When Juliette Brown began working at the Underground in Provincetown soon after it was founded in 2013, her coworkers found her tattoos a bit intimidating, but soon enough they marveled […]
OBITUARY
Folk Art Champion Gerard Wertkin Dies at 81
Gerard Charles Wertkin of New York City and Truro died due to complications from Parkinson’s disease on Jan. 11, 2022 at Beacon Hospice Care in Hyannis. He was 81. The […]
OBITUARY
Marilyn Colburn, 95, Author of ‘Maudie and Sophie’
Marilyn Hazel Coburn died peacefully in her Provincetown home on Dec. 26, 2021. She was 95. Marilyn was born to Ethel and Fred B. Pilkington of Allendale, N.J. on June […]
OBITUARY
‘Rising Tide’ Painter Ellen S. Junger Dies at 92
Ellen Sinclair Junger of Truro and Arlington was a painter who first came to Provincetown in the late 1950s to study with Henry Hensche. In the late 1980s, she was […]
OBITUARY
Painter and Singer Joan Pereira Dies at 94
The painter Joan M. (Senecal) Pereira of Provincetown died at Seashore Point on Dec. 29, 2021. She was 94. Joan was born on Jan. 19, 1927 in Buffalo, N.Y., the […]
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
On Writing Obituaries
I started writing obituaries for the Independent last May, and in the months since I have written roughly 50. While I can’t say that the work gives me pleasure, I […]
OBITUARY
Robert Patrick, Founder of Marine Specialties, Dies at 93
Robert I. Patrick, the founder of the surplus and salvage story Marine Specialties, died in Provincetown on Dec. 21, 2021 after a long illness. He was 93. Bob was born […]
MINISTRY
An Acupuncture Clinic in Wellfleet Seeks to Dispel Despair
A doctor offers free alternative treatment for addiction and depression
WELLFLEET — Dr. Margaret Tilton is out to change the ways people — both patients and physicians — approach treatment for depression and addiction. The starting point, she believes, is […]
CONGREGATIONS
Spiritual Leaders Find ‘Adversity Can Make You Stronger’
Churches get creative and accept ‘the gift of readiness’
When the churches on the Outer Cape had to suspend all in-person activities in March 2020, there was a period of uneasy quiet for both leaders and members. For a […]
Jerrold Zindler, 85, Innovative Engineer and Dedicated Mentor
After four months of hospice care at home, Jerrold Zindler died peacefully on July 30, 2021, surrounded by his family. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, said his son, […]
OBITUARY
Dan Wyatt, Psychiatrist Devoted to Patients, Dies at 63
Daniel Lynn Wyatt, who practiced psychiatry at Outer Cape Health Services for nine years, died suddenly but peacefully in his sleep at his home in Fayetteville, Ark. on Nov. 23, […]
VETERANS DAY
A Son of Provincetown Looks Back on His Service
The challenge now is to ‘stay true to the idealism that inspired us in the first place’
Michael Cabral retired as a sergeant in the United States Army in 2013 with a chest full of medals. He also had PTSD. Cabral fractured his back twice in training […]
ARCHITECTURE
Meet Wellfleet’s Historic Preservation Consultant
Lynn Smiledge investigates the secret lives of houses
Lynn Smiledge began her career producing medical films in the pre-computer era of the late 1970s, creating educational animations and advertising for pharmaceutical companies. Back then, “It was all pen […]
LIVES
Richard Pickering, Man of Many Hats
The actor created the Plimoth Players, an all-male Shakespeare company
“Did you see that guy’s sombrero?” incredulous drivers ask as they speed by Richard Pickering. “It’s huge!” He has sat under an umbrella outside his family’s 1875 Wellfleet home on […]
OBITUARY
Clement A. Silva, 70, of Clem & Ursie’s Restaurant
Clement “Clem” Silva, formerly of Provincetown, died at his Yarmouth home of kidney failure on Aug. 27, 2021. His death was confirmed by his sister and business partner Debra, with […]
