It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, 1977, when Mark Adams and four other firefighters from the National Forest Service spotted a lightning storm coming in off […]
Community
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FEELIN’ VEGGIE
Turnip Love Brings Musicians Back Together
The Higher Ground String Band will play at art- and food-filled Eastham Turnip Festival
EASTHAM — Every November, the turnip becomes a rallying cry for four members of the Higher Ground String Band. They perform a little gospel, a little bluegrass, a little folk […]
ON THE PITCH
JV Girls Soccer Celebrates Unbeaten Season
The Warriors pave the way for varsity success
EASTHAM — The future looks bright for the successful Nauset girls soccer program. The junior varsity team finished the season unbeaten, conceding just three goals in 16 games, winning 12 […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls and Boys Soccer Fall in State Tourney
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset girls and boys soccer teams both were defeated in the Round of 32 of the MIAA Division 3 State Tournament on Saturday, while the football team […]
CEREMONIES
Veterans Day in Provincetown
Townspeople and visitors are invited to gather at the Doughboy Soldiers Monument in front of town hall on Saturday for a celebration to honor the town’s veterans for their love […]
ARTISTS
Through Romantic Dunescapes and Stormy Seas, Anne Packard Paints Nostalgia
Still painting at 90, the artist has put her gallery up for sale
PROVINCETOWN — The light still blazes in artist Anne Packard’s blue eyes as she fixes her gaze on Long Point. She can see it through the wide windows in the […]
IN THE STARS
KT Fitz Reminds Us of Our Shared Reality
This ‘shock jock’ chart reader is serious about your rising sign
Astrologer KT Fitz calls her podcast Miss Guided, but she’s not out to steer anybody wrong. She just thinks astrology can be funny. Over the course of an hour, Fitz […]
THE INTERVIEW
Exhibit Designer David Perry Is Both Creator and Guide
The influencer just below the surface
David Perry flies under the radar. He’s an architect, designer, collector, and curator whose aesthetic decisions have made aquariums and zoos beautiful and more accessible. He now works backstage advising […]
HISTORY
Tiny Worthington and Truro’s Fashion-Forward Days
How a 1930s cottage industry grew from one woman’s belief in the beauty of fishing nets
TRURO — Ada Worthington, whom everyone called Tiny, created a national fashion trend during the Great Depression from the beauty she saw in a piece of fishing net she picked […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Little Edie’s End-of-Season Ennui
After the lookie-loos leave, a Yorkiepoo longs for St. Tropez
“There’s something terribly sad about watching the patio umbrellas come down,” said Little Edie wistfully as some of the last of the seasonal workers cleared furniture from a nearby patio. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Cross Country Crowned Cape & Islands Champions
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys cross country team was crowned Cape & Islands League champions, while the boys soccer team solidified its position in the MIAA Division 3 power […]
INCIDENTALLY
On the Lookout
We are lucky to have the kind of neighbors who send us a text on a Saturday night to say we should come over and watch the Moon tow Jupiter […]
CIVICS
Former GLAD Director Is at Home in Truro
Lee Swislow, a seasoned advocate of queer justice, finds meaning in local politics
TRURO — You might call Lee Swislow a political animal. She has been a longtime advocate for gay rights and was, for nearly a decade, the director of GLAD — […]
ON THE PITCH
Free-Scoring Avellar Sets Single-Season Goal Mark
Her 41 goals this year is the most ever by a Nauset soccer player
DENNIS — Senior Olivia Avellar needed just three goals to break the Nauset Regional High School single-season scoring record set by current boys coach John McCully in 1979. She scored […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Boys Soccer Climbs in Power Rankings
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High School boys soccer team is looking to finish the season strong as it eyes a potential home playoff matchup, while junior Jack Martin advanced to […]
