PROVINCETOWN — In response to the Trump administration’s decision on Jan. 21 to lift restrictions barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from making arrests in “sensitive locations” including […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT
Tyler Jager Is the Independent’s Community Reporting Fellow
A writer ready for real local reporting
PROVINCETOWN — At the bar at Mac’s on Feb. 2, Tyler Jager ate his first Wellfleet oyster with a bright squeeze of lemon. He had his second with nothing at […]
TRURO PUBLIC WORKS
Final DPW Funding Plans Are Taking Shape
The select board approves a timeline; no funds for assessment at 340 Route 6
TRURO — Three months before town meeting, the effort to replace Truro’s Dept. of Public Works (DPW) facility is gaining momentum. The ad hoc building committee, tasked with recommending a […]
TURNAROUNDS
The Fishermen Girls Outstrip Their Goal
Provincetown defeats Dennis-Yarmouth 31-25 with teamwork
PROVINCETOWN — Before the Provincetown IB Schools girls basketball team’s 31-25 triumph in a home match on Jan. 23 against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins, the players enacted four rituals that set […]
COMMUNITY
Serving Food and Fresh Clothes Amid L.A.’s Fires
Cape residents who winter in Los Angeles find ways to support neighbors
PROVINCETOWN — Michela Murphy, who owns Sal’s Place in Provincetown with her mother, Siobhan Carew, landed in Los Angeles for the winter on Jan. 6 to help manage the Italian […]
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Green Was Behind Anonymous Anti-Wind Campaign
Financial disclosures for ‘Vote NO Question 7’ effort filed belatedly
WELLFLEET — An anonymous campaign against the nonbinding ballot Question 7, which appeared only on state election ballots in Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Chatham, and Harwich last November, has […]
BACKLOG
Truro Select Board Takes Months to Release Minutes
Vacant positions and overwhelmed staff are said to bog down a routine duty
TRURO — The process of keeping minutes of select board meetings and getting them approved and released slowed to a crawl last year, with minutes from late August and September […]
TRURO TREASURE
DPW Price Tag Will Be $26M to $30M, Says Project Manager
Updated cost estimates reignite concerns as design process lags
TRURO — The projected cost of an upgraded Dept. of Public Works (DPW) facility, which has been on the town’s agenda for at least 13 years, has climbed back up […]
ROCK ON
Curling Glides Into a New Season
Beginners are welcome when the Lower Cape Curling Club takes the ice
ORLEANS — The third part of the answer to the Sphinx’s riddle for Oedipus was on view, with a twist, at Charles Moore Arena in Orleans on Jan. 5, where […]
TAKING THE WHEEL
The Arctic Voyages of Miriam Look MacMillan
Provincetown’s ‘Lady Mac’ was crew and documentarian on nine expeditions
A thick mist crawled like hot condensed breath across the surface of the water, blotting out the horizon and merging with soft hills that could have been sand or snow […]
DRAWING LIFE
On the Hunt for Courtney Allen
The illustrator who rendered America in myth and modernity
On a long wooden table in the quiet confines of the Cobb Archive in Truro, the beasts don’t circle as much as they overlap, still menacing but yellowed with time. […]
PARENTING
Piecing Together Postpartum Care on the Outer Cape
Nurses, doulas, and support groups provide reassurance and company
TRURO — On a Thursday morning in early December, Rana O’Laughlin arrives at Jelena Duarte’s house, greeted by Pickle the cat and Duarte’s 18-month-old daughter, Vera. The atmosphere is subdued, […]
ON PAUSE
Political Signs Are a Reminder of Unenforced Bylaw
‘Save Cape Cod’ did not register its spending with state, yet its signs linger on Route 6
TRURO — A fleet of roadside signs urging drivers to “Vote NO” on Question 7 remained on the public right-of-way along Route 6 for weeks before and after election day […]
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Select Board Works on Town Manager Goals for 2025
Five goals are focused on training, community engagement, and infrastructure
TRURO — After three public work sessions totaling six hours of discussion, the select board moved closer on Dec. 12 to finalizing a list of goals for next year for […]
VIBES
Tuning In to Tranquility
A winter sound bath, because no flower stays in bloom year-round
You might think about a ringing bell and imagine the force that preceded the sound: there’s a clapper oscillating back and forth in response to the flick of an impatient […]
