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WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Girls’ Win Streak at 9
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Cape and Islands champion Nauset girls soccer team continued its dominance as the regular seasons for fall sports near their climaxes. The girls easily dispatched Barnstable High […]
IMBIBING
Pennywise at the Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
A Guide for the Frugal Flaneur
Plato said, “Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man.” So true! Moreover, the cusp of winter is no time to anger a […]
SHUCK OFF
Speed and Style Win the Day at the OysterFest
Bricault, Morgan, and Chea take the top prizes for shucking
WELLFLEET — The addition of two big screens brought the Bakers Field crowd closer than ever to the action on the stage at the finals of this year’s OysterFest Shuck […]
OYSTERFEST 2022
Volunteers Pull Off Wellfleet’s Big Party With Panache
With room to roam and slurp, the Fest at Baker’s Field is a success
Photos by Agata Storer The OysterFest moved to Baker’s Field this year, giving the 7,000 or so people who gathered on Saturday and again on Sunday to celebrate the town’s […]
MATERIAL WORLD
Where to Borrow a Mixer, a Ukelele, and a Sewing Machine
Libraries grow a culture of lending that extends beyond books
I hesitated as I stood face to face with an electric sander in the West Roxbury Home Depot. I knew that if I bought it I would probably use it […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
Harvesting Kale and Beets and Planting Garlic
A Q&A with Sarah Naciri at the Truro Community Children’s Garden
Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Sarah Naciri runs Sustainable CAPE’s Community Children’s Garden at the Truro Public Library, where she leads children in planting, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables. Last […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer and Football Squads Keep Winning
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset High School’s football and girls soccer teams kept up their winning ways in a rain-plagued week of sports for the Warriors, which included several postponements. The boys […]
OUT AT THE BALLGAME
Belles Beat Peaches in First-Ever ‘League of Our Own’ Game
A writer joined a Women’s Week softball game and a community
PROVINCETOWN — When I moved to the Outer Cape barely a month ago to write for the Independent, I tossed my glove into the back of my car on a […]
HALLOWEEN
Nauset High Schoolers Haunt the Crosby Mansion
BREWSTER — The Nauset Players have created a first-ever haunted house at the Crosby Mansion at 163 Crosby Lane, Brewster. The carefully restored historic house, built in 1888 by Albert […]
THE HALF SHELL
Six Tips From Behind the Raw Bar
It takes leverage, not brute strength, to shuck a Wellfleet oyster
WELLFLEET — Lili Hay has been shucking oysters since she was seven years old, though she says her technique has evolved since then. “My dad taught me,” she says. “But […]
GUIDANCE
Mr. Simms, Creator of Adventure Ed, Plans to Retire
Nauset Middle School will seek a new ‘guide’ for a class where students find themselves
ORLEANS — The most popular class at Nauset Regional Middle School is called Adventure Ed. It’s one in which students seek out their spirit animals and themselves. Why 12- and […]
THE RED CARPET
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard at the 2022 Washashore Festival’s ‘Net Gala’ opening party at the Crown & Anchor
D.I.Y.
Building a Sukkah for Autumn’s Meals
Sukkot traditions endure, though each year’s shelter is ephemeral — by design
With the sun shining brightly after last week’s rainy spell, Anita Young and Alan Burack of Eastham began gathering pieces of the sukkah they build every autumn. The tent-like structure […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Girls Win 6th Straight; Footballers Rout Vineyarders
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Strong performances from Nauset High’s girls soccer and football teams highlighted a busy week for the Warriors sports program. Freshman quarterback Brendan Peno threw four touchdown passes and […]
