ORLEANS — The most popular class at Nauset Regional Middle School is called Adventure Ed. It’s one in which students seek out their spirit animals and themselves. Why 12- and […]
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THE RED CARPET
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard at the 2022 Washashore Festival’s ‘Net Gala’ opening party at the Crown & Anchor
D.I.Y.
Building a Sukkah for Autumn’s Meals
Sukkot traditions endure, though each year’s shelter is ephemeral — by design
With the sun shining brightly after last week’s rainy spell, Anita Young and Alan Burack of Eastham began gathering pieces of the sukkah they build every autumn. The tent-like structure […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Girls Win 6th Straight; Footballers Rout Vineyarders
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Strong performances from Nauset High’s girls soccer and football teams highlighted a busy week for the Warriors sports program. Freshman quarterback Brendan Peno threw four touchdown passes and […]
WOMEN’S WEEK 2022
Highlights of Weekend Number 2
The 10-day festival has music, comedy, and dykes on bikes
Women’s Week in Provincetown began in 1984 as a clam bake. It is now a 10-day affair with 270 individual events, including more than 14 musical acts, 10 comedians, 10 […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Pumpkins and Pawprints
CURCUBITA MAXIMA LEAVE ONLY PAWPRINTS
STREET FASHION
A Furry Find
I spotted Camilla Granasen on Pearl Street as I ducked into a Provincetown café to hide from the suddenly cold, windy weather. She looked like a joyful fireball. “I will put […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Are on a 4-Game Winning Streak
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset girls soccer team stayed hot last week, notching their fourth straight win on Thursday with a 3-1 triumph over Falmouth to improve to 7-1-1 on the […]
TWITTER FEED
Birding by Sound
Tom Marvel uses a parabolic microphone to amplify and record bird calls
WELLFLEET — Tom Marvel begins his birding excursions around 6 a.m. most days. He’s running late on this particular Wednesday, and the sun has risen by the time he sets […]
THE BEAT
Sam Holmstock Helps Veterans Drum Through Their Trauma
How one WOMR DJ teaches the healing art of drumming
HYANNIS — Sam Holmstock lives in Cotuit, but he doesn’t mind his once-a-month commute to Provincetown. On the second Sunday evening of each month, Holmstock hosts his WOMR radio show […]
THE PET SET
Seen and Heard at the Blessing of the Animals
Dog and cat days in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Townspeople and visitors put their love of pets on parade with extra verve during Pet Appreciation Weekend this year. While animal magnetism was on display at events like […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
‘The Original Libby’ and His Oyster Saloon
A master of shucking and pickling who brought Wellfleets to New York
Old-time New Yorkers called him “the Original Libby.” For his 90th birthday, a 1904 newspaper profile noted that he was “the pioneer dispenser of Boston imported lobsters, a master in […]
LOVE, ACTUALLY
Not a Cloud in the Sky
Margaret Dixon and Cora Lambert
PROVINCETOWN — Margaret Dixon and Cora Lambert were married on Sept. 17, 2022 at the Province Lands Visitor Center amphitheater. “It was a balmy day,” says Margaret. “There was not […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Teams Keep Up Winning Ways
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School football squad highlighted a strong week for the athletics program with a 32-21 win at North Middlesex on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors improved […]
GOLF
Nauset’s Jack Martin Returns to High School Invitational
The top student golfers in the state will compete in Brewster
BREWSTER — Nauset Regional High School sophomore standout Jack Martin is set to compete at the prestigious Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational on Sunday at noon. “I’m […]
