ORLEANS — The Lower Cape Coyotes ice hockey team captured the Massachusetts Boys U18 Tier III Small State Championship at Murphy Memorial Skating Rink in Boston earlier this year. The […]
Community
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ROOTS
Growing the Eastham Turnip Is a Labor of Love
Heirloom seeds put down roots where the land will allow
EASTHAM — Orleans farmer Judy Scanlon can still recall the moment her interest in the Eastham turnip was sparked. “I was driving with my mother, just exploring, when we saw […]
VETERANS DAY
Nearing 100, Army Nurse Dana Manoogian Remembers World War II
‘You didn’t have time to think about it being hard’
EASTHAM — The 48th Field Hospital Second Medical Unit of the U.S. Army landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on June 15, 1944, nine days after D-Day. Shadowing the Second […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Memorials and a Misty Morning
VETERANS DAY 2022 IN THE MIST
LOVE, ACTUALLY
A Celebration of Minor Miracles
Laurie Frottier and Edgar Miranda
PROVINCETOWN — Laurie and Edgar Miranda were married on Oct. 8, 2022 at the Provincetown United Methodist Church, where Edgar serves as pastor. Their good friend Clarence Stukes of Arlington, […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Mahoney and Crowell Pace Cross Country Squads
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High cross country team had a strong showing at the Division 2 State Tournament as the Warriors’ fall sports season nears its end. Sophomore Madeline Mahoney […]
CELEBRATIONS
Leading With Warmth
Janet Lesniak, Wellfleet Preservation Hall’s first executive director, retires
WELLFLEET — Even before this town’s Preservation Hall officially opened its carved and painted doors in 2011, its mission was to be, above all, a welcoming place. And when its […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Boys Upset Billerica in Tourney Play
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys soccer team, ranked number 22 in postseason play in its division, upended 11th-ranked Billerica Memorial 2-1 on Saturday to reach the Round of 16 […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Picture Perfect
Fifth-grade students at Truro Central School created a mural to cover a boarded-up broken window while the North Truro Post Office awaits a replacement. Left to right: Elle Stanley, Rylee […]
HOBGOBLINS
On Commercial Street in a Sweetly Mischievous Mood
Halloween brings out a friendly mix of fantasies
Photos by Nancy Bloom Nurses to remind you to get that booster, bumpkins with pumpkins for heads, groovy paisley-wearers, and plenty of folks who slipped into sequins strolled Commercial Street […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Minnie Pearl Wheeler, Chihuahua Mutt
On avoiding Commercial Street, finding a dead bird, and being there for a friend
Anyone who has typed the words “talking dog” or “talking cat” into a search engine — and who among us has not? — is already aware of the remarkable communication […]
TREATS
Truro Celebrates Halloween With a Cider-Fueled Arts Bash
Photos by Agata Storer Bears, wolves, horror movie monsters, and angels mingled at the Truro Public Library’s multi-generational Halloween party last Friday night. It was one big pizza, popcorn, and […]
THE SWEET SCIENCE
Arvin Nundloll’s Fascination With Boxing
The developer of ‘Two Dice Boxing’ pioneered digital coverage of the sport
WELLFLEET — If you ask Londoner and new Wellfleet resident Arvin Nundloll to talk about boxing, the stories tumble out like heavyweight championship general-admission ticket holders pushing to get to […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Quarterback Peno Throws 4 TD Passes in Win
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset football bounced back with an emphatic 38-20 win over Carver Middle High School last Friday night to improve to 5-3 on the season. The Warriors, who haven’t […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Digging Life by the Sea
THE OYSTER PICKER PURPLE HAZE FALLING FROM THE SKY
