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STEAMERS
The Last Street Artist
INCANTATION
The Poem as the ‘Enemy of Despair’
Czeslaw Milosz knew that poets make dictators nervous
The history of the poem as an art form is very long, reaching back to at least 4000 BCE. It’s not surprising that the means by which the poem expresses […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
What Not to Know
What is the purpose of newspaper headlines, and who should write them, people or computers? At the Independent, we work on headlines at both ends of the editorial process. We […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 27, 2025
From Kathleen Cote, Betsy Smith, Ronald A. Gabel, John Morrissey, & Frederick Hewett
The Seasonal Community Designation To the editor: On April 7, town meeting will vote on Article 17 to reject or accept the state’s new designation of Provincetown as a seasonal […]
ENVIRONMENT
After 6-Year Delay, Seashore Carries Out Prescribed Burn at Fort Hill
Housing costs hindered hiring of a Park fire officer; now DOGE is doing the same
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 […]
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 […]
