In the winter of 2001, John R. Burrows proposed to a group of friends, whom he later dubbed the “Bear Team,” that they organize festivities for the week after the […]
OBITUARY
Roberta ‘Bubbles’ McKay, 93, Was Lifelong Provincetown Resident
Nicknamed “Bubbles” by her friend Peter Tompkins because she was the “shampoo lady” at his Provincetown Hair Deezines Salon on Bradford Street for 19 years, Roberta Irene McKay died on […]
OBITUARY
Brian Long, Who Fought Cystic Fibrosis, Dies at 51
Half a century ago, cystic fibrosis (CF) was still a mystery. Children born with the genetic disease fell victim to drowning coughs and digestive complications that shortened their lives, many […]
OBITUARY
Art Historian, Critic, and Curator April Kingsley Dies at 82
An art historian, curator, scholar, and critic, April Kingsley of Wellfleet and Truro lived her life amidst art. “I wouldn’t go anyplace if there wasn’t art to see,” she once […]
OBITUARY
Nick Perugini, 45, Dies in a Car Crash in Italy
Nick Perugini of Provincetown was killed in a single-car accident outside Naples, Italy on May 12, 2023 while vacationing with his husband, Jim Ryan, who was seriously injured in the […]
POETRY OF PEACE
Provincetown Students Take Home 11 Poetry Awards
Young poets explore pain and find ‘possibilities of peace’
CENTERVILLE — “Wow,” said Nina Tepper, smiling as she watched a standing-room-only audience fill the pews, balcony, and vestibule of the South Congregational Church in Centerville on May 20, eager […]
CASUALTIES OF WAR
Veterans Organizations Confront a National Suicide Crisis
For many in the military, asking for help is the biggest challenge
PROVINCETOWN — When Marine Corps veteran Craig Butilier was stationed on Okinawa in 2004, he told a recent meeting of the VFW here, “there were eight suicides in my unit.” […]
OBITUARY
Artist and Cook Jacqueline Charter Dies at 77
Jacqueline Rae Charter of Wellfleet died on Feb. 12, 2023 at Cape Regency Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Centerville. In the days before her death, her son, Chad, and […]
OBITUARY
Paul LaFrance of Corn Hill Cottages Dies at 86
Paul N. LaFrance, former owner of the Corn Hill Cottages in Truro, died on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Regal Care in Harwich, with his daughter Marilyn by his […]
OBITUARY
Former Wellfleet Building Inspector Gerald Sutton Was 92
Former Wellfleet Building Inspector Gerald Clay Sutton of Orleans, builder of the Mainstay Motel, died peacefully at home on April 15, 2023 surrounded by his family. Even in his last […]
OBITUARY
Provincetown Artist and Writer Constance J. Black Dies at 93
The artist Constance J. Black died at her home on Priscilla Alden Road in Provincetown on April 5, 2023. She was 93. The oldest child of William A. Broadley Sr. […]
OBITUARY
Stained-Glass Maker, Former Eastham Selectman John Knight Dies at 84
Former Eastham selectman and stained-glass craftsman John Knight, whose work graces the police station and Methodist Church in town along with the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster […]
OBITUARY
Cecilia Hall, the Bird Lady of Provincetown, Dies at 78
“I don’t know that she could have survived anywhere but Provincetown,” said Cecilia Hall’s sister Ann. Plagued by physical and psychological disabilities dating back to infancy, Cecilia had a strong […]
CONGREGATIONS
Wellfleet’s Congregational Church Gets a New Pastor
Jon Elsensohn joins a church in the Outlands he once read about
WELLFLEET — When Chip Hurd, the pastor of the Roslindale Congregational Church in Boston, heard about the Wellfleet Congregational Church’s search for a new pastor, his friend Jon Elsensohn came […]
OBITUARY
Philosopher and Builder Heinrich Sirucek Dies at 85
After a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, Heinrich J. Sirucek, “war refugee, immigrant, teacher, builder, long-time Fleetian, father to four, and friend to many,” in his son Nicholas’s words, died […]
