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THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Waiting for the Tody
A little Puerto Rican bird that expanded my world
I fell in love with the little bird long before I saw it. Maybe it was the name. I was on a plane to Puerto Rico, studying the Princeton Guide […]
HOME RULE
Get Your Land Off Drugs
Eastham and Wellfleet will vote on town control of toxic chemicals
Is your land-maintenance program laced with synthetic chemicals that scientists say travel a foot a day on average through our sandy soil? Is it time to quit cold turkey and […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Shrinking the Kids
What is it like to live on Outer Cape Cod and have a new baby? The feeling of isolation can be overwhelming, Becky Fischer told Independent reporter Olivia Oldham in […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 4, 2024
From Betty Gallo
On Development of the Walsh Property To the editor: I read with interest the front-page article in the March 28 Independent on the two additional candidates for the Truro Select […]
VIGNETTE
Yart Sale
STEAMERS
The Unthinkable
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Not Mincing Words
When I heard last Friday that Buddy Perkel had died, my heart sank. I thought about the day we first met, nearly 30 years ago. Teresa and I had just […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 28, 2024
From Wendy Walsh, Barbara Kennedy, and David Freeman
Walkers and Bikers To the editor: I am both an avid walker and bike rider and sympathize with the concern for walkers on the proposed multi-use path in Provincetown expressed […]
VIGNETTE
Back Soon
STEAMERS
Pinocchio Pier
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Taking Inventory
An adventure in living-room archaeology
I was amused to hear recently that archeologists had unearthed some salacious graffiti in Pompeii. I am not sure why this gladdens my heart so much, but it does. It […]
OPEN SPACE
Don’t Pave Our Natural Paradise
Turning the Old Colony Pathway into a bike thoroughfare is a bad idea
The Old Colony Nature Pathway is only 1.5 miles long, but its value to Provincetown visitors and residents is immeasurable. The pathway bisects what is known as the Provincetown Greenway, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Northeast Kingdom News
I received a fine letter this week from Jeff Havlick, a subscriber in Eastham. He enclosed a clipping from the Caledonian Record, the local newspaper in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 21, 2024
From Cheryl L. Andrews, Clinton Kershaw, Kathleen E. Bacon, Don Eunson, Brian Carney, Ronald A. Gabel, M.D., and John Marksbury
Dissolving the Pier Corp. To the editor: Article 15 on Provincetown’s town meeting warrant is a request from the administration to dissolve the Provincetown Public Pier Corp. [“Select Board Is […]
