PROVINCETOWN — Until her death at age 73, Bertha Mulvihill Noon had nightmares in which she heard the screams of those who went down with the luxury liner Titanic. Mark […]
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WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Baseball Drubs Burlington 14-3
A weekly view of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High School baseball team enjoyed a 14-3 victory over Burlington High on April 16, as the holiday weekend began. The team improved to 2-1 on the […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Piper
Piper Springsong Dinwiddie was born at home in Brewster at 4:53 p.m. on April 1, 2022, just two and a half hours after her parents started timing contractions. She came […]
STREET FASHION
Pineapple Paired With Lace
J. Young mixes tropical print and lace for a walk on Commercial Street. She’s from Washington, D.C., but here in Provincetown on vacation with her family. “My style?” she asks. […]
TEAMS
Nauset Unified Track Is Back
After 2-year break, Special Olympics student athletes and Life Skills participants are working out
EASTHAM — It’s a chilly and windy Thursday afternoon at Nauset Regional High School. Classes have just ended for the day and the track team is warming up in the […]
STREET VIEW
Where Do You Find Hope?
In a creator, in a name, in history and family
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 — […]
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 […]
