One of the goals we set for ourselves when we launched the Independent was to keep track of and regularly report on the state of local newspapers. We had talked […]
Opinion
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 26, 2021
From Michael Spielman, Ashley Fawkes Rogers and Charles Rogers, Mary Stackhouse, and Jim Chmura
A Shocking Story To the editor: As a long-time vacationer on the Cape and, in recent years, as a summer home owner in Wellfleet, I have considered Napi’s one of […]
VIGNETTE
Waiting Their Turn
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Summer Invasion
Walks, guts, family meals, and important small moments
I have been away from my desk. Instead of writing a column, I took a child for a walk on the beach. It was early morning low tide. She is […]
OP-ED
Doreen Mathilde Crow: Origins
The birth of a found-object scarecrow in an Eastham garden
I was surprised — and delighted — to see my scarecrow on the front page of the Provincetown Independent’s July 22 issue. Readers might enjoy the story behind the creation […]
BLUEBERRY HILL
The Things We Worried Would Ruin Truro
FROM THE FELLOWS
Take This Personally
Tomorrow, after a visit to the press where the Independent is printed, our four college fellows will leave their summer assignments behind. We asked them for short reflections on their […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 19, 2021
From Bob Seay, Dan Katz, and Barbara Ravage
A Call From Carol Green To the editor: When I read of Carol Green’s passing [Aug. 12, page A21] I was saddened, but also appreciative of knowing this extraordinarily intelligent and caring […]
SKETCHBOOK
Hermit Crab Housing Crisis
VIGNETTE
Plan Bee
TEACAKE’S TAKE
Summer
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Apples and Shellfish
Two years ago, at its 2019 annual town meeting, Wellfleet bought 254 acres of tidal flats and salt marsh from the HDYLTA (How Do You Like Them Apples) Realty Trust […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 12, 2021
From Carol Jules, Wendy Walsh, Peter Rothstein, Judy Parmelee, Frank Lee Barringer, Marianne Boswell, and Mike Rice
Killing the Pollinators To the editor: Re “Mosquito Population Stays High Despite Treatment,” Aug. 5, page A7: Your informative article confirmed my suspicion that mosquito spray with permethrin is toxic […]
STEAMERS
Fudge It!
COUNTY LINE
The Covid Cluster: What We Must Do Now
We cannot be ‘back to normal,’ no matter how much we want to be
We had been so careful, keeping our distance, and doing all the right containment measures. Then came an explosive Delta-variant Covid outbreak in Provincetown. For a while, case counts doubled […]
