PROVINCETOWN — “What could be more radical than aging?” asks Mary DeRocco. Better yet, she adds, “What could be more radical than aging in Provincetown?” By radical, what this Senior […]
Community
Stories that need telling, about the people—past and present—of this place.
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ANIMAL CLINIC
A Needle Poke Gone Wrong
Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself
About this time every year my goats face their existential question: is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? This year’s annual Goat Freedom Rally While Everyone […]
RACKET
Pickleball Players and Peeved Neighbors Trade Volleys
Select board lobs noise problem to town manager
PROVINCETOWN — Complaints about pickleball started with a trickle but have become a torrent, prompting 50 people to crowd into town hall and on Zoom on June 27 to ask […]
SPEAKING OUT
Music and Calls to Action Mingle at This Block Party
Performance, poetry, and food made this year’s Juneteenth a celebration
PROVINCETOWN — “If we can’t undo the mistakes of the past, then we have a responsibility to acknowledge those mistakes,” said Ngina Lythcott of Provincetown, speaking to a crowd of […]
FOR THE BIRDS
Rethinking Gardens as Havens for Birds
Native plants in settings that mimic nature invite birds and pollinators
If you’ve spent any time on the Outer Cape, you know that birds are a thing. They make the news here, with people calling in their sightings for a weekly […]
LOCAL HISTORY
Behind the Scenes at the Portuguese Festival
Beverley Ferreira has always been one to help Provincetown ‘share the heritage’
PROVINCETOWN — Beverley Ferreira is known as “Grandma” by her coworkers at the Lobster Pot, where she has been working as a hostess since 2013. Ferreira, who turned 81 last […]
SOCCER
Lovati, Leone, and Norman Are the Breakers’ Core
The Wellfleet soccer club is distinguished by its diversity
EASTHAM — For the Wellfleet Breakers Soccer Club, the playing field is reshaped every summer. Each year, the team welcomes local players new and old, be they college athletes or […]
CAPE BASEBALL
Firebirds Sweep Doubleheader Against Falmouth
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds swept the Falmouth Commodores in a doubleheader on Sunday, June 19 at Guv Fuller Field. Orleans picked up a 3-2 win in the first game […]
HIDDEN STRENGTHS
At Rehearsal With the Cape Cod Ballet Theatre
Athleticism and joy fuel young dancers’ return to the stage
HARWICH PORT — Kyla Potoczny soars through the air with grace at full stretch during the Cape Cod Ballet Theatre’s rehearsal for “Ballet, Broadway and Beyond,” which opens June 18. […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Timeless in the Dunes
SALVATORE DEL DEO / PAINTER / PROVINCETOWN
Provincetown has provided Sal Del Deo with everything he’s wanted: a vibrant fishing village and art colony by the sea, a long marriage, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of subjects […]
JUNETEENTH
For Queer Men of Color, a Homecoming in Provincetown
Lamb Rahming has designed a weekend of coming together
PROVINCETOWN — “Queer people of color deserve nice things,” says Lamb Rahming, the man behind Men of Color Weekend, which happens this year from June 16 to 20. It coincides […]
MEET THE MAKER
The Jeweler’s Apprentice
In a Provincetown workshop, a craftsman learns from — and about — his father
PROVINCETOWN — As Alex Hanelt closes up shop for the evening, he carefully removes the precious jewelry from each display case. Then he retreats to a little workshop in the […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Boys Defeat Burlington, Lose to Billerica
EASTHAM — The no. 14 ranked Nauset Regional High School boys lacrosse team was knocked out of the MIAA Div. 2 State Tournament by a 13-6 defeat at the hands […]
MORE THAN A GAME
Wellfleet Residents Play Ball Again
WELLFLEET — Fans of civic life here paraded, sun hats in hand, onto the baseball field across from the elementary school for their annual (or semi-annual, in this case) town […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball Team Loses to Westfield in Div. 2 Tourney
A weekly view of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The no. 20-ranked Nauset Regional High School baseball team came up short in its bid to upset No. 13 Westfield High School, falling 5-4 at Westfield’s Bullens Field […]
