In Tessera C. Knowles’s painting Saltine at Egg’s Isle, Provincetown’s drag mistress of political satire sits in a chair on the sand behind the Julie Heller Gallery surrounded by an […]
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THE NEXT LEVEL
Nauset Honors This Year’s Senior Athletes
Thirteen members of the class have made commitments to compete in college
EASTHAM – “There’s a whole group that are antsy to take your spots,” Nauset Regional High School Principal Patrick Clark told the school’s seniors who are bound for college competition […]
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Baseball, Lacrosse Boys Advance; Tennis Teams Ousted
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys and girls lacrosse and baseball teams all advanced in their respective Division 3 state tournaments this week. No. 16 ranked baseball defeated No. 17 […]
Decoration Day
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Provincetown Police Dept. make up the color guard in front of town hall on Memorial Day, May 27. From left, Patrol Officer […]
J-1 FACT CHECK
U.S. State Dept. Still Has a Provincetown Blacklist
The department refuses to explain — but does not deny — Bulgarian embassy’s actions
PROVINCETOWN — When employers here first began hearing from their returning J-1 visa students in Bulgaria that they had received emails in April from the U.S. embassy there telling them […]
CHARACTER STUDIES
Jan Kelly Is Still Following Her Intuition
A writer, romantic, and muse can see from this edge of the ocean all the way to Galway
A yellow sticky note on the door outside Jan Kelly’s third-floor apartment on Alden Street reads, “My horse rides high as the devil rides by.” The sound of someone beating […]
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Baseball, Lacrosse Bound for State Tournaments
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys track team placed fifth overall at the MIAA Division 4 Track and Field State Championship hosted by Westfield State University last weekend. The girls […]
ODD JOBS
The Rigger’s Life Is a Curious One
In Provincetown Harbor, a man with a head for mechanics and knots
On a calm and sunny Monday morning in May, Samuel Rouse hops into his small skiff to make an easy commute, zipping across Provincetown Harbor toward a 37-foot sailboat that […]
THE SEASON
Truro Businesses Take on New Endeavors
From sandwiches to tapas, the big question is who will serve them
TRURO — As the Outer Cape braces for its seasonal population swell, businesses are unlatching their doors for the surge. In Truro, several of them are also in transition — […]
STYLE NOTEBOOK
A Summer Cuppa
In Provincetown, a shop where teas set the tone for the season of escape
Walking through Dani Niedzielski and Meghan O’Connor’s Provincetown shop, the Captain’s Daughters, is a lesson in personal style. The shelves are loaded with temptations from one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces to cheeky […]
ODD JOBS
The Rigger’s Life Is a Curious One
In Provincetown Harbor, a man with a head for mechanics and knots
On a calm and sunny Monday morning in May, Samuel Rouse hops into his small skiff to make an easy commute, zipping across Provincetown Harbor toward a 37-foot sailboat that […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Track and Field Gears Up for Championships
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys and girls track teams placed second and third, respectively, at the Cape and Islands League Championship at Barnstable High School on Monday. Barnstable won the […]
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Girls Golf, Baseball Lock Up Postseason Berths
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset High’s baseball team (13-4) won three straight games over Dennis-Yarmouth, Martha’s Vineyard, and Wareham in the last week. Sophomore Jake Doherty had another solid outing, throwing a […]
KILO MIKE ONE CHARLIE CHARLIE
Amateur Radio Enthusiasts Talk to the World From Wellfleet
Celebrating the inventor of wireless radio transmitters
WELLFLEET — About a dozen ham radio operators were here on April 27 to mark the 150th birthday of Guglielmo Marconi. It wasn’t really the inventor’s birthday — that’s April 25 […]
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Roche Stars at Jim Hoar Invitational
A weekly round-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset sophomore Violet Roche took home the MSTCA Outstanding Field Event Athlete from Saturday’s Jim Hoar Freshman Sophomore Invitational at Weymouth. Roche won the high jump with a […]
