TRURO — Volunteers at the Truro Community Kitchen are as perfectly seasoned as the dishes they prepare. So, on Tuesdays the kitchen at the Christian Union Church on Shore Road […]
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LET’S LUNCH
Fighting the Off-Season Squeeze
Pantries, lunches, and meals on wheels feed more people than ever in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — In recent years, Provincetown has seen a substantial rise in demand for food assistance, and this year the trend continues with several organizations working to meet the need. […]
SOUP’S ON
246 Community Kitchen Dishes Out Dignity
Cooks and guests gather for good company, and ‘the best meatloaf in the world’
WELLFLEET — In the kitchen of the United Methodist Church’s banquet hall, under a hand-painted sign that reads “safe harbor,” a group of six chefs zigzag around each other, chopping […]
BROWN BAG
Eastham’s Cupboard Is Not Bare
Pantries, deliveries, and an exchange offer a winter welcome to all
EASTHAM — In the summer, seasonal workers usually have enough work that they don’t need the support of the Eastham Food Pantry. But come winter, with fewer jobs and steep […]
EARTH BENDERS
‘You Can Make Anything You Want With Clay’
Ceramic artist Isabel Souza comes full circle in the studio at Castle Hill
TRURO — Teaching a pottery class to young artists at Castle Hill took Isabel Souza “full circle,” she says. “I was eight or nine when I got the scholarship to […]
UBER TUBER
Turnip Festival
WARRIORS WATCH
Streitmatter Is Making an Impression on Court
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
DENNIS — It’s a crisp Friday around 9 a.m. and school is out to commemorate Veterans Day. Most students are probably still in bed or enjoying the start of a […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Leggs Learns That Wild Turkeys Have Wings
A boxer’s run-in with a rafter of clucking freedom fighters
I’d forgotten how hard it can be to cross the dunes. “Cerdded â chŵn,” said Leggs, a boxer. Rhian Cull, one of his two human mothers, is Welsh. Leggs has […]
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT
The Independent Welcomes Winter Fellow Aden Choate
Backpacking, fact-checking, and journalism inspired by Mary Heaton Vorse
PROVINCETOWN — Aden Choate began a five-month Mary Heaton Vorse journalism fellowship at the Independent on Nov. 1., inaugurating the third season of a winter program that brings young reporters […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Avellar, Kennard Ink National Letters of Intent
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset girls soccer standouts Olivia Avellar and Caroline Kennard signed national letters of intent to play on college teams in a special ceremony at the high school last […]
ARTISTS
Mark Adams Is Most at Home in the Dunes
Science and adventure color the artist’s vision of our place in the natural world
It was just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, 1977, when Mark Adams and four other firefighters from the National Forest Service spotted a lightning storm coming in off […]
FEELIN’ VEGGIE
Turnip Love Brings Musicians Back Together
The Higher Ground String Band will play at art- and food-filled Eastham Turnip Festival
EASTHAM — Every November, the turnip becomes a rallying cry for four members of the Higher Ground String Band. They perform a little gospel, a little bluegrass, a little folk […]
ON THE PITCH
JV Girls Soccer Celebrates Unbeaten Season
The Warriors pave the way for varsity success
EASTHAM — The future looks bright for the successful Nauset girls soccer program. The junior varsity team finished the season unbeaten, conceding just three goals in 16 games, winning 12 […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls and Boys Soccer Fall in State Tourney
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset girls and boys soccer teams both were defeated in the Round of 32 of the MIAA Division 3 State Tournament on Saturday, while the football team […]
CEREMONIES
Veterans Day in Provincetown
Townspeople and visitors are invited to gather at the Doughboy Soldiers Monument in front of town hall on Saturday for a celebration to honor the town’s veterans for their love […]