Over the course of four months, I sat with seven women — artists, caregivers, organizers, and revolutionaries — who have spent years living on the Outer Cape. They range in […]
Community
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GAME ON
Seven Nauset Seniors Commit to Continuing Their Sports Careers
Student athletes are all smiles at a signing ceremony
EASTHAM — Seven Nauset Regional High School senior athletes gathered with their coaches, families, and friends in the school gym on May 27 to celebrate their intentions to continue their […]
ON THE WATER
Nauset’s Co-Ed Sailing Team Gains Wisdom at Regatta
With 4 freshmen, it’s building experience for 2026
ORLEANS — This year’s sailing season did not go exactly the way Coach Alexis Mathison and her team would have liked. The Nauset High School team dropped its last five […]
THE SEASON
Spring Brings New Businesses to Commercial Street
Empty storefronts fill at the last minute with places to eat, drink, and shop
PROVINCETOWN — Winter felt long here this year — the weather was unusually cold, and there were a notable number of closed storefronts and restaurants on Commercial Street. Napi’s Restaurant […]
CREATIVE COMMONS
An Art Show That ‘Flips the Script’
At the COA, people over 60 teach, learn, and play
PROVINCETOWN — Maybe it was the Veterans Memorial Community Center’s past life as an elementary school, where kids once put on plays and climbed a rope to the ceiling during […]
PROVINCETOWN
Memorial Day 2025
Memorial Day, May 26, is an opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of local veterans at two ceremonies in Provincetown. The first is held at the Civil War Veterans […]
LACROSSE
Nauset Boys Close Home Season With 18-7 Win
Laxers are ready for strong state tournament showing
EASTHAM — Nauset boys lacrosse came out hot on a cool, blustery afternoon on Tuesday, charging to a 9-1 first quarter lead and coasting the rest of the way to […]
SOFTBALL
Warriors Hold On to Top Nantucket 10-9
Lila Alger collects 3 hits in Senior Day triumph
EASTHAM — It was a Senior Day that will be long remembered by the Nauset High softball team. In a contest that featured seven lead changes, the Warriors scored two […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Provincetown Chooses Greg Hennick as Police Chief
A five-month search found the department’s lieutenant was best prepared
PROVINCETOWN — After a five-month search for a new police chief that included several public meetings, a six-person search committee, nine candidates, and two finalists, Town Manager Alex Morse told […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Ordinary 19th-Century Adventures of the Petersons of Truro
Encounters with Thoreau, gales, rescues, consumption, ‘elopement,’ and war
Henry David Thoreau arrived in Provincetown on his third visit to Cape Cod on July 5, 1855. He had sailed from Boston on the schooner Melrose, and the next morning […]
GIRLS LACROSSE
Nauset Tops Falmouth in Thriller, 12-11
Kipperman scores 9 to lead the Warriors
EASTHAM — What a difference a few weeks make. The Nauset Regional High School girls lacrosse team, which suffered a 17-6 thrashing at Falmouth in mid-April, defeated the Clippers at […]
BE PREPARED
Nauset Girls Sweep Tennis Doubleheader vs. Wareham
Warriors move over .500 with under two weeks left in the season
EASTHAM — In a rare tennis doubleheader necessitated by two rainouts of a match initially scheduled to be held at Wareham in April, the Nauset Warriors dispatched the Wareham Vikings […]
DRESS REHEARSAL
Provincetown Puts on Something Rotten
Students take the stage in middle-school musical about a musical
The script might be about the first-ever musical, but this year’s performance of Something Rotten Jr. by Provincetown Schools middle-school students is definitely a story reflecting plenty of experience and […]
TRURO TOWN MEETING
Walsh Zoning and Solar Plan Pass in Truro
Under the town’s white tent, a tug-of-war takes place over housing
This article was updated on May 15, 2025. TRURO — Beneath the spring sunshine and the vaguely Cirque du Soleil white tent under which Truro now holds its town meetings, […]
LEADERSHIP
Spring Sports Captains Learn Conflict Resolution Skills
Listening and questioning to resolve everyday issues
EASTHAM — Coaches look to team captains to provide leadership that discourages disruptions and builds team unity. It can be a daunting task, and many captains are thrust into the […]
