EASTHAM — The draft warrant for town meeting on May 5 is nearly 50 pages long and includes a new zoning code for the North Eastham business district, an eminent […]
HOCKEY SIDEBAR: RISING STARS
Looking Ahead With the First-Years
BOSTON — While Colin Ward, Jake Eldredge, Logan Poulin, and Zach Coelho discussed their hard-earned victory in the state finals, the Independent spoke with some of the Warriors’ rising stars. […]
HOCKEY SIDEBAR: TEAM SPIRIT
‘That’s Logan Poulin!’
BOSTON — “That’s Logan Poulin!” said an awestruck Milton High School student, pointing at the Warriors’ captain near the end of Nauset’s 4-1 win against Medfield on Sunday. “He’s one […]
NAUSET HOCKEY
Boys Will Return to TD Garden for State Finals
Warriors best Scituate 8-0 in semifinal after stopping last year’s champions
BOURNE — Fans arriving late to the game at the John Gallo Arena on Sunday could hear the cheering from well beyond the hockey rink’s walls. The top-ranked, undefeated Nauset […]
PLANNING DEPT.
Eastham’s New Commercial Zoning Takes Another Step Forward
With Cape Cod Commission’s endorsement, new codes will go to town meeting
EASTHAM — The Cape Cod Commission unanimously endorsed a new zoning code for the North Eastham Business District on Feb. 27 — putting the town one step closer to realizing […]
TOWN MEETING
Eastham School Committee Will Request a Stabilization Fund
The current elementary budget is ‘cutting at the bones,’ superintendent warns
EASTHAM — At this year’s town meeting, voters will be asked to approve the creation of a special education stabilization fund to help support expenses at the town’s elementary school. […]
HOUSING
Lottery Open for 62 Affordable Units at ‘Phare’ in Orleans
Apartments are being built on land sold by Cape Cod 5 to for-profit developer Pennrose
This article was updated on March 4. ORLEANS — Applications are now open for a new affordable housing development at the site of the old Cape Cod 5 Bank headquarters […]
UNHAPPY TAXPAYERS
Part-Time Residents Question Eckman’s Reversal on RTE
EPRTA’s McNamara suggests that some may switch residence so as to vote in Eastham
This article was updated on Feb. 27. EASTHAM — After changing her mind on the residential tax exemption (RTE), select board chair Aimee Eckman defended her decision in front of […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Old Rivalries Flourish in Postseason Tournaments
Four wrestlers advance to divisional meet; indoor track brings home three medals
EASTHAM — For Nauset Regional High School freshman Jack Peno, the Division 3 South wrestling tournament was an opportunity to prove himself. When he walked onto the mat for his […]
BOOK BANS
Cyr Speaks to CLAMS Members About ‘Right to Read’ Bill
Local librarians worry but are not facing many demands for censorship
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 […]
