PROVINCETOWN — The winter storm of Dec. 18, 2023 that caused flooding up and down the Atlantic Coast and saltwater intrusions in Provincetown’s East End was also the cause of […]
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MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
The Gas Giant That Rules the January Sky
Observing the storms stirred by Jupiter’s strange chemistry
Step outside after sunset this month and you’ll see a brilliant gold-white star high, far brighter than any other, high in the east. It’s not the legendary star in the […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 2 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Winter Courses Announced
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Body-Worn Cameras
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Jan. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Rebuilding a Task Force
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Short-Term Rental Limits
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. […]
1961
The Province Lands’ Narrow Escape
Beech Forest, Herring Cove, and the West End Moors were slated for development
The leasing contest for eight dune shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore — and the National Park Service’s eviction of Sal Del Deo, 95, and Janet Armstrong, 71, from […]
1927
Provincetown Never Forgets the S-4
When the town became the center of the world
“The news ran like fire through the town. The sinking of the S-4 blotted out all other interests. There was no one who could think of anything else. It was […]
1620
From ‘Of Patuxet’
From a hilltop overlooking the harbor the open ocean stretched across the horizon beyond two long arms of land reaching out, grabbing the sound from opposite directions. The north arm […]
1859
The Butcher of Eastham
Gustavus Swift, meat magnate
On Route 6 in Eastham, across the road from Buddha Bob’s, sits a plain shingle-sided house. It’s a classic Cape house in many respects: its door faces east, it has […]
1835
Passions on the Provincetown Sidewalk
A history of kerfuffles and kibitzing
To the casual observer, Provincetown may seem an oasis of acceptance and peace, a place where one can escape the stresses of daily life. But those who live here know […]
1964
The UFO in Truro
An artist’s vision shapes a movement
If you’ve driven down Route 6 from Truro to Provincetown, you’ve experienced that breathtaking moment when Cape Cod Bay emerges all at once and the dunes raise their sandy heads […]
1903
The Marconi Mythology
On a blustery morning in late November, filmmaker and artist Tinja Ruusuvuori climbed over a fence at the ruins of the Marconi wireless station in South Wellfleet to fly a […]
BREAKING NEWS
Waldo Resigns After 18 Months as Wellfleet Administrator
Citing stress and lack of support, he takes job as Orleans DPW director
WELLFLEET — Less than 19 months after taking the job of town administrator, Richard Waldo submitted his resignation to select board chair Barbara Carboni on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Waldo’s contract […]
