On Christmas Eve, it will have been 286 days since social distancing became our new normal and our school, work, and home lives merged into one, sometimes overly close, space. […]
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THE CLAUS COVID CHRONICLES
Encountering Santa in a Fraught Season
It’s not just about naughty and nice
TRURO — Santa Claus is used to tough questions. How, demanded one junior superfan, did Santa know to bequeath him a Star Wars figurine? Well, said Glenn Enos, a sergeant […]
HARDER THEY FALL
Local Pats Fans Face Losing Season
Patriots miss playoffs for first time in 12 years
In a reality check for fans, the New England Patriots face an uncertain future. The Pats lost this past Sunday to the Miami Dolphins, 22-12, bringing the team’s record to […]
GOOD GRIEF
At the Holidays, Reframing Grief as Love
Forget about closure, learn to listen, and keep lost loved ones present
The holiday season is upon us and, for many, this is a time when grief hits hard. This year, as we continue to isolate from one another because of the […]
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Are Your Treads Ready for Winter?
You probably don’t need special snow tires
There’s talk of the first big winter storm, so it’s a pretty good bet someone in your pod just told you to get your snow tires on for the season. […]
AGONY AND ECSTASY
My Fantasy World of Football
How a kicker named Koo saved my season
I spent this past Sunday in front of a television, laughing, cheering, complaining, and getting emotional. No, I wasn’t watching a rom-com. I was watching football. It was an important […]
FAIR PLAY
Sportsmanship and Lessons Sports Can Teach
What happens in games are test runs for everyday life
Retired attorney Buddy Perkel remembers where he first learned to negotiate — on the basketball courts of New York City in the 1930s. “Pickup basketball taught me how to give […]
HONORED
Nauset Players Recognized for Skills and Sportsmanship
MVPs and League All-Stars, among a raft of honors
This year’s Cape and Islands League All-Stars for the fall sports season were announced last week. Nauset High was well represented with a total of 30 players on the All-Star […]
POD PEOPLE
In a City Pod, Wellfleet Women Steadied by Small Town Roots
It’s ‘us against the world’ all over again
WELLFLEET — When Hanna Morse, Emer Valdez, Charlotte Goldberg, and Leah Puffer were kids in Wellfleet, they spent as much time together as they could. They made crafts, played dress-up, […]
DISPATCHES
Postcards From the Pandemic
Dear Truro, I miss you.
In a year that seems to have brought as many visitors as ever to the Outer Cape, including some who say they’ve come to stay, we also heard from people […]
VIRUS RULES
Winter Sports Set to Begin Dec. 14
Swimming and diving, basketball, and ice hockey cleared to play
EASTHAM — The Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) on Nov. 20 approved modified winter seasons for basketball, ice hockey, swimming and diving, alpine and Nordic skiing, and gymnastics. That means […]
THANKSGIVING BACK
Alice Brock Dishes Up Warmth on Thanksgiving
The inspiration for ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ needs help herself this year
PROVINCETOWN — Alice Brock came of age in the 1960s, which everyone knows because one of the most famous songs of that era was named after her. The song, of […]
OFF THE TABLE
The Many Moods of Monsieur Dinde
A turkey is pardoned and becomes a pet
Goodness, there are turkeys everywhere! We Outer Cape dwellers watch as ever-growing flocks, or rafters, of these wild birds boldly wander across our lawns and streets. We are also surrounded […]
HUNTING
’Tis the Season for Getting a Bird
Outer Cape hunters pursue wild turkeys and pheasants
EASTHAM — It’s an unusually warm Saturday in November. The noontime sun shines, and the air is still, when Jim McGrath lets out a turkey call in a remote, wooded […]
