Brian G. Ahern of Boston and Provincetown died unexpectedly in his sleep at home on July 25, 2023. The cause has not yet been determined. He was 58. The youngest […]
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Timothy Downey, a Dedicated Conservationist, Dies at 65
Timothy J. Downey of Provincetown died unexpectedly on July 19, 2023 at home. “He had a rough go the last few years of his life,” said Tim’s brother, Tom. “While […]
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Attorney Neil J. Roberts of Orleans Was 76
After a night of dinner, drinks, and laughter with his nephew Tim and great-nephew Connor, Neil J. Roberts of Orleans died in his sleep at home in the early morning […]
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Lifelong Truro Resident Stephen Houser Dies at 66
Stephen Daniel Houser died on July 8, 2023, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis with his family by his side. The cause of death, confirmed by his wife, Arlene, was […]
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Margaret Burt of Provincetown’s West End Was 85
Ten years after being given three months to live because of a paralyzed diaphragm, a form of lung disease, Margaret Elizabeth Burt of Provincetown and Fort Myers Beach, Fla. died […]
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A ‘Maverick’ Police Chief and Master Shucker, Anthony Bouza Dies at 94
Anthony Vila Bouza, the former police chief of Minneapolis and a summer resident of South Wellfleet since the late 1970s, died on June 26, 2023 in Bloomington, Minn. He was […]
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Rosemary Spagnolo Murrman, Who ‘Lived Life in the Superlative,’ Dies at 78
Rosemary Spagnolo Murrman of Eastham died at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston on June 3, 2023 after suffering a stroke at home. She was 78. Rosemary was born in […]
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John R. Burrows, Founder of Bear Week, Dies at 66
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.” […]
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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 […]
