PROVINCETOWN — A yearslong effort to build a visitor center for the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary ended in October when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]
Community
Stories that need telling, about the people—past and present—of this place.
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MEET THE MAKERS
A Community for Craftspeople, Customers, and Friends
Holiday markets bring out artisans by the dozens and shoppers by the hundreds
The holiday markets here celebrate a long history of handicrafts made on the Outer Cape. Where there were once bayberry candle makers, rug hookers, net weavers, beach plum canners, and […]
LOVE, ACTUALLY
After 20 Years, Two Best Friends Tie the Knot
PROVINCETOWN — Nicholas Busa and Olushola Reis were married outdoors at the Provincetown Visitors Center in the Cape Cod National Seashore on the afternoon of Nov. 27, 2024. “I didn’t […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Basketball Sees a Surge in Popularity
NRHS will have freshman, JV, and varsity teams this year
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School girls basketball team is working on rebounding, with Coach Jean Leyton advising from just under the backstop. While the players know it’s important […]
EARTH KEEPERS
Middle Schoolers Study Indigenous Past and Present
Farming, cooking, and time outdoors are part of ‘place-based education’
ORLEANS — A pair of place-based education classes at Nauset Regional Middle School aim to help students gain a deeper understanding of their home by putting Indigenous knowledge at the […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Sea Captain’s Daughter Who Sang Puccini
A once-famous Wellfleetian didn’t seem to merit a grave marker
Many might remember the anxious feeling of being urged by a well-intentioned parent to perform for relatives at a family gathering. For Martha Atwood of Wellfleet, the family gathering was […]
GAMBITS
Nauset Chess Is a Winning Tradition
Lucas Wilson-Bevington bests Joey Smith in Miles Tibbetts Tournament
EASTHAM — Few onlookers were surprised when Joey Smith and Lucas Wilson-Bevington sat down across from each other at a table in Nauset Regional High School’s new cafeteria for the […]
WAMPANOAG RECLAMATION
Budget Shortfall Looms at School Where Children Learn Wôpanâak
Federal funds support language immersion, but that’s not easy to do here
MASHPEE — Nitana Greendeer of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe knows that children are the key to preserving the Wôpanâak language. “When you haven’t got 20, 30, 40 years of English […]
LOCAL NEWS
A Community Effort Emerges to Save WCAI’s Home
GBH says it must sell the station’s Woods Hole building ‘to support journalism’
WOODS HOLE — Staff at WCAI, the Cape and Islands public radio station, learned on Oct. 25 that the station’s parent organization, GBH, had made plans to sell the house […]
TURKEY
246 Community Kitchen Serves Up Food and Conversation
Wellfleet Food Pantry opens in a new location
WELLFLEET — Another season has started for the 246 Community Kitchen, a nonprofit in town that dishes out weekly free meals all winter long. Not much has changed, says the […]
SPECIAL DELIVERY
On Tuesdays, the Truro Community Kitchen Delivers
Making home-cooked dinners for neighbors all year round
TRURO — Ten people chat and chop with oldies blasting from a hidden speaker in the basement kitchen of the Christian Union Church. It’s the Monday morning before Thanksgiving, and […]
SOUP’S ON
A New Chef Joins SKIP’s ‘Big Family’
Raul Garcia makes friends and 200 meals a day at Provincetown’s off-season soup kitchen
PROVINCETOWN — On a cold Monday, 200 or so guests gathered at the United Methodist Church for lunch at the Soup Kitchen in Provincetown, or SKIP. Some had been in […]
ESSENTIALS
A Food Pantry That Helps Residents Feel the Love
Donations from residents and local businesses stock the shelves in Eastham
EASTHAM — The food pantry in Eastham has been around for 44 years — longer than any other on the Outer Cape, said Joan Lockhart, who manages it. Nestled behind […]
ROOTING AROUND
A Mage and a Bard Turn Up at a Library
21st annual Eastham Turnip Festival brings visitors from near and far
EASTHAM — Caroline DeBrota and Shawyoun Shaidani’s road to the Turnip Festival began in 2023, when the Medford pair decided to dress up as fish and chips for Halloween. They […]
TURKEY TROT
The Trot Must Go On
Truro’s first-ever ‘Gobble Hobble’ makes its rainy debut
TRURO — Saturday dawned, but only barely. The light was low, and the rain was heavy as I exited the car at Truro Vineyards and sloshed my way over the […]
