ORLEANS — The Charles Moore Arena is always packed when Nauset plays, and Wednesday, Feb. 5 was no exception. The fans who arrived early enough to find seats drummed on […]
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RADIO
Listening to Everything
Indira Ganesan lets the music speak for itself
When Indira Ganesan was a WOMR DJ in the 1980s, she was reprimanded by the program director for playing tracks that he deemed too raucous. “All the early morning shows […]
SCENES
Pride Potluck Serves Up Good Company in Eastham
COA social groups are an antidote to isolation in winter months
EASTHAM — The Chapel in the Pines was a lively scene on the evening of Feb. 1 as seniors arrived from across Cape Cod bringing with them enough walnut and […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT
Tyler Jager Is the Independent’s Community Reporting Fellow
A writer ready for real local reporting
PROVINCETOWN — At the bar at Mac’s on Feb. 2, Tyler Jager ate his first Wellfleet oyster with a bright squeeze of lemon. He had his second with nothing at […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT
The Independent Welcomes Winter Fellow Brian Zayatz
An editor at a smaller ‘indie’ tunes into this Indie’s rhythms
PROVNCETOWN — Harwich native Brian Zayatz left Cape Cod after he graduated from Nauset High School in 2015. He majored in Black studies at Amherst College, spent some time working […]
GIRLS HOCKEY
Nauset-Monomoy Warriors Victorious on the Road
Sophie Eldredge scores 30 seconds into overtime to seal win over Pope Francis
SPRINGFIELD — “Looks like we are a little more consistent today,” Coach Zach Wells of the Nauset-Monomoy Warriors remarked to a bystander with a slight grin as he approached the […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Warriors Turn In Valiant Effort in Loss to St. John Paul II
Team displays grit and character in midst of losing streak
EASTHAM — All you need to know about the Nauset Regional High School girls basketball team’s heart can be summed up by the reaction to Kendall Faley’s three-pointer at the […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Ice Farmers of Provincetown
A hundred years ago, the clamor of the first harvest of the year intruded on the winter stillness of the ponds
The Shank Painter Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Provincetown’s freshwater ecosystem, is, in a sense, a way back in time. As the heart of winter takes hold, a stillness envelops […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Ice Farmers of Provincetown
A hundred years ago, the clamor of the first harvest of the year intruded on the winter stillness of the ponds
The Shank Painter Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Provincetown’s freshwater ecosystem, is, in a sense, a way back in time. As the heart of winter takes hold, a stillness envelops […]
TURNAROUNDS
The Fishermen Girls Outstrip Their Goal
Provincetown defeats Dennis-Yarmouth 31-25 with teamwork
PROVINCETOWN — Before the Provincetown IB Schools girls basketball team’s 31-25 triumph in a home match on Jan. 23 against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins, the players enacted four rituals that set […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Boys Basketballers Fall to Martha’s Vineyard, 56-40
Second-half comeback can’t erase a slow start
EASTHAM — When the Nauset Regional High School boys basketball team faced the Martha’s Vineyard High team in a season-opening game on the road, the Warriors came away with a […]
RADIO
Spinning the Classics
WOMR DJ Felice Coral wants listeners to ‘feel the music’
When Felice Coral drove back and forth between her family’s house in Eastham and her place in Boston, she would tune in to WOMR, Provincetown’s community radio station, as soon […]
FROZEN
Skating Days
On a few cold afternoons, the chance to teach our children one of winter’s joys
WELLFLEET — We hear from Jacob Dalby on the fourth cold day. He’s been scouting ponds. The deep ones are still wide open, but the small, shallow ones are beginning […]
HATS OFF
Michael Lussier Has Had a Really Good Time
After a 43-year career, hairstylist and florist Michael Lussier retires with ‘room to grow’
PROVINCETOWN — Michael Lussier, longtime hair stylist, flower arranger, and former drag queen, is closing up shop. On the morning of Jan. 8, Lussier made his last arrangement — white […]
RE-ROOTED
Not Carbon Neutral
PROVINCETOWN — Jay Critchley led the 42nd Re-Rooters Day ceremony on the beach in the East End, at a spot he says he chose for its embrace of the harbor […]
