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D.I.Y.
Build a Raised Garden Bed
A simple frame, good soil, and seeds to bring spring to life
Who knows what the next few months will bring? Planting a garden is one way to cope with so much uncertainty. You’ll put your mind to taking care of plants […]
PANDEMIC
WOMR’s John Perrone, 70, Dies of Covid-19
The popular host of the radio show 'Night Shift'
PROVINCETOWN — John Perrone, 70, whose passion for and knowledge of Motown attracted fans from all over world, died of the novel coronavirus on April 5, 2020, the same day […]
LONG ARM OF THE LAW
Wampanoag Tribal Land Is Threatened
Feds tell Mashpee tribe its reservation will be ‘disestablished’
TRURO — A new exhibition is being created at the Highland House Museum. Its purpose is to reframe the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of European settlers […]
CORONAVIRUS
Task Force Organizes Volunteers in Provincetown
The aim is to build capacity for unexpected needs
PROVINCETOWN — The Ptown Covid-19 Task Force came together a month ago as a channel for volunteer energy to help deal with the coronavirus. The pandemic creates challenges across many […]
OP-ED
Sharks and Viruses
Why Islamic terrorism scared Americans more than pandemics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If I had to pick the one thing that has changed most in the 28 years I’ve been coming to Truro, it would be the fear factor. […]
DISPATCHES
Postcards From the Pandemic
Personal reports from across the country
This week, the Independent offers dispatches from readers with a strong Cape connection who are living in other areas of the U.S. that are currently the hardest hit — places […]
SCULPTURE
Akiko Jackson Creates Art for a Time of Grief
The FAWC fellow finds a home in Provincetown
Akiko Jackson is a second-year visual arts fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Her first fellowship year was 2013-14; the day she returned, this past October, Jackson […]
TV SERIES
Binge-watching for Shut-ins
The picks of Independent staff and contributors
Tiger King Streaming on Netflix; one season, seven episodes The documentary series Tiger King tells the stories of several exotic animal zoo owners, mainly focusing on one, Joe Exotic (real […]
our picks for the week of April 9 through April 15
Indie’s Choice
Wagner and Mozart The Metropolitan Opera continues its daily streaming of live performances from the past through April 19. Each day, from 7:30 p.m. till 6:30 p.m. the next day, […]
RESILIENCE
Local Food Producers Search for Ways to Serve and Survive
Right now, generosity and hyperlocal service are top strategies
WELLFLEET — With restaurants closed, fishermen have lost their usual income. But the people who grow, harvest, and market Outer Cape crops from land and sea are experimenting with strategies […]
CASES
Two Patients With COVID-19 Describe Their Ordeals
From frightening diagnosis to compassionate community support
As the number of new COVID-19 cases grows daily and the Outer Cape braces for the coming wave of severe illness, now expected to peak in mid-April, two local residents […]
DISASTER HELP
How Workers and Businesses Can Find Relief
Rescue funds include loans and expanded unemployment benefits
PROVINCETOWN — More than $600 billion of the $2 trillion federal financial rescue package that became law last week will go to beefing up unemployment benefits and small business loans […]
LEARNING
Nauset Schools Roll Out Online Education
Extension likely for high school building project
EASTHAM — Students in the Nauset Regional Schools began working from home last week as the district rolled out its alternative learning online program. All schools remain closed until at […]
CIVICS
Truro Lags Behind in Access to Meetings
All other Outer Cape towns are streaming their regulatory boards
TRURO — In the race to get Outer Cape towns’ regulatory board meetings online, Truro is in last place. Gov. Charlie Baker issued an executive order on March 13 suspending […]
