Susan E. Modrak died unexpectedly in her Provincetown home on May 11, 2021. She was 74. Born on Sept. 19, 1946, Sue grew up in New Britain, Conn. and spent […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds July 8 – July 14, 2021
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
JOBS Bustling downtown P’town used bookstore seeks night clerk. Ability to lift 50 pounds required. Knowledge of literature a plus. You’ll be busy waiting on customers and shelving — high-energy […]
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of June 28, 2021
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from June 28 to July 2, 2021. PROVINCETOWN June 28. Brady Family Nominee Trust (John J. Brady, trustee) to Alison E. Gray […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 8, 2021 - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Know when to hit the flats.
THE SCOOP
Ice Cream, Soft Serve, and Gelato: We Take Our Licks
Our second annual survey of the landscape of frozen pleasures
By the Independent Staff On warm days, when things go slack, there are two possible remedies: a swim or an ice cream, or both — two dips are better than […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Lucas Elias
Lucas Elias إلياس Dae Clemons was born on Nov. 28, 2020. His mother, Monirà Marzouki, dreamed she was holding a shining light on Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, and some months […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, June 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Sees Red
Meetings Ahead
Provincetown will continue remote access to meetings, even though many meetings are now being held in person. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch for further instructions. […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Voters Like Old Ballot Box
Meetings Ahead
Truro is transitioning to in-person meetings, but remote access to all meetings continues. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch for further instructions. Tuesday, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Independent Is ‘Paper of Record’
Meetings Ahead
Wellfleet’s meetings are still being held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fireworks and Wildlife
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are being held in person. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and any remote options that may be […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, July 1, 2021
From Ronald R. Fichtner, Ronald A. Gabel, Mike Rice, and David Pines
About Those CDC Data To the editor: Your June 10 Letter from the Editor [“The CDC’s Garbage Data”] could have benefited from more far-reaching explanatory and investigative journalism. Like all […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Know when to hit the flats.
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of June 21, 2021
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from June 21 to June 25, 2021. PROVINCETOWN June 21. Geoffrey Greenstein and Jeffrey Polson to Matthew Frigault and Joseph Parseghian. 39 […]
William ‘Billy’ Vannoy, 58, ‘Lived the Hell Out of Every Second’
William David “Billy” Vannoy died suddenly in West Hartford, Conn. on June 11, 2021. He was 58. A talented mechanic who trained in the U.S. Air Force in 1981 and […]
