Ben Franklin and others admired the founding document that unified the Haudenosaunee peoples (who were called the “Iroquois” by the colonists), which some said had influenced the founding of this […]
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WELLFLEET HOUSING AND TAXES
‘Creative Destruction’ Is Tearing the Fabric of Community
The short-term-rental tax should be dedicated to addressing the housing crisis
An article directing Wellfleet to dedicate 80 percent of its rooms tax revenue to affordable housing was narrowly defeated — the vote was 90 to 101 — at this year’s […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Sense of Decency
A few weeks ago in this column, I mentioned that I grew up in New Jersey as a red diaper baby, that is, the child of Communists. As my sister, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, July 3, 2025
From Kathleen E. Bacon, Anthony Papantonis, Richard Carey, Zygmunt J.B. Plater, & Dave Bannard
Lawrence Hill Oversight To the editor: Re “Wastewater Could Delay Move-In at Lawrence Hill” [June 26, front page]: In his last meeting with the Wellfleet Select Board in February 2024, […]
VIGNETTE
Good Old Jaws
STEAMERS
Whale Watch
OP-ART
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over it became a butterfly (after Picasso), drypoint and watercolor.
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Reading at the Old Colony
For one night, a sacred watering hole becomes a literary salon
Many years ago, I attended a reading by Michael Cunningham at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. I think he was reading from his then-just-published book, Land’s End. In […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Postal ‘Gut Punch’
Louis DeJoy is no longer postmaster general, but his five years at the head of the U.S. Postal Service wreaked havoc on its essential mission. One of the few things […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 26, 2025
From Ricky Silbersher
Old Tools To the editor: Re “The Type That Lasts” (June 5, page B1): My family had an antique tools shop for 30 years where letterpress equipment was a core […]
TRURO HOUSING
Demolished Cottage Will Be Replaced
State will come through with a $900K grant that had been promised
TRURO — Two cottages that were moved to a town-owned lot on South Highland Road in February 2024 were supposed to be renovated and ready to house town employees by […]
SUMMER JOURNALISM FELLOWS
This Year’s Summer Fellows
The Provincetown Independent’s four summer fellows, supported by the Local Journalism Project, have arrived and will be working at the newspaper through mid-August. We invited them to introduce themselves on […]
CENTENARIANS
Truro’s Anne Irwin Turns 100
An Outer Cape life full of books, art, play readings, music, and volunteering
TRURO — Anne Irwin wishes that people were more curious about her living room. After 100 years on Earth, 89 summers on the Cape, and 35 years of living in […]
