Join Frederick Studio Provincetown for “Glow,” a virtual opening on Friday, May 21st, at 7 p.m. It consists of new paintings by James Frederick that portray the natural light of […]
Outer Cape
Covid Relief Fund Recipients Announced
The Mass. Cultural Council has announced the recipients of the Covid-19 Relief Fund. It awarded grants of $1,500 to 781 artists, humanists, and scientists, $1,171,500 in total. Twenty were from […]
Virtual Fund-Raiser for the Lily House
The Lily House, a proposed free community hospice on the Outer Cape, is hosting a one-day virtual presentation, “Mortality: Life and Death During a Pandemic,” via Zoom on Saturday, November […]
Mark Brennan Seascapes Honor Those Lost at Sea
Mark Brennan’s 69-foot-long installation at Off Main Gallery in Wellfleet of continuous Outer Cape dunes in watercolor was a highlight of the summer season. Now, Brennan is back with a […]
Warming Worries
All the Outer Cape libraries are participating in Climate Preparedness Week—Thursday, September 24th, through Wednesday, September 30th. A couple of highlights: “Neighborhood by Neighborhood: Mapping Our Resilience,” a Zoom talk […]
THE UNCOUNTED
Outer Cape Census Response Is Among Lowest in State
Those with P.O. boxes haven’t received forms or instructions
The self-reported response to the U.S. Census from the Outer Cape has been extremely low so far — under 25 percent for all four towns. Truro’s rate is the second […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
To Eccentric Friends
We collected a lot of advice while researching the possibility of a new newspaper here. What we heard inspired us to go ahead and dive in, but every now and […]
letter from the editor
Fishing on My Side
The New York Times reported on Monday that 47 percent of Americans say it’s hard for them to know whether the information they encounter is true. Many people have simply […]
letter from the editor
Where We Stand
“Why did you call it the Provincetown Independent?” That’s probably the question we are asked most frequently at our Open Newsroom sessions at the town libraries and in casual conversations […]
CIVICS
After Lagging, Local Planning Efforts May Now Pick Up
Cape Cod Commission works to spark plans that are actually implemented
Every town on Cape Cod is encouraged to have a local comprehensive plan, developed in accordance with its residents’ expressed priorities, updated every 10 years, and certified by the Cape […]
