You know already that this is an odd and special place. It’s one reason we — and others before us — figured Outer Cape Cod needed its own newspaper. All […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cultch Clash
There’s a kerfuffle going on in Wellfleet over clamshells. The town shellfish department uses cultch — recycled clam and oyster shells that form a bed for oyster larvae to grow […]
OBITUARY
Paul Banner, 102, Railroad Executive and Lover of Frozen Oysters
Paul Herbert Banner, a railroad executive and consultant who lived in Wellfleet for 40 years, died on June 18, 2024 at the Redwoods Retirement Home in Mill Valley, Calif., where […]
OBITUARY
Master Boatbuilder Lawrence Meads Sr. Dies at 90
Lawrence W. Meads Sr., a master boatbuilder who worked at Flyer’s Boat Yard in Provincetown for 45 years, died peacefully on Dec. 5, 2024 at Cape Cod Hospital, surrounded by […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cyberattack Upside
Santa’s got me thinking: What is it that we most want the kids in our own and our friends’ families to have this year? Recent news reports suggest that it’s […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear power appears to be making a comeback. After years of decline in the number of operating U.S. reactors, there are signs that new ones may be on the way. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Let’s Get Personal
When the big-city press publishes a story about weekly newspapers these days, it’s usually focused on how they’re losing readers and going out of business. But last Sunday’s New York […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Taking Account of Others
There’s a gift in this Thanksgiving issue of the Independent. It’s a special section called Young Voices, a collection of articles from past issues of the newspaper written by next-generation […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Get Up, Stand Up
Billy Hough has been a Provincetown original for a long time, as fans of the singer and songwriter’s stage show “Scream Along With Billy” will readily confirm. Hough and bassist […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Hope Here at Home
In the week since the election, I have read more than my fill of hand-wringing analyses, chilling predictions, and assignments of blame. I’m not going to add to that bleak […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Bubble Bursts
As this most anxiety-provoking presidential election campaign comes to a climax, we are here at our desks with our heads down, working against the weekly deadline on stories about affordable […]
OBITUARY
Brent Harold, Wellfleet Writer and Sensualist, Dies at 86
Brent Harold, a teacher, builder, and prolific writer with an indomitable and independent spirit, died at his home in Wellfleet on Oct. 29, 2024, attended by family and close friends. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Harris for President
“Why We Don’t Endorse” was the title of a column I wrote in April 2023 explaining why the Independent was not endorsing any candidates in town elections that year. “We […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Misinformation for Voters
I like a good argument. That’s been true ever since I was a member of the debating club at Teaneck High School. We faced off against teams from other schools […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Stormy Weather
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” sang Bob Dylan in 1965. Now, the weathermen are warning us about winds that would have been unimaginable […]