PROVINCETOWN — Townspeople and visitors put their love of pets on parade with extra verve during Pet Appreciation Weekend this year. While animal magnetism was on display at events like […]
Community
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GRAVEYARD SHIFT
‘The Original Libby’ and His Oyster Saloon
A master of shucking and pickling who brought Wellfleets to New York
Old-time New Yorkers called him “the Original Libby.” For his 90th birthday, a 1904 newspaper profile noted that he was “the pioneer dispenser of Boston imported lobsters, a master in […]
LOVE, ACTUALLY
Not a Cloud in the Sky
Margaret Dixon and Cora Lambert
PROVINCETOWN — Margaret Dixon and Cora Lambert were married on Sept. 17, 2022 at the Province Lands Visitor Center amphitheater. “It was a balmy day,” says Margaret. “There was not […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Teams Keep Up Winning Ways
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School football squad highlighted a strong week for the athletics program with a 32-21 win at North Middlesex on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors improved […]
GOLF
Nauset’s Jack Martin Returns to High School Invitational
The top student golfers in the state will compete in Brewster
BREWSTER — Nauset Regional High School sophomore standout Jack Martin is set to compete at the prestigious Cape Cod National Golf Club High School Invitational on Sunday at noon. “I’m […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Daniels Julien Paces Football Win for Nauset
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High football team picked up its first win under Head Coach Jesse Peno as the Warriors held on to beat East Bridgewater 21-14 last Friday night. […]
WINDMILL WEEKEND
Once Upon a Time There Was a Parade
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Enduring Mystery of Capt. Bush and the Harriet Neal
A sensational case that divided Provincetown
In November 1857, word reached Provincetown that the schooner E. Nickerson was missing and presumed lost with all on board. Built at Essex in 1850 and previously enrolled at Barnstable, […]
In View this Week
Classics, Curls, and Kayaks
BASEBALL
At Classic Wooden Bat Tourney, Competition Is Fierce
Serious amateurs compete for the fun of it on Cape League fields
The premier amateur men’s wooden bat baseball tournament, the Cape Cod Classic, hosted by the Boston Metro Baseball League, returned to Cape Cod over Labor Day weekend for its 27th […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Crowell and Diana Pace Cross Country Teams
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Eight Nauset High varsity teams were in action over the past week, highlighted by cross country’s sweep of Canton High School on Thursday, Sept. 8, by both the […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
‘Feeling the Whole Being of the Bay’
LIBBY CLARK / OPEN WATER SWIMMER / PROVINCETOWN
Libby Clark lives by the bay in Provincetown’s West End. Most days, if the tide allows and it isn’t the dead of winter, she goes for a long swim to […]
WARRIORS WATCH
A Full September Calendar
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High Warriors sports calendar will be in full swing this week. Nauset football kicks off its season under new Head Coach Jesse Peno on the road […]
DOUBLES
Tennis Club Champs
IMMERSION
The Swim Is This Saturday
PROVINCETOWN — The 35th Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla is this Saturday, Sept. 10. You can still sign up to swim at swim4life.org (procrastinators may join the morning of, […]
