TRURO — A 220-year-old house peeks out from behind a wall of foliage on land wedged between Castle and Truro Center roads. The house at 3 Castle Road is a piece […]
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VIGNETTE
Tantrum Time
STEAMERS
Showtime
LONG NIGHT’S END
Brood XIV and Me
The cicadas’ life cycle is a metaphor for resilience
The loveliest thing about periodic cicadas is their red eyes. Their wings are mottled in golden brown, like precious metal, lace over ebony. Certain insects become jewelry: scarab beetles, dragonflies, […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Growing Younger
Every summer, the Provincetown Independent, with funding from the Local Journalism Project, welcomes four college students who spend 10 weeks researching and writing articles for the newspaper. This summer’s group […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 5, 2025
From John A. Wolf, Roz Diamond and Michael Harnett, Paula Bruns, & Mike Rice
A Voice From the Pit To the editor: I had the pleasure recently of having been hired by the Nauset High School Theater Dept. to play trombone with the student […]
SCHOOLS
Nauset Students Advocate for Drama Teacher’s Return
Although Hamilton’s contract won’t be renewed, school committee says program is not at risk
ORLEANS — Eight students filed into the bright yellow Nauset Room at the middle school here during the May 22 meeting of the Nauset Regional School Committee. Three more appeared […]
VIGNETTE
Conclave
STEAMERS
Rabbit Season
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
A History Lesson
Reflections on a new book about what happened in Nazi Germany
As I have noted in this space in the past, World War II ended the year I was born, and I grew up Jewish in Harrisburg, Pa. with a continual […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Economics 101
When we were researching the idea of launching the Independent, one big question was whether the Outer Cape economy was strong enough to support a newspaper. We had looked across […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 29, 2025
From Toby Simon, Lauren Nocera, Donna Cooper, & Charlie and Joanna Morrison
Immigrants’ Rights To the editor: Re “As Immigration Raids Rise, Truro’s Leaders Look for Guidance” [May 22, page A7]: It is time for all Outer Cape towns and businesses to […]
