EASTHAM — The T-Time Development Committee that has been studying the 11-acre former driving range for two years has wrapped up the public input phase of its work. At three […]
Visual Stories
VETERANS DAY
A Son of Provincetown Looks Back on His Service
The challenge now is to ‘stay true to the idealism that inspired us in the first place’
Michael Cabral retired as a sergeant in the United States Army in 2013 with a chest full of medals. He also had PTSD. Cabral fractured his back twice in training […]
ECONOMY
As Guest Houses Sell, Many Become Private Homes
But innkeeping retains its appeal for some new owners
PROVINCETOWN — For 10 years, Provincetown’s hotel and guest house industry has been characterized by two trends. The total number of hotel rooms has been gradually decreasing, as many properties, […]
GAP YEAR
Majoring in Dirt
Eastham’s Izzy Nobili plans a farm-to-farm path to college
Isabelle Nobili is a 2021 Nauset Regional High School graduate who has ambitious college plans. She’s going to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. What she wants to study there is […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Monday, Nov. 8 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
FROM THE LARDER
After Five Years, a Locally Blended Rye Is Ready
Toasty, caramel notes make a cocktail that’s perfect for a stormy night
The rain is coming down hard from a low, leaden sky, and the wind is whistling down Paradise Hollow so fiercely that we fear for the roof. On such a […]
MOVEMENT
Heading to Class on a Search for Motivation
Groups are good for hibernators, the hesitant, and those with hectic lives
Motivation has been a theme for me this fall — I find that’s true of a lot of people I work with. As the weather cools, most of us need […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Boys Soccer Survives First Tourney Round
A weekly roundup of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — It was a tough season for the Nauset Warriors football team. Like other teams, Nauset struggled to field enough players this fall. But on Friday, Nov. 5 it […]
RISKY BUSINESS
A Would-Be Bull Fighter Has His First Rodeo
Two schools, 5 classes, 12 days in the hospital
EASTHAM — Donald Sack, 69, remembers staring a rodeo bull in the face while standing just a few feet from the animal in an arena in Rome, Ga. in August […]
GOLF
Jack Martin, 14, Envisions Great Shots
Nauset freshman qualifies for the New England Championship
EASTHAM — Before this fall’s high school golf season started, Nauset freshman Jack Martin had never heard of the New England Championship. On Monday, the 14-year-old was the only member […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
When East Winds Pummel Our Harbor
It’s time for those who have boats to rethink readiness
The Provincetown waterfront once again took a severe beating from a coastal storm which, other than Hurricane Bob, was probably as intense as any coastal storm we’ve experienced in recent […]
SEEKING
Eastham Thrift Shop Needs a New Home
Generous landlords who helped thrift thrive now need to sell
EASTHAM — The thrift shop run by the Friends of the Eastham Council on Aging first opened in what had once been a general store on Massasoit Road in 1984. […]
MEET THE MAKER
In Search of the Elusive Perfect Beach Stone
Stacked, looped, and paired, the right rocks are for recollecting the Outer Cape
EASTHAM — Kathleen Masterson-Lavalley doesn’t go to the beach for its waves or for its sunsets. Instead, her eyes sweep the sand for the perfect stones — flat, round ones […]
DEBRIS BRIGADE
Citizen Scientists and Artists Report In After 4-Day Trash Tally
Yellow tubing is mystery newcomer to the trash heap
TRURO — After a four-day Outer Cape cleanup held in late September, the Marine Debris Team of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) took a deep dive into the […]
TO THE DOGS
Brewster Follows Provincetown’s Lead on Dog Park
After 8 years of planning, the town is set to unleash its park by spring
BREWSTER — It took almost a decade of back-and-forth discussions and proposals, but there will finally be a place in town where dogs and their people can socialize. The acre-and-a-half […]
