Though the great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was born on Jan. 15, 1929, his birthday is memorialized on a federal holiday on the third Monday in January each year. In 2020, that Monday is Jan. 20. On the Outer Cape, commemorative activities and exhibits throughout the weekend are mostly located in […]
BABYCAKES
Mila Fae Is Outer Cape New Year’s Baby
Mila Fae Davies became the first Outer Cape baby of the new decade on Jan. 8, 2020. Mila’s parents, Justine Ives and Edward Davies, braved snowy conditions on Route 6 as they inched along behind a snowplow towards Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth at 1 a.m last Wednesday. Thirteen hours later, Mila was born. […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Rare Bird Sightings
Confirmed rare bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the seven days preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 14 included the following, recorded on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird website: Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica. Two scoped at Race Point on Jan. 13. Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus. One at Race Point on Jan. 13. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Wrestlers Look for First Win Against Sandwich
A weekly wrap-up and preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed as of the Independent’s deadline Friday, Jan. 17 Girls basketball: The Warriors (6-3) will take the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard to play the Vineyarders at 4:30 p.m. Boys basketball: The Warriors (4-4) will play their fifth home game of the season as the team takes on the Martha’s Vineyard Vineyarders […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Indie Classifieds Jan. 16 -Jan. 22, 2020
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
JOBS Club Manager. The Provincetown Tennis Club seeks a responsible manager to oversee business operations May 15 to Oct. 15. Duties include customer service, inventory control, basic accounting, staffing schedules and supervision, light cleaning, managing vendors, enforcing club rules and reinforcing club qualities of inclusivity, community and mutual support. $25/hr + potential bonus. 40 hrs/week; […]
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Movie Clock for Jan. 16 through Jan. 22
Playing now on the Outer Cape
PLAYING NOW: JAN. 16-22 Dolittle (PG). Wellfleet Cinemas: Thursday: 7 p.m.; Friday-Wednesday: 1, 4 & 7 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m. Just Mercy (PG13). Wellfleet Cinemas: daily: 1:05, 4:05 & 7:05 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m. Knives Out (PG13). Waters Edge Cinema: Friday-Sunday & Tuesday: 4 & 7 p.m.; Wednesday: 4 p.m. only; Saturday-Sunday: 1:30 p.m. Little […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Jan. 16
Who’s Really for Peace? To the editor: I am writing to express concern over your characterization of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) as a “pro-Israel lobbying group” set against “Middle East peace activists” (“Cyr Defends Trip Funded by Pro-Israel Group,” Jan. 9, page 7). This description implies that JCRC’s support for Israel’s existence is […]
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Real Estate Open Houses Jan. 18-Jan. 19, 2020
Open Houses SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Berkshire Hathaway Cape Shores Real Estate 12 Ridge Court, Brewster 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 3BD, 2BA Cape with deeded beach rights $634,900 175 Gingerplum Lane, Eastham 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 2BD, 1BA ranch overlooking cranberry bogs. $387,500 85 Hopkins Drive, Wellfleet 1:30 – 3 p.m. 4BD, 4BA Colonial $669,000 Thomas D. […]
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Real Estate Transactions Jan.6 to Jan. 10, 2020
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10, 2020. PROVINCETOWN Jan. 6. David A. High to 50 Commercial St. LLC. 50 Commercial St., Unit 1. $5,000,000. Jan. 8. Barbara Rice and Richard McCarthy to Allan P. Dillabough. 93 Commercial St, Unit 7. $500,000. Jan. 9. Jay Charles Anderson to […]
Tide Chart Jan. 16-Jan. 22, 2020
Know when to hit the flats
Decommissioning
About 50 people gathered on Provincetown Harbor on January 7 to let go of their material and metaphysical stockpiles at the annual Re-Rooters Day ceremony organized by Jay Critchley.
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
New Year, New Jobs
Provincetown residents Patrick Lamerson, Curt Sharp, and Johnny Butero (left to right), wait for their turns to be interviewed for perhaps a dozen jobs at Curaleaf on Commercial Street, which will open at the end of the month if it receives final approval from the Cannabis Control Commission. It is expected to be the first […]
Doing Good
New Year’s Plunge
A balmy 38-degree day brought a sunny mood to the Provincetown Polar Bear Plunge on Jan 1. Organizer Steve Katsurinis said this year’s event, sponsored by the Harbor Lounge, Yolqueria, and 8 Dyer Hotel, raised about $2,500 for the Center for Coastal Studies.
Doing Good
Tree Refuge
What was a Christmas tree has become a nice spot for Nickerson, one of the educational Eastern screech owls at Wild Care in Eastham. The tree was one of 14 large Christmas trees donated to the organization on Jan. 3 by the Visiting Nurse Association’s Cape Cod Hospice “Tree of Memories” program. Branches provide perches […]
CURRENTS
Meetings and Conversation Starters, Town by Town
Provincetown Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 9 Bicycle Committee, 2 p.m., Maushop Community Room, 44 Harry Kemp Way Economic Development Committee, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center, 2 Mayflower Lane Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Monday, Jan. 13 Select Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Jan. 14 Public Landscaping Committee, 2 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, […]
