EASTHAM — The 20 or so Nauset Regional High School students who show up at 8 o’clock every Friday morning to discuss social, political, and philosophical issues are not a […]
Visual Stories
CROSSWORD #62
Off to the Races
SOCIAL SPECIES
A Footprint Foretells the Recovery of Our Would-Be National Bird
In the wild, turkeys are more fascinating than that drawing on the bourbon bottle suggests
The frantic sprint of the large-but-lithe bird got my youngest daughter’s attention first: “Turkey! Turkey! I see a turkey!” My eldest scanned the road in front of us. “Where? I […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Watching Whales and Studying Squid
The CeeJay crew mourns the death of a young angler
The striped bass are getting a little closer to our waters as we finally get some warmer spring weather. The canal remains quiet, but I am hearing about catches in […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Lacrosse Takes Mansfield, 15-14
Strong goaltending and persistent offense in a suspenseful game
EASTHAM — Thanks to clutch fourth-quarter goaltending by Norah Swanson and timely draw controls by Julia Kipperman, the Nauset girls lacrosse team posted a comeback 15-14 victory over Mansfield on […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Lacrosse Tops Burlington 14-8
Goalie Frank Rogers nearly shut out the Red Devils in the second half
EASTHAM — Local hockey legend Logan Poulin led the Nauset boys lacrosse team to a 14-8 win over Burlington at home on Saturday, April 19, proving that his range as […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Pilewort for the Peloton
Cyclists may especially appreciate the medicinal role the yellow-blooming plant growing alongside the Rail Trail in Eastham once played. Though this buttercup isn’t known these days for being anything but […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 22 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Tennis Falls to Monomoy on a Windswept Friday
The matches were hard fought, but the weather felt like an extra foe
EASTHAM — It must have been the wind. The boys varsity tennis team from Monomoy High School defeated Nauset 4-1 on Friday, April 18, triumphing over the home team during […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Little-Known Origins of Wellfleet’s French Cemetery
Acadian and Portuguese immigrants built the town’s first Catholic chapel
When Father Joseph M. Finotti arrived in Provincetown from Boston in 1852, he was the first priest assigned to minister to the town’s small Catholic population, most of whom were […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
In Jupiter’s Moons, a Chance to Wonder What We’d Defend
Science denial is nothing new. Just ask Galileo Galilei.
I step outside after dark with my dogs for an evening walk. It’s a clear night. I look up, as I always do. Where’s the moon? What phase? What else […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
A Taurus Season Turn Toward Community
Maybe you’re the reason you can’t really get what you want
As the planets move into Taurus, they suggest we come out of our isolation and reorient ourselves outward, toward community and ideals. Yet with the Sun square Mars and Pluto, […]
TRADITIONS
A Last Minute Pisanki Party
Sometimes, putting your eggs in one basket is just fine
You don’t have to spend hours preparing for an Easter egg decorating party. On a rainy Saturday morning before the holiday weekend, Agata Storer puts 24 white-shelled eggs on to […]
SPRING BREAK
A Practical Baker’s Strawberry-Rhubarb Tart
It’s OK if the magic of your mille-feuille is store-bought
After the harshness of this winter, signs of spring are more welcome than ever. The daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths I had forgotten we planted are thriving in our Cape light. […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Nesting Instincts
In the birds’ realms, construction gets underway
Every day, before I head into work, I go to see what’s swimming around MacMillan Pier. In the winter, this mostly involves looking at ducks, checking on that one thick-billed […]
