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OP-ED
Jewelweed and Old Ways
On going back to the garden and other places of respite
A friend’s day off earlier this month provided an excuse for the two of us to wander Provincetown, stopping to eat at Bubala’s like we used to do, and watching […]
CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST
If Gulls Could Talk
To enter the contest, send your proposed caption for this cartoon to [email protected] by Thursday, Sept. 2 at midnight. You may enter as many times as you like.
LITTLE THEATER
The Long Journey of Wellfleet’s Stages
How one small town has kept two theater companies alive
The passing of Carol Green earlier this month brought to mind the long journey we took together at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater and the subsequent birth of the Harbor […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Harvey County Now
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 […]
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 […]
