Lula the Pig said she would buy the flowers herself. “We’re having a party,” she said in a startlingly deep voice, one you might expect from a bear rather than […]
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GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Original Washashores of Provincetown and Eastham
Being marooned is one sure way to become an Outer Cape character
Swashbuckling pirates and mooncussing scoundrels, real or fictional, have long been characters in the Cape Cod story. So, too, have castaways, washed ashore after a shipwreck, or put ashore, as […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Boys Remain Unbeaten on the Court
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset boys tennis stayed hot last week while boys and girls lacrosse picked up wins as the spring season kept rolling. The boys tennis team improved to 5-0, […]
FOR THE BIRDS
Adopting a Parrot? ‘Get Out of the Way’
Parrots are smart, funny, loud, and annoying; living with them is a labor of love
EASTHAM — Kerry Reid is conflicted about the fact that she keeps a parrot at her house. “I don’t encourage people to do it,” she says. “It’s a cool thing, […]
FOR THE BIRDS
Adopting a Parrot? ‘Get Out of the Way’
Parrots are smart, funny, loud, and annoying; living with them is a labor of love
EASTHAM — Kerry Reid is conflicted about the fact that she keeps a parrot at her house. “I don’t encourage people to do it,” she says. “It’s a cool thing, […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Behind the Bill of Rights, a Woman’s Advocacy
Mercy Otis Warren’s role in defining the course of American patriotism
Mercy Otis Warren was born in West Barnstable in 1728 to a family of patriots. Their names are perhaps not as familiar today as John Hancock’s and Sam Adams’s. But […]
EGGS IN BASKETS
Bunnies Proliferate, Hunts Ensue
Blustery winds can’t stop the search for spring treasures
Parents on the Outer Cape were busy chasing kids who were chasing rabbits last week, with sightings in Provincetown on April 2 and Wellfleet on April 8. Children braved blustery […]
TENNIS
Nauset’s Rufus McCleery Is Number One on the Court
The senior from Chatham wins by keeping opponents off-balance
EASTHAM — You can’t miss Nauset High senior Rufus McCleery on the tennis court. His shock of red hair is accentuated by his white polo with the embroidered Nauset “N.” […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Teams Remain Unbeaten
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset boys and girls lacrosse and boys tennis all remained unbeaten during a busy week of action. The boys lacrosse team overcame a two-goal first-quarter deficit en route […]
COLORFUL QUARRY
Emma Motta, age 3, of Truro encounters easy hunting on the lawn at the Pilgrim Monument on April 2. Clear skies but lots of wind greeted about 80 families who […]
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 […]
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 […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Two Lives (at Least) of Eastham’s Ancient Pear Tree
In a 1937 WPA guidebook, fruit from a scion of Gov. Thomas Prence’s 1640s pear tree
As the Great Depression spread its pall, President Franklin Roosevelt implemented the New Deal, a series of programs aimed at restoring American prosperity. Among the initiatives were Works Progress Administration […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Seven Varsity Teams Open the Spring Season
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Seven Nauset boys and girls varsity teams get their spring seasons underway this week, with golf highlighting a busy schedule with a pair of matches. The Warriors girls […]
