Katie Scott started out helping people make their houses more beautiful. Now her mission is to make their surroundings healthier and greener, too. Growing up, Scott loved art. She felt […]
Visual Stories
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 15 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
As the Sun Enters Pisces, a Time of Culmination
Between the search for divinity and the search for unity
The Sun enters the waters of Pisces this week, the terminal sign of the zodiac, ruled by Jupiter and Neptune. Pisces is the culmination of all the other signs — […]
LOCAL ECONOMICS
How Stop & Shop Plays Monopoly
A multinational conglomerate decides where consumers can shop
As the Independent has reported, Stop & Shop purchased the former T-Time driving range property on Route 6 in Eastham in 2013 for $1.3 million, not because the chain wanted […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Firefighters Save Eastham Home
Monitoring system prevented total loss
EASTHAM –– A home monitoring system helped firefighters save a home at 935A Cable Road from a basement blaze early Sunday morning. No one was home or injured, according to […]
RESCUED
No Longer Dangling
Ballston Beach ‘Boathouse’ owner has 30 days to clinch zoning relief
TRURO — Before the last two winter storms on Jan. 17 and Jan. 29, the dune at 133 South Pamet Road had been eroding steadily, losing on average of 2.8 feet […]
INDOOR TRACK
Nauset Wins Numerous Medals at League Championship
Moira Nobili is the coach of the year
EASTHAM — The Nauset track and field program has had much success in the last few years, and the state’s athletic association has taken notice. Last month, head track coach […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Top Cape Cod Academy, 62-56
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys basketball team got revenge on Monday. The Warriors defeated Cape Cod Academy 62-56 in a hard-fought battle. CCA had an 11-1 mark heading into the […]
MOVEMENT
Skiing Without Stress
Hitting the slopes does not have to be scary
I love the snow. Except for our recent blizzard, it’s been in short supply here on the Cape. Several times, my son and I got our hopes up when a […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
In Althea Boxell’s Pages, a Hidden History of Provincetown
Collected in a visitor’s scrapbook, nuggets of ‘old-timer’ gold
As history buffs explore the Provincetown History Preservation Project’s collections online, one name, Althea Boxell (1910-1988), pops up repeatedly. But were it not for Provincetown artist John Dowd, we might […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
A Winter Version of Corn and Clams
Slow-cooked polenta with littlenecks offers summer memories in a winter guise
My winter midweek meals used to be more about nourishment than deliciousness. But one benefit of this unrelenting work-from-home era has been the chance to start dinner in the afternoon. […]
CIVICS CLASS
Nauset High Students Learn to Be Citizens
Former students of ‘Mr. Mac’ get ready for digital-age democracy
EASTHAM — Taking a civics course isn’t a graduation requirement at Nauset Regional High School (NRHS), but graduates of Michael McNamara’s civics and government course say it is helping them […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 8 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
