It’s time to get in gear. Lucky for us, the Sun in Aries is quintile Mars in Cancer, giving us some much-needed motivation to get all kinds of tedious tasks […]
Visual Stories
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Evanescence of a Spring Frost
On the lawn, meltwater awakens new growth
Snow dusted the grass only a few times this winter, and the birdbath stayed full of water, not ice, for most of the season. There were, however, morning frosts, hard […]
PLEAS
Fisherman Launches Petition Against Release of Pilgrim Water
Over 214,000 people ask Holtec to hold back
PLYMOUTH — Bourne resident Ryan Collins, whose father and grandfather were fishermen, continues the family tradition. He has now become an advocate as well. Collins has collected more than 214,000 […]
EDUCATION
O’Shea Will Be Next Principal at Wellfleet Elementary
An experienced teacher and administrator who has longed to work here
WELLFLEET — The Nauset Public Schools announced on March 30 that Adam O’Shea will be the new principal at Wellfleet Elementary School starting July 1. Mary Beth Rodman is retiring […]
SEXED
Wellfleet Bobcat Was a Female
WELLFLEET — The bobcat that was found deceased on Chequessett Neck Road on Feb. 13 and then frozen by animal control officers was not, in fact, a Bob. U.S. Dept. […]
FROM THE LARDER
A Coconut Cake That’s a Celebration, No Matter What
Agnes Bouquet’s recipe for special occasions
My grandmother possessed a solid repertoire of braises, etouffeés, and gumbos. Her fried chicken set the gold standard to which I still aspire. She must have cooked her way through […]
REVIVAL
Retracing the Road to Eastham’s Millennium Grove
No tents or tabernacles remain, but the spot off Campground Road once hosted thousands of revivalists
EASTHAM — A silverprint photograph in the collection of the Eastham Historical Society depicts a dirt road and a grove of trees. A tree in the foreground is blurred, capturing […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Mason
Max and Marissa Beal announce the birth of their son, Mason James Beal. Mason was born at Cape Cod Hospital on March 17, 2023 at 7:26 in the morning — a […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse and Track Squads Open With Wins
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset’s lacrosse teams earned hard-fought wins last week while boys and girls track overcame Barnstable High School to open the spring sports season. The boys lacrosse team pulled […]
COCKTAIL HOUR
The Corpse Reviver: What Better for Easter Brunch?
A citrusy gin cocktail is a post-vigil restorative
In a previous life I went to divinity school. Suffice it to say, at the time it seemed like a good idea. Perhaps because the school I landed at was […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 4 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
BASEBALL
Junior Chase Beach Is the Ace in This Year’s Rotation
His velocity tops out at just over 86 m.p.h.
EASTHAM — Nauset High junior Chase Beach eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball. “I’m thinking about baseball all the time,” says Beach. “When I wake up, I’m thinking about baseball, and […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Progress Comes, But With Some Surprises
The Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter harmonize on the side of change
We’re past the vernal equinox but still just waking up to Easter and other traditional celebrations of the arrival of spring. In a season that already brings the energy of […]
FAKE NEWS
April Fool’s Issue
DEVELOPMENT Monument Plan Could House up to 60 Workers A new waterslide would pay for it PROVINCETOWN — In this town where creative problem-solving is the norm, officials have announced […]
PASCHAL TABLE
An Answer to the Fifth Question: ‘Why Gefilte Fish?’
Pickled onions and raisins are agrodolce, to suit the season
These spring holidays are contradictory ones, foodwise and in every other way, it seems to me. I grew up eating Easter hams and hunting for eggs laid by chickens, presumably, […]
