The reports of dead lobsters being pulled from Cape Cod Bay started on Sept. 23. The cause: warmer than average late fall water temperatures and low wave action that led […]
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sports
Bringing an Arctic Tradition to Nauset Marsh
A wooden kayak, inspired by an Aleutian design, is like a living thing
EASTHAM — From the seat of my kayak I have come to see Nauset Marsh, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, as the Everglades of New England: […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Oct. 17, 2019
From Malcolm Pollack, Gail Ferguson, Katharine Baker, and L. Michael Hager
Beware the ‘Appeal to Nature’ To the editor: The front-page article in the Sept. 6 issue titled “Culling Seals Is Wrong Answer to Shark Threat, Scientists Say”) is a fine […]
WELLFLEET OYSTERFEST 2019
Wellfleet OysterFest Schedule of Attractions
Wellfleet OysterFest 2019 will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20, rain or shine. General admission tickets are $10 per day. Shellfishermen and food […]
OP-ED
A Failure in Our Local Health System
Don’t give up on providing prenatal care
Susannah Fulcher’s Aug. 9 article about childbirth on the Outer Cape in this newspaper exposed serious weaknesses in our existing medical system here. It also made me want to share […]
environment
The DEP Says the Blasches May Build Their Wall
The town still hopes to prevail against the revetment in court
WELLFLEET — The owners of a mansion teetering on the edge of a dune near Great Island won approval from the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) to construct a […]
civics
Provincetown’s Planner Heads to Truro for New Job
Ribeiro sees opportunities in Truro to address problems both towns share
PROVINCETOWN — Town Planner Jeffrey Ribeiro is resigning from his job this week to become the Truro town planner next week. The Truro position offers slightly more money, but according […]
housing
Towns Face Tough Choices for Tenants of Delinquent Landlord
Provincetown and Eastham are going after 11 Delgizzi properties for unpaid taxes
TRURO — Last week the Truro Board of Health gave a landlord up to 15 days to begin repairs to his motel where about 50 tenants live year-round. If Daniel […]
technology
Is the Stop & Shop Robot Friendly or Creepy?
'Marty' is there to improve safety, but human workers have their doubts
ORLEANS — If you’ve been to the Stop & Shop supermarket here recently, you may have noticed a new staff member roaming the aisles. He’s seven feet tall, thin, rolls […]
Rail Trail
Wellfleet Select Board Unmoved by Bike Path Extension Opponents
In a close vote, board decides not to appeal to Gov. Baker
WELLFLEET — Following a heated exchange on Monday with a crowd opposed to the extension of the Cape Cod Rail Trail extension to Route 6, the Wellfleet Select Board voted […]
oysterfest 2019
Changes Coming to This Year’s Wellfleet OysterFest
Revamped SPAT board hires new oyster handlers
WELLFLEET — Ever wonder how all those oysters get to OysterFest? This year, Wellfleet Shellfish Promotion and Tasting (SPAT), the nonprofit that organizes the OysterFest, is expecting to serve 130,000 […]
ASK INDIE
Should New Wife Stay Away From Family Funeral?
The Independent’s advice columnist takes on grief, nosy neighbors, and Jewish mothers
Dear Indie, My husband, “Cosmo,” and I have been married for almost a year and are very happy. He is the most loving man I know and a wonderful stepfather […]
letters to the editor
Letters, Oct. 10, 2019: Reproductive Health, Shellfish Rules, Nudes
Reproductive Health Overlooked To the editor: I was pleased to see your front-page article on childbirth on Outer Cape Cod [“Childbirth on the Edge,” Sept. 6, 2019], a topic that […]
OBITUARIES
Mary Dorothy Mulcahy, 70, Was Principled and Unconventional
Founding member of HOW and Women Innkeepers of Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Mary Dorothy “Dotty” Mulcahy, a free-spirited child of the 1960s whose mischievous smile and sparkling blue eyes live in the hearts of all who knew and loved her, […]
ENVIRONMENT
Permaculture Expert Teaches How to Grow Food in Our Forests
Kids and adults learn how agriculture can restore ecosystems at Nauset H.S. garden
EASTHAM — Restoration Agriculture author Mark Shepard of Wisconsin visited the Nauset Food and Research Garden at Nauset Regional High School last week to speak with about two dozen community […]
