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DIAMOND TIME
Batter Up! Cape Cod Baseball Is Back
The season starts June 20, but host families are still needed
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) released a two-word statement on April 22 that had local sports fans excited. It read, “We’re back.” The league is returning to action this […]
ANIMAL CLINIC
As Humans Venture Out, Pets Are Left With Separation Anxiety
Routines that include alone time will build your pet’s independence
Very slowly, our routines are becoming different from what they’ve been throughout this past year. We’re vaccinated, the summer season is approaching, and many of us are anticipating venturing out […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Tending the Bottom
MIKE REGO / LOBSTERMAN / PROVINCETOWN Mike Rego sees the handwriting on the wall for lobstering out of Provincetown in the not too distant future. But for now, he’s in […]
NOTES ON CAMP
Can the Cape Cod Sea Camps Be Saved?
As its owners look to sell, alumni and Brewster weigh options
BREWSTER — Archery, sailing, water skiing, wind surfing, kayaking, riflery, soccer, lacrosse, and tennis, as well as ceramics, copper enameling, woodworking, cooking, and science workshops — the list of sports […]
GAME DAY
Nauset Cheers On Through a Short Season
A 2009 NRHS graduate returns as a coach
EASTHAM — Cheerleading helped Lara Rouillard fulfill a dream — it brought her back to Nauset Regional High School. Rouillard graduated from Nauset in 2009 — back then, she was […]
SURFING
The Wave as a Quasi-Religious Presence
Defining the soul of a place by the ocean
I spent a good part of my late teens and early 20s traveling and surfing in Central America. I followed word-of-mouth suggestions on where to find the next good wave […]
DEFINITION
Bodybuilders Push Weights, and Themselves
Three who go all-natural, even if it means facing unfair competition
PROVINCETOWN — Mike Flanagan has spent this pandemic year doing what he loves. Lifting weights five days a week, performing cardio exercises seven days a week, and eating a precisely […]
GIMME A ‘W’
Season Updates
Warriors Watch Thursday, April 15 Boys and girls indoor track: Both teams will travel to compete in a meet against Barnstable at 4 p.m. Cheerleading: The Warriors cheerleading squad will […]
SPRING BALL
Nauset Football Comes Out of the Fog
After a close game against the Dolphins, players see the light
EASTHAM — On a windy Wednesday afternoon, the last day of March, the Nauset football team practiced on its home turf. Head Coach Bruce Strunk was firm when he said […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Rediscovering Eastham’s Elijah Knowles
A trusted public servant and justice of the peace
Excitement rippled through Eastham with the recent rediscovery in the archives of the historical society of a document signed by Samuel Adams. Adams, born in 1722, was one of the […]
DIAMOND TIME
Little League Takes the Field
The Nauset league is planning a full season starting this month
BREWSTER — Little League baseball is back on the Lower and Outer Cape, as the Nauset Little League will be operating for the first time under its new name this […]
RAMBLING MAN
From Wellfleet to Truro on Roads Less Traveled
A walk with a hometown pathfinder who logs 40 to 60 miles a week
WELLFLEET — One of the few people you’ll see on Wellfleet’s Main Street in the early morning hours, pandemic included, is Kevin Carroll. Chances are he’ll have a backpack strapped […]
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In View This Week
Three male common dolphins that stranded at Chipman’s Cove in Wellfleet on March 30 were transported and released at Herring Cove in Provincetown by the IFAW Stranding Team. IFAW volunteer […]
FOOTBALL
Warriors Lose Season Opener at Falmouth
Will play Dennis-Yarmouth at home Saturday
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School football team took the field last Saturday, March 27, to play its first game in more than a year against the Falmouth Clippers […]