WELLFLEET — State Rep. Sarah Peake and Sen. Julian Cyr appeared before a friendly crowd of shellfishermen at Preservation Hall on Nov. 1 and told them what they wanted to […]
letter from the editor
Don’t Just Impeach, Expunge
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes they’re big. I received an email from a reader who signed himself “Tim C.” complaining about a variety of blunders in the last two issues. “Need […]
them apples
Appraisal Cleared Way for Purchase of Flats, Town Announces
But appraisal document is withheld as officials contradict each other
WELLFLEET — “We got the money, baby!” crowed Edward Englander, the Boston attorney who represents the HDYLTA Trust, on Tuesday following the closing of the sale of the trust’s shellfish […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
True Stories of Ourselves
Our reporter Sophie Ruehr followed up this week on her August 29 story about tenant farmers in Truro by writing about Bhala and Digree Rai, the Nepalese immigrant couple who […]
OBITUARY
An Actor Who Pushed Boundaries, Gabriel Kuttner Dies at 45
Among his memorable roles was Finbar in last year’s ‘The Weir’ at Wellfleet’s Harbor Stage
Actor, director, producer, and teacher Gabriel Kuttner, a well-known presence on Outer Cape stages for more than a decade, died at his home in Amherst on Oct. 5, 2019 of […]
Letter from the editor
No One Is Talking
Editorial October 24, 2019
“There is no such thing as a pure fact, innocent of interpretation,” wrote Howard Zinn in the afterword to the 2003 edition of his wonderful book, A People’s History of […]
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Purchase of HDYLTA Flats Delayed by Survey Dispute
Town’s surveyor measured 162 acres, not the advertised 254
WELLFLEET — The town’s purchase of 254 acres of shellfish flats for $2 million from the HDYLTA Trust, which was supposed to close by Sept. 20, has been at least […]
letter from the editor
Action, Cameras, Light
Wellfleet is the only town on Cape Cod whose planning board meetings are not recorded
Some people love performing and being on camera. Others cringe at the thought, especially in this age of surveillance capitalism, when we can’t even go to the supermarket without getting […]
letter from the editor
Moderators, Editors, and Free Speech
Pushing back against the forces that pull us apart
More than one reader of the brand-new Provincetown Independent has asked us about our “politics” as a newspaper. What is our position on property taxes, or the Mass. Shellfish Initiative, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Big Story in a Small Town
What 'everyone knows' is rarely the whole truth
On Friday, Sept. 6 the first edition of the Independent on paper rolled off the press at Graphic Developments Inc. in Hanover, Mass. It’s always a thrill to see the […]
civics
Wellfleet Struggles With Leadership Crisis
With no quorum, select board can’t discuss HDYLTA decisions
WELLFLEET — The select board’s efforts to address citizen concerns about the process leading to the signing of a purchase and sale agreement for 247.5 acres of shellfish flats off […]
housing
Abutters Sue Again to Halt Habitat Project in Wellfleet
Plan for 4 affordable homes is back in limbo
WELLFLEET — The long-delayed plan to build four affordable single-family homes on Old Kings Highway has hit another wall: a new lawsuit filed by a group of abutters. The zoning […]
