If you happened by the Wellfleet Farmers Market this past summer, you might have seen Beth Donovan’s handiwork along your stroll. Her handmade quilts, aprons, masks, and totes consist almost […]
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WARRIORS WATCH
Boys and Girls Soccer Start Undefeated
A weekly wrap-up and preview of Nauset High sports
A word to fans: according to league rules, fans may only attend home games. Masks are required and physical distancing rules will apply. Thursday, Oct. 22 Boys golf: The Warriors […]
HOOPLESS
Roundball Players Contemplate a Bleak Winter
With local pickup basketball sessions on hold, players are restless
With a chill in the evening air, now is the time of year when the Outer Cape’s pickup basketballers normally move indoors. On weeknights throughout the winter, the elementary school […]
PLAYING APART
A Warm Welcome With Wiffle Ball
Motta Field is home to a quirky new ‘league’
PROVINCETOWN — What do you get when a group of Provincetown locals have Tuesdays off in the middle of the summer of the pandemic, when social distance is required? A […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
A Gathering of Riches
The Rich Family Association, with Truro origins, numbers in the tens of thousands
TRURO — In June 1872, John Fairfield Rich, a journalist living in Ware, in central Mass., realized the fulfillment of a dream he had had a decade earlier, when he […]
ANIMAL CLINIC
Your Dog Just Ate What?
The season of holiday treats spells fear at the vet’s office
Halloween is a terrifying time of year when you treat animals who struggle with portion control. Maybe not as nerve-wracking as Thanksgiving, but still anxiety-inducing. We hold our breath waiting […]
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Hiking Away From the Pandemic
A trip to the White Mountains brings fresh air, fresh perspective
The pandemic has shattered routines, shrunken social circles, and shut most of us off from the world outside our immediate radius. But I learned last week that a little training […]
IF I HAD A HAMMER
Going Against the Grain Has Its Rewards
How three Outer Cape women found their strengths in construction
With Women’s Week in view, the Independent asked three Outer Cape women to tell us what it’s like to make themselves at home working in what is still seen as […]
ALL RISE
Wellfleet’s Abbe Seldin Made Tennis History in 1973
She fought for gender equity with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s help
WELLFLEET — If you search for Abbe Seldin in the archives of the New York Times, you’ll find four articles. The first, by Leslie Oelsner, appeared on Feb. 1, 1972, […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
Businesswomen in the News
Joy McNulty retires after 41 years at the Lobster Pot
PROVINCETOWN — The staff at the Lobster Pot sent word on Oct. 3 to the restaurant’s customers and friends: Mary Joy McNulty, “our beloved owner, leader, and inspiration,” is retiring. […]
AIR CONDITIONED
Warriors Look Toward February Football
With football deemed unsafe for now, the team hits the turf for conditioning
EASTHAM — “Unfortunately, the kids are getting used to disappointment right now,” said Head Coach Bruce Strunk of the Nauset Warriors football team. Friday nights in September would normally bring […]
DAWN PATROL
The Outer Cape’s Own Early Morning Joe
The secret to being in the right place is to be ‘out and about’ — and early
EASTHAM — When Joe Rossetti was a kid, back in the 1960s, his family spent summers at a cottage in North Truro, just steps away from Highland Light and Coast […]
CROSS COUNTRY
Nauset Team Is Off to the Races
Waves of masked and distanced co-ed pods hit the track running
EASTHAM — “I’m glad that we’ll be able to have some sort of season,” said Izzy Nobili, senior captain of the Nauset Regional High School cross country team. Normally, cross […]
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Car Repair Starts With the Senses
Listening is one of your auto mechanic’s most important tools
People ask me what I think of Question One, which will be on the ballot in the Commonwealth on Nov. 3. My answer is that, while it may not be […]
