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Taking nearly all of his neighbors' concerns out of the permitting equation, Point Breeze owner Bob Matthews won more than half the battle of getting the former Gordon Folger Hotel rebuilt and ready for guests by June 2007. More ... Abby Sossen and Desire Beaumont followed their graduation from Nantucket High School on Saturday with a trip to district court Monday morning. Yet unlike the rest of the courtroom crowd, the two students were present for commendation, not castigation, for their deeds, as the two were named the top f More ... HOW TO DEVELOP AN AREA PLAN The Nantucket Civic League, an organization representing 22 Nantucket neighborhoods and 1,800 families, will host a workshop on "How to Develop an Area Plan" on June 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The program is open to the public, and all are invited to a More ... BUY NEEDLES AND SYRINGES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTIONS Senate 26-8, approved a bill legalizing over-the-counter sale of hypodermic needles and syringes, without a prescription, by pharmacists to anyone over age 18. The House in November approved a similar bill on a 11537 roll call. The legislation requires More ... AT ITS MEETING ON JUNE 7 THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: + Heard in public comment that Richard Cooper was confused over the board's recent vote on takings of Madaket roads, concerned that areas of Tennessee Ave. and K Street appear blocked to public access. Selectmen Mike Glowacki and Mike Kopko favored More ... Last night, the Historic District Commission held the second half of its public hearing on the consideration of use of appropriate materials. More ... By the end of July, Sherburne Commons, the island's first senior citizen assisted living community opening next year, will have a full-time executive director and marketing director living on the property. More ... In keeping with its global concept, the decor of Lo La 41, the island's newest restaurant, is filled with things that are round - art objects, foreign coins embedded in the bar top, circular marble tables, hanging ball-shaped lamps and the patterns in its tin ceiling, to name a few. More ... Marine Superintendent Dave Fronzuto is beginning the advertising process for a new shellfish biologist to help lighten Town Biologist Keith Conant's work load. More ... The Selectmen's choice to allow the state to review and ultimately approve the updated harbor plan means Nantucket must provide an advisory committee to work closely with Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the Urban Harbors Institute of UMass Boston. More ... Last winter Ande Grennan put the West End on the market, vowing that if the restaurant, known for its casual dining and unsurpassed sunset views did not sell, he would reopen it again this summer. More ... Westmoor Club President and Developer J. Graham Goldsmith solved the club's secondary access and screening issues and won unanimous Planning Board approval for a modification to the club on Monday night. More ... |
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