“Away from the stressed, overcrowded cities and to your open arms I came seeking sanctuary, blessing and bliss,” wrote Barbara Stevens, who was known as “Maebush,” about Provincetown. “You were […]
OBITUARY
Warren Dyer, 94, Former Wellfleet Fire Chief
Lifelong Wellfleet resident Warren Franklin Dyer, who was the town’s first full-time fire chief and keeper of the ship’s time clock at the Congregational Church, died on Oct. 21, 2022. […]
OBITUARY
Ronald Cabral, 83, Was a Magnet for Dogs and People
On the morning of Oct. 12, 2022, Ronald Kendall Cabral went for his morning walk as usual, greeted friends on his way, and got into his truck in North Truro […]
POETRY
Students and Vets Join Forces for Peace
Young poets reflect on loss, fear, and hope
In her poem “Peace,” Ana Maldacker, a seventh-grade student in the Provincetown Schools’ International Baccalaureate program, describes an image of loss: An empty carriage in a town square, as a […]
OBITUARY
Carpenter and Policeman Freeman Hatch IV Dies at 82
Freeman C. Hatch IV of Eastham died peacefully on Sept. 21, 2022 of pancreatic cancer at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich. He was 82. The son of the late […]
THE BEAT
Sam Holmstock Helps Veterans Drum Through Their Trauma
How one WOMR DJ teaches the healing art of drumming
HYANNIS — Sam Holmstock lives in Cotuit, but he doesn’t mind his once-a-month commute to Provincetown. On the second Sunday evening of each month, Holmstock hosts his WOMR radio show […]
OBITUARY
Rita Medeiros, 89, Lifelong Provincetown Resident
Rita D. (Meads) Medeiros, a lifelong resident of Provincetown, died on Sept. 18, 2022, at Seashore Point Wellness Center. Her three children were at her side near the end, and […]
OBITUARY
Marie-Claire Blais, Novelist With Deep Ties to Wellfleet, Was 82
In a May 30, 2021 email to Marlene Newman, a Key West neighbor, the celebrated novelist Marie-Claire Blais alluded affectionately to the Wellfleet house she occupied in the 1960s: “Weeks […]
OBITUARY
Allen Gallant, Founder of Safe Harbor House, Dies at 74
Allen Gallant was a well-loved member of the recovery community in Provincetown. “He was the go-to guy who sponsored so many people over the years,” said his niece, Pamela Sidmore. […]
GOOD FIGHT
In Provincetown, the Patriotism of Monuments and Freedom
How the virus of extremism denies the everyday truth of what we share
It’s not unusual, on a walk in Provincetown, to be reminded of townspeople’s military service. There’s the Civil War Monument in the cemetery, the World War I Doughboy statue in […]
OBITUARY
JoAnn DeSouza of Truro and Hyannis Dies at 72
When Jojo DeSouza’s husband, John, came home from work on July 25, she said she wasn’t feeling well. They had spent the previous week camping at the Bourne Scenic Park […]
OBITUARY
Artist and Teacher Joseph Connolly III Was 77
Joseph A. Connolly III died unexpectedly on Aug. 15, 2022 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He had had a stroke at home four days earlier; his husband, Bob; sister […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
The Singularity of Lives
One of the most important tasks of an obituary writer is to discover the qualities that illuminated the life of an individual in relation to society and the relationships that […]
OBITUARY
Claes Oldenburg, Whose Art was Transformed by Provincetown, Dies at 93
In 1960, Claes Oldenburg left New York City to spend the summer in Provincetown, where, according to his own testimony, he washed dishes. He also constructed 70 flags out of […]
OBITUARY
Navy Veteran and Eastham Summer Resident Daniel Meffen Dies at 71
Daniel Arthur Meffen died at his home in Orlando, Fla. where he was found at noon during a wellness check on April 25, 2022. Although he had not been seen […]
