I’ll Take Manhattan (Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 26-28) The annual Manhattan Short Film Festival at Wellfleet Preservation Hall (335 Main St.) from Thursday, Sept 26 to Saturday, Sept. 28 features 10 films […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing October 10, 2024 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, Section 11 and Wellfleet Section 235, the ZBA will hold public […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing October 3, 2024 The Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 3, […]
Eastham Legal Notices
Town of Eastham Planning Board Public Hearing October 16, 2024 The Town of Eastham Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Select Board Remote Public Hearing FY2025 Tax Classification Hearing September 24, 2024 Notice is hereby given that the Truro Select Board will hold a remote public hearing […]
STRANDINGS
Rescue Operation
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 17 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Napiville Owners
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Housing Trust How-To
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Sept. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Where to Put the Pantry
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Wellness Walking
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
BOOKS
Indie Reads: Back to School Edition
Nonfiction selections that will expand your horizons
For this installment of Indie Reads, we asked members of the Independent staff to offer some book recommendations now that summer is over and the transition from frothy beach reads […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for September 19, 2024 through September 26, 2024
Immigrants’ Stories at Cape Rep Nina Zoie Lam was drawn to direct Lloyd Suh’s 2023 play The Heart Sellers at the Cape Rep Theatre in part because it reminds her of her […]
OBITUARY
Sept. 11 Volunteer Bonnie Campbell Dies at 65
Bonnie Adams Campbell died on Sept 10, 2024 in Spartanburg, S.C. after struggling with lung and coronary issues caused by exposure to toxins after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack. […]
OBITUARY
Microbiologist Laura Runkel Dies at 70
Laura Runkel of Wellfleet died peacefully at home on Sept. 11, 2024. The cause was glioblastoma. She was 70. The daughter of Harry and Joan Runkel, Laura was born on […]