Astronomy rewards early risers. In the chilly hour before sunrise, darkness gives way to ghostly yellow along the eastern horizon. Look a little higher and the sky is blue. Straight […]
Visual Stories
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Jupiter and Neptune Connect in Pisces
Read your dreams for clues to healing on a global level
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual jamboree when Jupiter and Neptune align in their home sign, Pisces, on April 12. Expect growth on the spiritual and creative fronts. This is an exciting […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Lane Removal Could Create Large Parcels Along Route 6
Two articles for studying the roadbed plus adjacent town-owned land
PROVINCETOWN — Two measures on the warrant for Provincetown’s April 4 town meeting consider the removal of the two southern lanes of Route 6 from Herring Cove to Conwell Street. […]
TRURO: WALSH WATCH
‘Hands-Off’ Approach to Planning Sows Confusion
Town staff and Walsh committee members struggle to get on the same page
TRURO — “Am I crazy?” Steve Wynne remarked to his colleagues on the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee. “We’ve never discussed this, and now we’re seeing a conceptual site plan […]
TOWN HALL
Wellfleet Hires a New Town Accountant
Nick Robertson says he will ‘find that last penny’
WELLFLEET — Nick Robertson starts work as the new town accountant this Monday, April 4. For the last five years he has been Provincetown’s assistant town accountant. He sees the […]
ENVIRONMENT
Recycling Market Is Seeing a Comeback
An update on compactors, contamination, and the cost of throwing things away
WELLFLEET — Of all the materials he handles daily at the Wellfleet Transfer Station, Renewliners are Michael Cicale’s biggest pet peeve. These insulated packaging materials “might be great for shipping, […]
ALMOST FOOLPROOF
Smoky Skillet-Seared Skirt Steak
When it’s not quite grilling season, all you need is a cast-iron pan (and a fan)
As the days get longer, I find myself eyeing the grill on my back porch. Memories of the last time I fired it up are hazy — those steak-and-salad dinners […]
BERTH ANNOUNCEMENT
All You Need to Get a Kayak Rack Is Luck
New lottery system replaces slow-moving waitlists
WELLFLEET — Obtaining a coveted spot at one of the kayak racks at a town beach just got a lot more random. To give some relief to those who have […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Baseball Tries to Turn the Page
Spring sports begin at Nauset High
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School baseball team hasn’t forgotten how last season ended. In fact, it’s been on some of the student-athletes’ minds ever since. “Yes, I still […]
CROSSWORD #31
Route 6
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ADDING UP
Wellfleet Chooses a New Town Treasurer
Cameron Reiss Scott says he is a ‘numbers person’
WELLFLEET — Cameron Reiss Scott, the former head account clerk at Barnstable Superior Court, now has a longer commute to work from his home in Centerville, where he lives with […]
WATERWORKS
Eastham Looks to Protect Its Vulnerable Water Resources
Declining ponds are ‘a reflection of the bigger picture’
EASTHAM — As the municipal drinking water project nears completion, the town is gearing up to tackle its next big infrastructure challenge — what to do with its wastewater. At […]
HIV SCIENCE
How to Cultivate Long-Arm Antibodies
Vaccines present our immune systems with hallmark fragments of the targeted disease (a target antigen, such as Covid’s signature spike protein), spurring our B cells to crank out antibodies, which […]
MEET THE MAKER
A Cape Cod Stick Chair Takes Shape From Detritus
On walks in Wellfleet, John D’Aponte finds pallets and palettes for his craft
“I’ve had my eye on garbage for a long time,” says designer John D’Aponte. In Brooklyn, where he lived most of his life, he learned to pillage the detritus of […]
