BREWSTER — The select board has voted unanimously for “First Light Beach” as the name of the town’s newest public beach on Cape Cod Bay. Town meeting approved the $20 […]
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UNEARTHED
Nor’easters Reveal Remnants of Bygone Days at Ballston Beach
When the beachfront bustled with visitors to the Balls’ bungalows
TRURO — Last winter’s nor’easters, blasting the Outer Cape coastline with icy winds and churning surf, further carved away the dunes at Ballston Beach that had already been eroding at […]
VALEDICTORY
A Farewell to the Everything
The class of 2022 and Room C104
I’ve been teaching ceramics at Nauset Regional High School for 20 years in Room C104. It has an 18-foot ceiling and 18 working potter’s wheels. My room is 70 feet […]
COVER ARTIST
Mimi Bois and the Artist Life
A portrait for the Class of 2022
“Ever since I was young, I would draw people,” says Emilia Lane Malicoat Bois (known as Mimi), the young artist who created the cover painting for this year’s graduation section. […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Seals Have Arrived, With Sharks Right Behind Them
No big bass yet, but it looks like there will be plenty
Striped bass have been steadily increasing in numbers and are starting to fan out from Race Point and show up in all the other usual spots — off Herring Cove […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
June’s Celestial Choreography
Watching the sky when the planets align
Our solar system put on a spectacular performance back in April. There were several close alignments of the Moon and planets for those intrepid ones willing to head outside before […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, June 7 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
School Head Hunt
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Piping Plover Nesting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, June 9 Climate Action […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Message From the Chief
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
No Lifeguards or Swim Lessons
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations […]
NEW BUSINESSES
What and Who Are New on the Outer Cape’s Main Streets
Galleries, lamps, bagels, and amps — and Jams changes hands
The lupines are in bloom in the meadow at Fort Hill in Eastham. Also blossoming are new businesses. Here’s what we found on this season’s new ventures from Eastham to […]
AQUACULTURE
ARC Loses Out While Underused Grants Are OK
Rule change forces Aquaculture Research Corp. off the flats
WELLFLEET — A discussion of whether licenses for eight shellfishing grants should be revoked took up most of a four-hour select board meeting on May 24. The board proceeded with […]
FIREARMS
Massacre Headlines Hide Everyday Danger of Guns
‘Children are sacrificed on the altar of gun obsession,’ says one grandmother
WELLFLEET — The killing of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, just 10 days after the grocery store massacre in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, evoked the arguments […]
EDUCATION
Kenyon Resigns, Saying He Did ‘Nothing Wrong’
Fallout continues over R.I. lawsuit about ‘fat tests’
ORLEANS — Nauset Regional Middle School Principal Keith Kenyon resigned on Wednesday, May 25 following a staff meeting at which he told his coworkers he was leaving immediately. “At his […]
