ORLEANS — The Nauset Regional High School Warriors, trailing Duxbury by 11 runs in the fifth inning and down to their last strike in a game that would have been […]
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NOISE-MAKER
A Collector of Songs and Side Stories
Walter Buckingham brings his antique instruments to the stage in Wellfleet
Walter Buckingham’s first job after college was as a drummer for a musket squad. It was 1975, and he had just graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, so […]
FASHION MAYDAY
If It Feels Right, Wear It
Advice from a vintage clothing maven who only has fashion dos
May is peeking out from every corner — neon pink tulips, verdant leaf buds, and deep purple grape hyancinths. But what about me? I’ll admit I’ve been feeling a little […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Track Teams Celebrate Final Home Meet With Wins
Victories over Martha’s Vineyard included personal bests
EASTHAM — When the five boys competing in the 110-meter hurdles lined up at Nauset High School’s track on Tuesday, April 29, the rest of Nauset’s team crowded around the […]
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Golfers Defeat Dennis-Yarmouth, 5-1
Girls overcome windy conditions to earn third victory
BREWSTER — The Nauset Warriors girls golf team ignored challenging conditions and put on an entertaining show on Tuesday afternoon at the Captains Golf Course, defeating an undermanned Dennis-Yarmouth squad […]
RIDING THE RAILS
With Otis on the High Lonesome
From Wellfleet, woo-wooing into the unsettling expanse of New Mexico
At one time, before they ripped up the rails in northwest Wellfleet, I might have hopped on a red caboose to visit Otis. I had this thought as Otis and […]
RUNS TO REMEMBER
Local Runners Conquer the 129th Boston Marathon
‘The best thing I have ever done,’ says one finisher
BOSTON — On a beautiful, sun-drenched Patriots Day, 28,384 runners completed the 26.2-mile marathon course from Hopkinton to Boston. A women’s record of 2:17:22 was set by Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi. […]
GLAD HATTERS
A Parade of Hats, With All the Frills Upon Them
PROVINCETOWN — From early Beachcombers’ Balls to the Carnival Parade, people here have never been shy about dressing in costume. One of the latest opportunities, the Provincetown Arts Society’s annual […]
RIDING THE RAILS
With Otis on the High Lonesome
From Wellfleet, woo-wooing into the unsettling expanse of New Mexico
At one time, before they ripped up the rails in northwest Wellfleet, I might have hopped on a red caboose to visit Otis. I had this thought as Otis and […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Watching Whales and Studying Squid
The CeeJay crew mourns the death of a young angler
The striped bass are getting a little closer to our waters as we finally get some warmer spring weather. The canal remains quiet, but I am hearing about catches in […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Lacrosse Takes Mansfield, 15-14
Strong goaltending and persistent offense in a suspenseful game
EASTHAM — Thanks to clutch fourth-quarter goaltending by Norah Swanson and timely draw controls by Julia Kipperman, the Nauset girls lacrosse team posted a comeback 15-14 victory over Mansfield on […]
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Boys Lacrosse Tops Burlington 14-8
Goalie Frank Rogers nearly shut out the Red Devils in the second half
EASTHAM — Local hockey legend Logan Poulin led the Nauset boys lacrosse team to a 14-8 win over Burlington at home on Saturday, April 19, proving that his range as […]
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Boys Tennis Falls to Monomoy on a Windswept Friday
The matches were hard fought, but the weather felt like an extra foe
EASTHAM — It must have been the wind. The boys varsity tennis team from Monomoy High School defeated Nauset 4-1 on Friday, April 18, triumphing over the home team during […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Little-Known Origins of Wellfleet’s French Cemetery
Acadian and Portuguese immigrants built the town’s first Catholic chapel
When Father Joseph M. Finotti arrived in Provincetown from Boston in 1852, he was the first priest assigned to minister to the town’s small Catholic population, most of whom were […]
FUNDING FEARS
Local Arts Leaders Brace for Federal Demands and Cuts
Grants for museums, arts, and humanities are threatened, as is private giving
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) was supposed to hear in March whether it had been awarded a $140,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for […]
