PROVINCETOWN — This past spring, a Provincetown resident who the Independent has agreed not to name to protect the person’s privacy checked into the Seashore Point nursing home for rehabilitation […]
Local Journalism Project
ENVIRONMENT
Cape Cod’s Coral Gardens (Yes, We Have Corals Here) Are in Trouble
NOAA expands its research into deeper waters from Maine to North Carolina
If you were to picture coral right now, your mind’s eye would surely see tropical reefs with crystal-clear turquoise water. But that image is incomplete: the temperate seas around the […]
CENTENNIALS
The Provincetown Tennis Club’s 100-ish Years of Fun and Games
Celebrating a clubhouse that has long put old, young, gay, straight, artists, and business types together
PROVINCETOWN — With its reggae clam dances and its groovy homemade posters by the likes of comic artist Al Jaffee, the Provincetown Tennis Club has long had a reputation as […]
MONUMENTS
Inside the Quest for a Provincetown Fishermen’s Memorial
After nearly 50 years, a new committee hopes that a sculpture’s time has come
PROVINCETOWN — It has been nearly 50 years since the select board approved the idea of a memorial statue dedicated to local fishermen lost at sea. It’s a monument that […]
COME ABOUT
Winds of Change Come to West End Racing Children’s Community Sailing
Grounded in its past, WERCCS looks to the future
PROVINCETOWN — Susan Avellar is the first to arrive at the West End Racing Children’s Community Sailing (WERCCS) clubhouse around 8:30 on a foggy Monday morning. Ms. Avellar, as she […]
POSIES
When a Farmer Favors Flowers
Paula Erickson builds summer bouquets in her Truro garden
Paula Erickson walks among delicate dots of yellow, purple, and white. She is searching for something with a touch of wildness to complete her bouquet. Rows of sweet pea, foxgloves, […]
WILDLIFE
Dolphins’ ‘Signature Calls’ Could Predict Strandings
A 2021 study done in Wellfleet Harbor suggests a possible early warning system
WELLFLEET — The unique sounds known as “signature whistles” that all the dolphin species found in Cape Cod waters use to identify themselves may be the key to finding out […]
THREATENED
Beach Access Limited When Plovers Nest Near Trails
The trail from Snail Road leads to a barrier that protects vulnerable nests
PROVINCETOWN — Mildred Champlin remembers a time when piping plover chicks were in constant danger of being run over by cars on Race Point Beach. She has spent every summer […]
ELECTION
Kamala Harris’s Provincetown Fundraiser Comes Amid Party Rift
The president’s stumbles have put a new spotlight on the vice president
This article was updated on July 12. PROVINCETOWN — When Vice President Kamala Harris comes to Provincetown to meet with donors on July 20, she will face a crowd of […]
RADIO WAVES
From Mount Gilboa to Your Car: a WOMR Journey
Age, salty air, and an electrocuted bug motivate the search for new transmitter
PROVINCETOWN — Atop Mount Gilboa, perhaps more dune than mountain, sits a large light blue water tower whose paint has begun to fade and flake. A radio antenna sticks out […]
SAILING
Light Winds and a Slow-Motion Start to Summer Racing Season
Four Provincetown Yacht Club boats sailed forth on Sunday, just for fun
PROVINCETOWN — After two weekends of dangerously high winds, the forecast for July 7 predicted winds of seven to nine knots — “perfect conditions” for the Provincetown Yacht Club’s first […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Stranding Stirs Dolphin Rescue Effort at ‘the Gut’
125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins are trapped at low tide
WELLFLEET — Last week’s mass dolphin stranding here is thought to be the largest in at least a quarter century, and its causes may never be fully explained. One hundred twenty-five […]
RISKY BUSINESS
When Recreation Wrecks Your Erection
Misuse of TriMix can cause lasting damage, doctors say
PROVINCETOWN — As summer ramps up, so too does a nightlife scene that draws throngs of gay men to the tip of the Cape. Nightclubs like Purgatory and the Paramount […]
POND SCUM
Bacteria Monitoring Expands in Outer Cape Towns
Runoff and climate change will likely make blooms more common
PROVINCETOWN — Sophia Feuerhake and Jacob Scola meet at the entrance to Clapps Pond off Route 6 and unload a box full of equipment — tubes, nets, bottles, and a […]
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Nonprofits Struggle to Keep Their Services Running
As Cape population ages, volunteer groups face a different kind of labor shortage
EASTHAM — Nauset Neighbors, an all-volunteer nonprofit that assists more than 300 older adults living alone on Cape Cod, began turning away new members requesting the organization’s help in May. […]
