CHATHAM — A cloud of worry hung over the group of librarians gathered on Jan. 24 at the Eldredge Public Library for the CLAMS network’s annual legislative luncheon. Staff from […]
AD MELIORA
At Nauset, a Class for the ‘Curious About How Things Came to Be’
Latin class seniors read Ovid on the subject of transformation
EASTHAM — Skylar Baker, a Nauset Regional High School senior, is reading part of Ovid’s first-century magnum opus, Metamorphoses. It’s an enormous collection, but he’s focused on book one, the […]
WARRIORS WATCH: HOCKEY
Undefeated Boys Get Revved Up for Playoff Run
Playing well for spectators is ‘the best feeling in the world,’ says forward Eldredge
ORLEANS — The Charles Moore Arena is always packed when Nauset plays, and Wednesday, Feb. 5 was no exception. The fans who arrived early enough to find seats drummed on […]
SCENES
Pride Potluck Serves Up Good Company in Eastham
COA social groups are an antidote to isolation in winter months
EASTHAM — The Chapel in the Pines was a lively scene on the evening of Feb. 1 as seniors arrived from across Cape Cod bringing with them enough walnut and […]
HOMECOMING
Nauset’s New Auditorium Made a Holiday Debut
A key component of the high school’s renovation was unveiled at a student-alumni concert
EASTHAM — Nearly two years after Brait Builders got to work in February 2023, every component of the first phase of Nauset Regional High School’s $170-million reconstruction project is complete. […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT
The Independent Welcomes Winter Fellow Brian Zayatz
An editor at a smaller ‘indie’ tunes into this Indie’s rhythms
PROVNCETOWN — Harwich native Brian Zayatz left Cape Cod after he graduated from Nauset High School in 2015. He majored in Black studies at Amherst College, spent some time working […]
DISNEY DISPATCH
At Home Away in Tokyo
At DisneySea, Cape Codde Village is one strange place to be
Tourists flock around the shoreline, snapping photographs of rowboats and lobster traps. “Youkoso, Keipukoddo e,” a restaurant worker shouts: Welcome to Cape Cod. But I’m not on Cape Cod: I’m […]
OPPORTUNITY ZONE
Eastham Task Force Plans a Walkable Business District
New zoning codes aim for middle-income homes and year-round businesses
EASTHAM — It hardly looks like the Eastham so many of us know. Locals chat on benches edged with flowers, while visitors dine under red umbrellas at the sidewalk’s edge. […]
WASHASHORES
The Last of Sam Bellamy’s Pirate Crew
Nine pirates survived the wrecks of the Whydah and Mary Anne; six were executed
It was “The End of Piracy,” wrote Cotton Mather, the Puritan minister, owner of enslaved people, revolutionary, and witch-hunter who is often called the “grandfather of Evangelicalism,” in a 1717 […]
GRIST FOR THE MILL
A Relic of a Bygone Age
The windmill on Eastham’s Town Green is Cape Cod’s only functional and original gristmill
EASTHAM — Sailors approaching Cape Cod’s ports in the 18th and 19th centuries would have seen the windmills first. They stood like sentinels over the bay, with an astonishing 67 […]
TRACK
A New Runner Sets Her Sights on an Old Record
For Amina Iliusinova, America is an invitation to take sports seriously
EASTHAM — Amina Iliusinova had never run track before she joined the team at Nauset Regional High School as a junior last spring. She had been a high jumper at […]
ASSESSED VALUE
Eastham Board Will Reconsider Residential Tax Exemption
The optional state policy would shift more of tax burden onto seasonal houses
EASTHAM — At the select board’s last discussion of the residential tax exemption (RTE) in January 2024, the four members who were present were evenly split: Aimee Eckman and Jerry […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Wrestling Welcomes Five Tech Students
This year’s team is up to 21 members but is still missing some weight classes
SANDWICH — Chaz Thomas walked onto the wrestling mat at the open meet at Sandwich Middle High School on Saturday, Dec. 14 and greeted his opponent. “He’s probably the strongest […]
‘NAUSET NEWS’
The High School’s Video Teacher Passes the Baton
Katie McCully retires after 30 years of teaching and coaching
EASTHAM — English dept. head Selena King is teaching herself Final Cut Pro, the video editing program used to create Nauset News, Nauset Regional High School’s student-produced weekly news program. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Basketball Sees a Surge in Popularity
NRHS will have freshman, JV, and varsity teams this year
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School girls basketball team is working on rebounding, with Coach Jean Leyton advising from just under the backstop. While the players know it’s important […]
