Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition L E T T E R S      SOME BAD NEWS To the editor: It is never a good thing to have to write and talk about rape and sexual assault in Nantucket. It doesn't make anyone happy. However, sometimes I must. Over the past few months we have seen an increase in these crimes - truly a dramatic increase. More ... Field Notes by Peter B Brace      PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HOLD Much of the Planning Board's Oct. 12 meeting was postponed because one of its five full-time members had a family medical emergency. Those following the board's review of Bluefin, LLC, the 19-lot cluster subdivision proposed for 120 Miacomet Road will have to wait until it More ... YACK on: Roundabout Grant Sanders      My head is spinning. And the reason is simple. It's that new roundabout that they are building at the intersection of Sparks Avenue and Hooper Farm Road. We've been talking about it a great deal More ... I ON THE COURT Nantucket Court Report      The man police suspect may have set fire to Harbor Master Dave Fronzuto's vehicle on Oct. 4 was arraigned in Monday's District Court and released on $1,000 cash bail providing he turned over his passport to the court office. More ... I ON SELECTMEN AT ITS OCT. 11 MEETING THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:      + Heard an announcement that citizen's articles for the annual Town Meeting 2007 warrant will be accepted from Oct. 16 through Nov. 16. More ... e t c e t e r a 1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends      WALKERS RAISE $53,000 AT "MAKING STRIDES" WALK More than 250 people gathered on Sunday to raise awareness and dollars to fight breast cancer at the annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk on Nantucket. Breast cancer survivors, friends and family followed the five-mi More ... The Lighthouse Keeper      Three weeks from today there is an election. At least so we are told by the mainland media. More ... Pet Tracks with Jan Jaeger      LET SLEEPING PETS LIE The past several mornings I've been awake at 4:30 a.m. I do like to be up early, but even for an early riser, this hour is ridiculous. You see, I've been sleeping, or more accurately, not sleeping, alone. Well, not really alone either, More ... DISH Choosin' Chowda with Maribeth Maloney      My first chowder contest. I know, shame on me, but that long line has made it seem rather unappetizing in the past. There's also the fact that I'm more of a Cioppino champion than a cream-based chowda head by order of my gallbladder. I figure the odds of finding anything red simmering at the competi More ... BIRDS OF NANTUCKET A RINGING IN YOUR EARS? by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw      One of the frustrating symptoms of advancing maturity is losing your high frequency hearing. It's a subtle and insidious malady because you aren't aware of it until someone else points out a sound that you can't hear. More ... Bargain Bin      8 matching contemporary dining room chairs, brass frames with cushioned seats. Custom-made slip covers included. Good condition. $250 . 508-228-9146. More ...