People often send us unsigned letters and emails, wanting us to investigate transgressions they think the community should know about. When these writers go to great lengths to conceal their […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Revolted by the Mob
The hearings now being held in Washington by the committee investigating the riot that took place on Jan. 6, 2021 remind us of the danger we faced as a nation […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Wellfleet’s Choice
The next chapter in the saga of Wellfleet’s financial misadventures will be written this Saturday at the annual town meeting. I live in Wellfleet, so I will be there, and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Books That Don’t Add Up
It was exactly one year ago that we first reported the alarming condition of Wellfleet’s finances, after interim Town Administrator Charles Sumner revealed that the town did not have a […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Bulletin Board Journalism
People send us lots of press releases, often with a kindly cover note saying something like “Please publish this in the next issue of your newspaper.” We’re happy to get […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Voices of Disbelief
April is coming to an end, and that means the fellows of Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center will soon be leaving us. But Provincetown, we have come to learn, will […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Broadband on the Narrowland
Weeks ago, I wrote about the lack of progress in bringing better internet service to the Outer Cape. One question that has been raised but never answered in these discussions […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Cruelty and Truth
This issue of the Independent includes reflections on death and rebirth, street photos and interviews with people about faith and hope, and a holiday table reverie of spring vegetables — […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Town Meeting Time
It’s town meeting season, time for that strange civic ritual we like to think of as an exercise in pure democracy. This spring’s turnout looks good so far: 448 voters […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Friend in Dnipro
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created an instant transformation in many people’s geographical knowledge of a previously little-known part of the world. Suddenly, places that hardly anyone had ever […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Stepping Up in Wellfleet
A lot of readers of the Independent have been asking, “What can be done about Wellfleet?” I’m not sure what the answer is, but I have a few ideas. The […]
PREVENTION
Truro to Host Public Forum on Suicide Prevention
A panel of experts and survivors hopes to raise awareness and sensitivity
TRURO — A public forum on raising awareness of youth suicide and its causes and prevention will be held at the Truro Community Center from 6 to 7 p.m. on […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Swan Lake
Last week, a young mayor in the Ukrainian town of Kopychyntsi sought out journalists in America. He knew that telling his town’s story, his country’s story, was as vital as […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
What Are Schools For?
A divided Eastham Select Board in January decided once again to put off for a year a decision on whether to adopt the residential tax exemption (RTE), which would shift […]
PREVENTION
Educators Walk a Fine Line in Addressing Suicide
Entrenched beliefs contribute to silence on a pressing problem
HARWICH — “All schools should have suicide prevention protocols,” Maura Weir told a roomful of about 50 people at a public forum on suicide at the Brooks Free Library on […]
