MIDSUMMER Asher Austin, age six, of Wellfleet befriends a frog at Gull Pond. (Photo by Agata Storer) HONORS Three students from the Provincetown Schools were awarded the National Junior […]
Community
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IN THE RING
Punching Their Weight
Mixed martial arts attract a varied crowd, in it for the workout, for fun, and for the fight
EASTHAM — When Ernie Waterman retired in 2020 after a 30-year career as a construction engineer working on Defense Dept. contracts in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq, he found life in […]
CAPE BASEBALL
Firebirds Stand at .500 Through 14 Games
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds dropped a game for the first time in five outings, falling to the Bourne Braves last Friday, but they remained at .500 (6-6-2) through 14 […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
Mary Abt Calls the Community to Song
A teacher who shows students ‘a beauty you can’t see or touch’
PROVINCETOWN — Every Thursday afternoon, the hallways of the Council on Aging are filled with song. Follow the sound to its source and you’ll find Mary Abt and a handful […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
Loretta Butehorn Is Ever Ready…
…with a lamp, a lifeboat, a ladder, and a scone
PROVINCETOWN — Loretta Butehorn is a lot of things to a lot of people. “The life of any party.” “Someone who just gives and gives.” “Scone queen.” “If I were […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
An Anti-Ageist Gets Radical
Mary DeRocco finds her voice in new ways
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 […]
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 […]
