The spring season connects us with the light that we were so craving during the dark winter days. So, too, do this April’s holidays — Easter, Passover, and Ramadan — […]
Community
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SURFING
The Surfer’s Claim
Cool is cool, but certain celebrations can’t be contained
During a morning surf, a young surfer-girl caught a big set wave. She scrambled to paddle as it reared up and hollowed. She made a late critical drop and disappeared […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Living on the Eminence
By the lighthouse, the Smalls welcomed Henry David Thoreau to Truro
“These are the Highlands of Cape Cod, the most dangerous point on the Cape,” wrote Shebnah Rich in his landmark Truro history. “No place, perhaps, has witnessed more shipwrecks, and […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Lacrosse Beats Catholic Memorial
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys baseball team got its first win of the season on April 7 after several scrimmages and games were postponed to start the season. The team […]
FAMILY HISTORY
From Ukraine to Provincetown
Today’s news echoes a family’s century-old story of flight
The picture at right is a family photo. It was taken in 1898 in Kyiv, Ukraine and is the original cabinet card — a thin photograph mounted on a 4¼-by-6½-inch […]
A NEW SEASON
Town Recreation Programs Spring Into Play
Volunteer coaches needed for tee ball, softball, soccer
Spring recreation programs offering baseball, softball, soccer, and egg hunts are opening in all four towns of the Outer Cape, and the annual search for volunteers is on. “Spring is […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Boys Overwhelm St. John Paul in Opener
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School boys lacrosse team got off to a blazing start with a 23-0 victory in its first game of the season against St. John […]
ON ICE
Clenchy Defends Firing of Coach Locke
Hockey parents continue to seek answers that are not forthcoming
EASTHAM — Drew Locke, the former head coach of the Nauset Regional High School boys hockey team, was fired on Feb. 10, but in the seven weeks since, few details […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Baseball Tries to Turn the Page
Spring sports begin at Nauset High
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School baseball team hasn’t forgotten how last season ended. In fact, it’s been on some of the student-athletes’ minds ever since. “Yes, I still […]
SPRING TRAINING
Baseball Is Back, Despite Its Major League Troubles
The Cape League gets ready for a busy, full season
For a while, as Major League Baseball and its players association argued over a collective bargaining agreement, it looked as if the 2022 baseball season might not happen. The negotiations […]
STREET FASHION
A Fedora With Finds
“I just had a black hat,” says Beverly Callistini, standing outside the Wired Puppy coffee shop on Commercial Street in Provincetown. “I like to place found objects on it, then […]
BEHIND THE WHEEL
A Mechanic Takes a Busman’s Holiday
A spring trip to the North Country, where it’s BYOE (bring your own engine)
I know some of you are not going to approve of what I do for my winter vacation. But if I didn’t love driving and engines, would I really be […]
STEPPING UP
Dancing Their Way From Cape Cod to Ireland
Madeline Schnitzer and Annabelle Chown will compete in the Irish Dance World Championship
EASTHAM — When Madeline Schnitzer was six years old, she participated in her first regional Irish step dance competition. “I had no idea what to expect and no idea how […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Boys Hockey Stays Alive
Double-overtime win keeps the Warriors in the tournament
Update: The boys hockey team lost in the Round of 16 to Lynnfield by a score of 7-1 on Wednesday night. EASTHAM — The Nauset boys hockey team showed sheer […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Lifesaving Legacy of Capt. David H. Atkins
A historian lifts the shadow cast by anonymous critics and unfounded reporting
Edward Rowe Snow, the master chronicler of New England sea stories, wrote a letter to the Provincetown Advocate in February 1964, seeking information about descendants of Capt. David H. Atkins, […]
