PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Tennis Club (PTC) finished up its members tournament last week. Maria Cirino defeated Judy Mencher in two sets, 6-2, 6-3, in the women’s singles final, while […]
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COCKTAIL HOUR
Memories of Citrus Season Stir a Paloma
Mix grapefruit, tequila, and lime for a toast to Mexico
There have been years, like the ones when we had our restaurant in Provincetown, when I did not think a lot about the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where […]
UNSOLVED MYSTERY
You’ve Got Gail
Trying to escape the notorious RMV road tester is no sure thing
Fail Gail. The epithet strikes fear in the hearts of high schoolers, yet no one seems to know her real name. I am speaking, of course, of the infamous road […]
WIND
PYC Season Crown Rides on Last Race
Drama on the water as Snark comes up with last-minute win
PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Yacht Club crammed three races and a party into Labor Day Weekend — and with just a week left in the summer racing season, the PYC […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
John Y. Newcomb, Wellfleet’s Most Famous Oysterman
Thoreau’s visit with the Rabelaisian resident of Williams Pond
Even before there was a written Wellfleet history, there were Wellfleet oysters. We know that indigenous peoples savored them raw, smoked, roasted, steamed, and dried, because of the massive shell […]
BODY/MIND
In the Spirit of Sangha, Don’t Go It Alone
With Covid depleting our social capital, mutual aid is good for your health
“See you Friday night at Sangha!” Hugh said to me on the way out the door. I looked at the schedule on the back of my manual and sure enough: […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 8, included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
When Action Stalls, Check Your Motivation
Mars is going retrograde, but you don’t have to follow
As the summer begins to wane, so, too, can our sense of motivation, especially now, as Mars goes retrograde. A rarer celestial event than Mercury’s three or four retrogrades a […]
NO CONTACT
Fall Sports to Play in Two Seasons
Football, cheerleading, and volleyball competition is pushed to February
EASTHAM — Nauset fall sports will be a completely different game this year. The Cape & Islands League Executive Board voted last week to allow boys golf, cross country, boys […]
WILDLIFE
Kerry Reid’s World of Birds
In-depth knowledge is what makes wild animal rehabilitation work
EASTHAM — Three years ago, several Eastham residents began noticing a small flock of blue jays making the rounds about town. These birds weren’t just poking around yards and bird […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Shark Alerts Have Become Routine for Bathers
With cooler waters, catches ebb — except for tuna
PROVINCETOWN — The latest news on the waterfront is the dramatically increased number of beach closures that occurred last week. Alerts were coming into my cell phone via the Atlantic White […]
PRONOUNCEMENTS
Provincetown Town Crier Ken Lonergan Retires
The last (for now) in a long line of informative loudmouths
PROVINCETOWN — Hear ye, hear ye! Kenneth Lonergan, Provincetown’s beloved town crier, announced his retirement last week, after 13 years of bell-ringing and proclamation-making. The spirited and affable Lonergan, 74, […]
ICING ON THE CAKE
Orr Makes Surprise Visit to Wellfleet PD
Hockey legend is ‘a class act,’ says Chief Hurley
WELLFLEET — The Wellfleet Police Dept. received an unexpected visitor on Monday, Aug. 24. Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr stopped by the police station on Lawrence Road unannounced to thank […]
HOT & COLD
New Technology for Dog Days and Three Dog Nights
Is mildew your houseguest that just won’t leave?
So many memories get made in a summer on Cape Cod. But if one of them is of that musty cottage smell, maybe it’s time to tackle the humidity problem […]
CHEF AT HOME
Two Schools of Fluke
Now’s the time for summer flounder, pan fried the old-fashioned way or plated raw in a crudo
I haven’t had much luck fishing this summer. There have been a few bluefish, sure. As for striped bass, I haven’t caught one keeper. They say the fluke are in […]
