I had just returned from a visit with my sister, who has lived at the Seashore Point Wellness Center in Provincetown since 2018, when I saw the Independent’s July 25 […]
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Trafficking in the Unexpected
After writing about artists here for two years, I was relieved to find myself hustling through the mist that hung over Commercial Street to PAAM a couple of weeks ago […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 15, 2024
From Jacqueline W. Beebe and Ken Silvia
Eastham’s Master Plan To the editor: Re “In Eastham, Housing Plan Must Wait Until 2035” [Aug. 1, page A7]: This article did not accurately reflect the presentation given to the […]
VIGNETTE
Big Doings
STEAMERS
P’Town Gold
RULES FOR LIVING
Be Kind, Say Thank You, and Hold the Door, Please
An antidote for road rage and rudeness, which seem worse than ever
When I moved here as a kid a million years ago — OK, not a million, but it was a different century — it was a very different Cape Cod. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Young Writers Needed
Last week was Family Week in Provincetown, and Commercial Street was packed with people pushing strollers and hundreds of kids of every age and disposition. It’s an unusual and welcome […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 8, 2024
From Joe Scanlan, Burt Grossman, Mike Rice, Laura Ludwig, and Chuck Madansky
Leasing to Locals To the editor: I was very pleased to read about Provincetown’s “Lease to Locals” program [“Provincetown Aims to Lure Landlords Into Year-Round Rental Market,” Aug. 1, page […]
VIGNETTE
Love at First Sign
STEAMERS
Impression Speed Boat
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Recyclable Life Force: An Unformed Idea
What is it like to be a slug or a vulture?
Walking on the East End beach at low tide with my 11-year old granddaughter, I pointed out the rivulets of groundwater streaming onto the flats. All the water in the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Private Equity Doesn’t Care
Last week’s article by Jack Styler on the substandard care at the nursing home at Seashore Point in Provincetown, now formally called AdviniaCare at Provincetown, was one of the more […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 1, 2024
From Suzanne Ryan-Ishkanian, Jan Kubiac, Alan J. Roth, Rob Taylor, and Michael Spielman
The Latest Resignations To the editor: Re “Tensions Are Bared by Rash of Resignations” [July 25, front page]: Thanks for covering the latest episode in Wellfleet’s ongoing problem holding onto […]
