EASTHAM — On any other sunny spring day, Fort Hill would be dotted with hikers, dog-walkers, and nature lovers. But on March 12, the historic grassland that overlooks Nauset Marsh […]
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HOCKEY SIDEBAR: RISING STARS
Looking Ahead With the First-Years
BOSTON — While Colin Ward, Jake Eldredge, Logan Poulin, and Zach Coelho discussed their hard-earned victory in the state finals, the Independent spoke with some of the Warriors’ rising stars. […]
HOCKEY SIDEBAR: TEAM SPIRIT
‘That’s Logan Poulin!’
BOSTON — “That’s Logan Poulin!” said an awestruck Milton High School student, pointing at the Warriors’ captain near the end of Nauset’s 4-1 win against Medfield on Sunday. “He’s one […]
VIGNETTE
The Mid-Season
STEAMERS
Les Fleurs Du Mal
WATERCOLOR
See Not, Hear Not, Speak Not
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A Change Is Gonna Come
It is human nature to want things to stay the same
Late on a warm summer night more than 50 years ago, I was bicycling home from an evening downtown when I came upon an apparition. Or so it seemed — […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 20, 2025
From Brian O’Malley, Wendy Dwyer, & Charles Gatti
‘It Is Up to Each of Us’ To the editor: We are witnessing the seizure of power in the relentless and lawless persecution of the perceived enemies of the man […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Men Behaving Badly
I learn a lot by reading the Arts & Minds pages. This week my antennae were activated by Dorothea Samaha’s article about Daniel Waite Penny and his podcast, Non-Toxic (see […]
NAUSET HOCKEY
Boys Will Return to TD Garden for State Finals
Warriors best Scituate 8-0 in semifinal after stopping last year’s champions
BOURNE — Fans arriving late to the game at the John Gallo Arena on Sunday could hear the cheering from well beyond the hockey rink’s walls. The top-ranked, undefeated Nauset […]
STATE OF THE TOWN
Guerino Says Wellfleet Is Making a Comeback
Town operating budget is up 3.4%, with no Prop 2½ override expected
WELLFLEET — In his “State of the Town” talk on March 6, Town Administrator Tom Guerino said that efforts to right the town’s finances, begun three years before he arrived in […]
VIGNETTE
That’s Entertainment
STEAMERS
Over the Rainbow
OP-ART
When the Sky Is Falling
BEEN THERE, DOGE THAT
Efficiency Without Effectiveness Is a Nightmare
We should be inspiring, not firing, federal workers
I will now sheepishly admit that when it was first announced, I was jealous of the DOGE — President Trump’s so-called Dept. of Government Efficiency. When I worked for the […]
