provincetown Boys Lose Every Game but Win Every Heart

PROVINCETOWN — If sports were all about numbers, the Provincetown boys basketball season would not have been much fun. This page is available to subscribers. Click here to sign in […]
FIREARMS LAWS
Panel on Suicide Attracts Defenders of Gun Rights

WEST BARNSTABLE — Introducing a panel discussion on guns and suicide at Cape Cod Community College last Thursday, state Rep. Michael Day of Stoneham said that Massachusetts gun laws have […]
LAND USE
Great White and GFM Get Their Contractor Yard

WELLFLEET — Lawyers for Great White Realty and the town have asked a state Land Court judge to sign off on an agreement that could put an end to three […]
FACT CHECK
What the Subsidized Housing Inventory Says — and Doesn’t Say

TRURO — The debate over how much affordable housing Truro needs was for years focused on the 3.9-acre Cloverleaf parcel on Highland Road, which will have 39 apartment and duplex […]
RECREATION
Two ‘Master Plans’ for Motta Field Are Unveiled

PROVINCETOWN — After several months of community input, Provincetown’s recreation dept. and the design firm Weston & Sampson unveiled two potential master plans for a rebuilt Motta Field at a […]
ON BEACON HILL
New House Rules Increase Access but Reject Committee Transparency

PROVINCETOWN — Despite its reputation as a progressive stronghold, Massachusetts has long trailed red and blue states alike when it comes to legislative transparency at the state level, particularly in […]
SCHOOLING
‘All Lives Matter’ Sign Raises Questions at Nauset High

EASTHAM — A banner posted in the main administration building at Nauset Regional High School to celebrate Black History Month has upset some students because it includes the message “All […]
TOXIC GOODS
Cyr Files Bill to Ban PFAS in Consumer Products

Cape and Islands state Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Kate Hogan of the 3rd Middlesex District have filed a bill to ban by 2030 a group of “forever chemicals” known […]
WILDLIFE
Avian Flu Found in Provincetown Gulls

PROVINCETOWN — Preliminary test results on the great black-backed gull carcasses found on the harbor beach are consistent with avian influenza, confirming suspicions reported in the Independent last week. MassWildlife […]
CIVICS
After 15 Years, Eckman Wants to Keep Doing Her Homework

EASTHAM — If Aimee Eckman had not been politically active, the town might have established its own beach in 2008. And voters might never have adopted municipal water. Eckman, who […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Nun’s Farts Are Dunkers to Sigh For

Mardi Gras, a.k.a. Fat Tuesday, is next week — the last hurrah before the 40 days of fasting and self-reflection of Lent begin, for those who observe it. Besides prompting […]
BOOK MAKERS
Old Books, Reembodied

When the Eastham Public Library takes books out of circulation, either because they’re damaged or haven’t been checked out in years, they give them to students at Eastham Elementary School, […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Neptune Abelew Sees You

I met up with Bonnie and Beth Abelew and their 14-month-old golden retriever, Neptune, at the benches outside Provincetown Town Hall. The sisters, who’d come in from North Truro, showed […]
TO THE MAT
Happy Hamstrings, Happy Life

February can be a sedentary time of year for many of us. Short days, long nights, and cold weather and wind can keep us indoors and sitting around more. On […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Goalie Figueiredo Posts First Shutout Against Vineyarders
