PROVINCETOWN — The first recipients of a new journalism fellowship program created by the Provincetown Independent have been welcomed to town by the newspaper’s publisher, Teresa Parker, and staff. Lee […]
Visual Stories
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Intervention Before School Age Helps Children With Disabilities
What starts as ‘a difficult conversation’ can improve a child’s progress
TRURO — For parents of children with disabilities, the path from the first signs of a child’s developmental delay to a supportive school setting is a difficult one. The first […]
PROMOTED
Eastham Fire’s Lisa Albino Is Now Deputy Chief
She is the first Cape Cod woman in that role
EASTHAM –– Lisa Albino has worked in the Eastham Fire Dept. under seven chiefs. With 34 years of service, she is the town’s longest tenured active firefighter. And as of […]
ENDANGERED
Fin Whale at Jeremy Point
International Fund for Animal Welfare scientists have not been able to determine a cause of death for this 57-foot endangered finback or fin whale discovered on Jan. 4 at Jeremy […]
LABOR RELATIONS
When Paychecks and Housing Don’t Mix
Lessons on labor practices, learned the hard way
PROVINCETOWN — As business owners begin to plan for the season ahead knowing both workers and workforce housing are in extremely short supply, many will try to wrap wages and […]
MILEAGE
Learning Moderation From Marathons
Lessons from addiction guide an athlete in running and in life
EASTHAM — When he was in the seventh grade, Joe Navas, a 51-year-old Eastham resident who became one of Cape Cod’s best distance runners, began experimenting with caffeine pills. Sometime […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
The Light and Lemony Foundations of a Good Mezze
Memories of a trip to Lebanon inspire homemade hummus and a winter tabbouleh
I was never a fan of hummus. I had been scarred by memories of too many tubs of the bland, cement-like commercial stuff, consumed on dry carrot nubs after my […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Long-Lived Gross Sisters of Wellfleet
Connections to Kamehameha, and other stories seagoing families needed to believe
“A most remarkable picture was taken yesterday” read an item in the Sept. 30, 1851 issue of the Boston Evening Transcript. The story announced that the artists Ormsbee and Silsbee […]
TRURO STYLE
Herschenfeld and His Ushanka Brave the Current
For a comedian, clarity of vision comes with cold water
It’s under 30 degrees out. The wind at Corn Hill Beach in Truro is cold enough to numb fingers and faces in a matter of minutes. Sunset colors glow on […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey, Track Teams Take Advantage of Dennis-Yarmouth
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — It’s been a grueling week for Dennis-Yarmouth, courtesy of the Nauset High Warriors. On Jan. 11, the Nauset boys and girls indoor track teams beat the Dolphins at […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Uranus Gets Back Into Gear
The Sun in Aquarius makes it about more than just you
Get ready for the shakedown, star chasers. On top of that Mercury retrograde in Aquarius you’ve probably been noticing in your day-to-day affairs (the neighborhood lost power in the storm, […]
BACKYARD FARM
How to Keep Your Goats From Going South in the Winter
No need for winter coats, as goats grow their own
We were still new to goat herding when the first icy storm of 2019 blew in. I felt sure our Nigerian Dwarf herd could not survive it outdoors and insisted […]
TROUPES
Ballroom Dance Is Expressive — and Competitive
In the studio, dancers build routines, riffs, and confidence
WELLFLEET — Daisy O’Neil has been dancing since she was very young. She began with ballet, but four years ago she took up what she says is a much more […]
ANCHORS AWAY
Mass. Maritime’s Sea Term Departs, After Pandemic Delays
Students and staff sidelined by Covid-19 will join later, ferried by tugboat
BUZZARDS BAY — Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s training vessel, the T.S. Kennedy, departed the dock on Jan. 10 for its annual winter Sea Term three days late and an undisclosed number […]
