It’s spring, and the town comes more alive, with increasing numbers of visitors arriving. Perhaps, like me, you are coming out of the cloistered, monkish existence of the past six […]
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VIGNETTE
Dog’s Life
OPEN MEETING
The Flawed Governance of the Herring River Restoration
Announcing plans isn’t the same as involving the community in planning
An article in the April 22 Independent reminded us that the Herring River Restoration Project has progressed to the phase of seeking state and federal approval. The project’s nearly completed […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Cost of Misplaced Caution
“What the hell is going on in Wellfleet?” is what we’ve heard in recent weeks from various readers. It’s a good question. We’ve tried to look into the town’s financial […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 13, 2021
From Barbara Kennedy and Terry Gallagher
‘America Is Not a Democracy’ To the editor: In a letter published in the Independent on Jan. 21, Mr. David Bernstein wrote that he will “never again” eat at Arnold’s […]
VIGNETTE
Outdoor Dining
COUNTY LINE
We Need a Stronger, More Integrated Public Health System
Some powerful lessons learned from a year of pandemic
The daily Covid updates from the Barnstable County Health and Environment Dept. epidemiologist Vaira Harik continue to trend very favorably, with a few exceptions, and give us a genuine basis […]
ETCHING
Secret Garden
Viscosity etching by Linda Dujack.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Remembering Chuck Strum
Our friend Merrill sent us a kind note the other day about the things she enjoys in the Independent, including the obituaries. I’ve already written about why people shouldn’t have […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 6, 2021
From Liam McElhone, Bruce Mason, Bonnie McEwan, Nick Busa, Channing Wilroy, and Gayle Fee
The Case of the Canteen To the editor: I don’t know Rob Anderson or Loic Rossignon. I have eaten at Canteen, but they would not recognize me as a regular. What is […]
VIGNETTE
Night Surf Fishing
SCHOOLS
Educating Global Citizens
Striking a balance between intellectual discipline and spiritual development
EASTHAM — I moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as an infant. My parents, like so many others, had made the difficult decision to leave their homeland and […]
MAY DAY, 1971
Storming D.C., 50 Years Ago
Remembering the largest mass arrest in U.S. history
In early May 1971, a year after six unarmed student war protestors were shot and killed by the National Guard (four at Kent State University and two at Jackson State […]
STEAMERS
Abuttered Up
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Righting the Township
At the April 13 meeting of the Wellfleet Select Board, after observing that Town Administrator Maria Broadbent’s summary of a financial audit was “very alarming,” the board’s chair, Michael DeVasto, […]
