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Community
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WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey, Track Teams Take Advantage of Dennis-Yarmouth
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — It’s been a grueling week for Dennis-Yarmouth, courtesy of the Nauset High Warriors. On Jan. 11, the Nauset boys and girls indoor track teams beat the Dolphins at […]
Clam Dinner at Pamet Harbor
Mom Zella Swain and two-year-old Ceiba Chavez Swain of Truro, clamming at Pamet Harbor on Jan. 9. (Photo by Nancy Bloom)
TROUPES
Ballroom Dance Is Expressive — and Competitive
In the studio, dancers build routines, riffs, and confidence
WELLFLEET — Daisy O’Neil has been dancing since she was very young. She began with ballet, but four years ago she took up what she says is a much more […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Four Swimmers Qualify for State Competition
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — Nauset swimmer Kaitlin Bohannon qualified to compete in the Sectionals tournament in the 200-meter individual medley and 50-meter freestyle by virtue of her performance at the Warriors’ meet […]
NEW YEAR
Goodbye 2021
Provincetown sent off the old year with a bang in rainbow colors as fireworks soared over the harbor last Friday evening. (Photo by Jamie Demetriou)
SURFING
The Complex Stuff of Simplicity
Boards, suits, straps, wax, and other things surfers need to ‘be in the moment’
Surfing exemplifies simplicity: a human, on a board, riding a wave. There is a presence and purity to it. When you are surfing, everything falls away and the only thing […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Basketball and Hockey Teams Start Strong
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School boys basketball team finally played a game on its home court for the first time this season on Dec. 28, notching a 65-46 […]
BALLGAME
Eastham’s Ron Morissette Remembers His Minor League Days
Red Sox great Ted Williams ‘didn’t mince words’
EASTHAM — Hall of Famer Ted Williams was one of the greatest Red Sox players in history. The left fielder played from 1939 to 1960 (minus three years in military […]
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
The Outer Cape’s Stories Range Far and Wide
Adventures in Sunday soccer, backyard bocce, West Coast skateboarding, Korean basketball, and bullfighting school
There were times when it seemed like 2021 would be a year without sports. But coaches and athletes found ways to keep playing. I was glad for the chance to […]
BEHIND THE WHEEL
A New Year’s Resolution for Car Owners
Whatever else you’re planning to do better this year, think ‘maintenance’
This week brought mixed reports from my customers on the season of gift giving. You really appreciate your new wool socks. They are very nice. But you are, understandably, a […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Teams Deal With Postponements
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High School boys basketball team was scheduled to play its first game of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 28 against Monomoy High School. This comes after […]
COMMUNITY
Contra Dancers Find Connection in Wellfleet
‘It doesn’t matter if you’re dancing with a woman or a man, gay, straight, or trans’
“Dance and swing. Turn your partner round and round! Chain across. Face your neighbor and do-si-do,” says John Alden over a microphone at Wellfleet Preservation Hall. “Looking good!” Alden is […]
DECKED OUT
Christmas Boats
Christmas comes to Provincetown Harbor, where boats are bedecked with trees. This week’s stories include how, for the Outer Cape’s immigrants, holiday traditions evolve, what it’s like to live with […]
FEASTS
For the Outer Cape’s Immigrants, Holiday Traditions Evolve
Searching for soursop, avoiding piftie, and getting stuck with the cleanup
Kevin Hume, a Jamaican living in Truro, will be making a simple stewed chicken with rice and beans on Christmas Day. “I would not go out of my way to […]
