Veronica (Taves) Santos, a violin prodigy and a former Miss Provincetown, died on Aug. 3, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis surrounded by her family. She was 92. The […]
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Lester Murphy, an Unflappable Attorney, Dies at 73
Attorney Lester Murphy Jr. of East Dennis, who was known as Jay, died on Aug. 25, 2023 after courageously facing cancer. He was 73. Jay was born in Rochester, N.Y. […]
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Third-Generation Provincetown Fisherman Kenneth Macara Was 91
Kenneth Roland Macara of Provincetown and Delray Beach, Fla. died at home on Aug. 16, 2023 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 91. The grandson of Joseph […]
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Welder and Science Teacher Michael Kacergis Dies at 78
Welder and science teacher Michael Anthony Kacergis of Provincetown, who had been in hospice at Seashore Point, died on Aug. 22, 2023 after a long illness. He was 78. Mike […]
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Musician and Teacher Charles A. Griffeth Dies at 76
Charles A. Griffeth of North Truro and Wilton Manors, Fla. died at his Truro home on Aug. 24, 2023 after a 15-month fight against pancreatic cancer. His husband and two […]
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Brendan Galvin, Prolific Poet of the Truro Seashore, Dies at 84
The celebrated poet Brendan Galvin of Truro died on Aug. 17, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital. The cause of death, confirmed by his daughter, anthropologist Anne Galvin, was a heart […]
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Provincetown Painter Frank Milby Dies at 90
Franklin James Milby, the prolific and versatile Provincetown artist whose work spanned a wide range of styles, died peacefully at home on Aug. 12, 2023. His wife and three of […]
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Master Gardener Robert McLuckie Was 94
Robert Smith McLuckie Jr. of Eastham, a teacher and master gardener, died on Aug. 3, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital. The cause was respiratory failure, said his daughter, Lynne. He […]
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Louis Epstein, 81, Former Wellfleet Resident
Former Wellfleet resident Louis S. Epstein died peacefully on July 23, 2023 in Houlton, Maine. No cause was given. He was 81. The son of David and Ethel Epstein, Lou […]
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John Bartlett Rice of Truro Dies at 73
After a two-year battle with cancer, John Bartlett Rice died peacefully at his Truro home on July 27, 2023, surrounded by his family. In the months preceding his death, he […]
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Master Plumber Gregory Carlo Was 67
Gregory Charles Carlo died peacefully on July 24, 2023 in the ICU at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, surrounded by family. The cause of death, confirmed by his son […]
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John ‘JP’ Clark, a Fourth-Generation Captain, Dies at 37
John Clark III, a fourth-generation fisherman out of Provincetown who was known as JP, died unexpectedly on July 17, 2023 at his cottage in Wellfleet. He was 37. “He was […]
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An Environment Crusader, Writer Paul Brodeur Dies at 92
Paul Brodeur of Truro, a longtime staff writer at the New Yorker, died at Cape Cod Hospital on Aug. 2, 2023. His death, following hip replacement surgery and a bout […]
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Interior Designer and Florist Brian Ahern Dies at 58
Brian G. Ahern of Boston and Provincetown died unexpectedly in his sleep at home on July 25, 2023. The cause has not yet been determined. He was 58. The youngest […]
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Timothy Downey, a Dedicated Conservationist, Dies at 65
Timothy J. Downey of Provincetown died unexpectedly on July 19, 2023 at home. “He had a rough go the last few years of his life,” said Tim’s brother, Tom. “While […]
