This is the 13th edition of the Independent, which means we have now produced exactly one-quarter of a year’s worth of newspapers. It’s been fun, but we’ve had quite enough, […]
FACT CHECK
Claims on Nitrates by Town Official Don’t Hold Water
A second look at Cloverleaf project opponents’ arguments
TRURO — Some statements made at the Dec. 5 zoning board of appeals hearing related to groundwater nitrogen levels expected to be produced by the proposed “Cloverleaf” housing development did […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Heart of Darkness
Here we are heading into the week of the winter solstice, the dark time, and I must confess that I see signs of that encroaching shroud almost everywhere I turn. […]
KITCHEN TABLE
How I Recreated the Rye Bread of My Childhood
Discovering the secret to the perfect crust
When I was a kid, growing up in Teaneck, N.J., my favorite bread was the sour rye with caraway seeds from Gratzel’s, the German bakery on Cedar Lane. To paraphrase […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Advice From a Master
I had the good fortune the other day to talk with Marshall Smith, the owner of the Wellfleet Marketplace. We were having a little trouble finding the right place in […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Writing Thursday
It’s “Giving Tuesday” as I write this, and I can see from looking at the online posts of local nonprofits that people really are giving. We know firsthand about this […]
civics
Young Leaders Want More People to Focus on the Future Here
The vision: real villages, climate readiness, more housing, broadband
EASTHAM — Four of the youngest members of our local select boards, all elected for the first time in the last two years, met for a conversation about the future […]
letter from the editor
Fishing on My Side
The New York Times reported on Monday that 47 percent of Americans say it’s hard for them to know whether the information they encounter is true. Many people have simply […]
ELECTIONS
Wellfleet Scraps Wooden Ballot Box
Questions about election security are dismissed by select board
WELLFLEET — The select board voted 3-2 on Oct. 22 to “retire the horse and buggy,” as board member Kathleen Bacon put it, and replace the town’s 95-year-old hand-crank ballot […]
letter from the editor
Where We Stand
“Why did you call it the Provincetown Independent?” That’s probably the question we are asked most frequently at our Open Newsroom sessions at the town libraries and in casual conversations […]
POLITICS
Sen. Cyr Says Cutler Bill ‘Ain’t Gonna Happen’
Shellfishermen are reassured by local legislators on fears of change
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 […]
