Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 6 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Visual Stories
SELECTIVITY
The Quest for a Local Queen
For Outer Cape beekeepers, a chance to raise more resilient colonies
WELLFLEET — The bee yard bakes in the midday sun, redolent of honey and the faint spice of propolis. Workers dart from hive entrances, returning heavy with pollen and nectar […]
COMING UP FOR AIR
Slowly, Outer Cape Libraries Begin to Reopen
The ‘lemonade of Covid’: more remote services and collaboration
The orders from town officials came down suddenly and in quick succession: on March 13, 2020 for Provincetown, on March 14 for Eastham, on March 16 for Wellfleet, and on […]
CONDITIONING
At Nauset, Preventive Training Is the Name of the Game
Student athletes focus on strength, speed, agility, and stability
EASTHAM — “Get in shape to play your sport — not play your sport to get in shape.” That’s something Michelle Pavlu, the head athletic trainer at Nauset Regional High […]
CAPE LEAGUE
Firebirds Hit Seven Homers in One Game
ORLEANS — Something was in the air on the night of Friday, July 2 because the Orleans Firebirds managed to hit seven home runs in a 19-6 rout of the […]
ELDERS
Outer Cape Senior Centers Slowly Reopen
Staff and seniors reckon with the costs of caution and celebrate reconnection
EASTHAM — The directors of the Outer Cape’s four councils on aging all say their senior centers have been open for the past 15 months — it’s only the doors […]
DUE DILIGENCE
Blasches List Their Endangered House for $5.5 Million
The building that led to house-size limits in Wellfleet’s National Seashore
WELLFLEET — The controversial Blasch house at 1440 Chequessett Neck Road is on the market. Mark and Barbara Blasch, who built it in 2010, are asking $5.5 million for the […]
BUFFETED BY HISTORY
The Class of 1965 Looks Back on 56 Years
13 classmates gather at the Provincetown Inn to reminisce
PROVINCETOWN — Stephen DeRiggs, a Provincetown High School junior, was getting off the ferry the day before the annual Nantucket-Provincetown football game when he heard the news. The president had […]
PLANTCRAFT
Gardening by the Moon
Look to the sky before you dig in the dirt
I’ve been paying attention recently to an old gardening proverb that goes like this: “With the waxing of the Moon, the Earth exhales. With the waning of the Moon, the […]
LITERARY LIFE
New Owner Sought for Provincetown Bookshop
The shop was a haunt for a host of famous people during its long tenure
PROVINCETOWN — The well-loved bookstore where Norman Mailer and Robert Motherwell could frequently be found browsing will soon close unless some bibliophile steps forward to carry on the business. The […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Bass Are Running in Huge Numbers
Whales are scarce, but white sharks are appearing
Striped bass fishing dramatically improved this past week, with huge numbers of mixed-sized fish moving into the area between Wood End Light and Race Point. Most of the fish ranged […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
A Summer Side Trip to the Milky Way
How a pair of binoculars can take you deeper into the night sky
It’s wonderful how many things are visible in the night sky — things you can see with the unaided eye, without binoculars or a telescope. All you need to know […]
ON THE DIAMOND
Nauset Baseball Falls in Quarterfinals
Orleans plays to scoreless tie against Yarmouth-Dennis
ORLEANS — The Nauset Regional High School baseball team was one out away from advancing to the Division 2 South Sectional semifinals. Junior Cam Beer was on the mound at […]
NET GAME
Tennis Club Resumes Wednesday Free Play
Members look forward to ‘a little more normal’ season
PROVINCETOWN — Many local businesses are having trouble staying open and fully staffed, but the Provincetown Tennis Club has been lucky. The club, whose season runs from mid-May through mid-October, […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Lucas Elias
Lucas Elias إلياس Dae Clemons was born on Nov. 28, 2020. His mother, Monirà Marzouki, dreamed she was holding a shining light on Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, and some months […]
