YACK on: Seats
Grant Sanders
     I've been going to a number of Board of Selectman meetings lately. I find it more interesting and more fun than watching it on TV. And slightly better for my health. That's because unlike
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Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
     BEACH CLEANUP ON GREAT POINT The Trustees of Reservations, which owns most of Great Point and works with the Nantucket Conservations Foundation to watch over Coatue, Coskata and the Haulover, is looking for people who love to walk their beaches to help clean them up before winter. Along with any
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I ON SELECTMEN
AT ITS OCT. 18 SESSION, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
     + Unanimously approved a request from the Alliance for Substance Abuse and Prevention to designate the week of Oct. 23 - Oct. 31 as Nantucket's Red Ribbon Week in coordination with a national alcohol and drug awareness campaign to encourage youths to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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e t c e t e r a
1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends
     RAY TO GIVE BRIEFING ON DRAFT RENTAL REGULATIONS Stressing that he is only making a proposal for discussion at tonight's selectmen's meeting on a draft of rental regulations, Health Inspector Richard Ray will go over suggested ways to protect the renting public's health and safety.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
     The Special Town Meeting came and went on Monday night. It was notable for its lack of notability. The byplays and undercurrents were far more interesting, in most instances, than the outcomes.
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Bargain Bin
To place listings, email: sharon@nantucketindependent.com, or call Sharon at 508-228-1654
     8 matching contemporary dining room chairs, brass frames with cushioned seats. Custom-made slip covers included. Good condition. $250 . 508-228-9146.
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PTertacks
IT HAPPENS EVERY FALL
with Jan Jaeger
     Just when you think things are slowing down, the week becomes eventful, filled with activities that have both shortterm and long-term impact on those of us with pets. One important occasion occurs this weekend when we need to "fall back" with our clocks.
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DISH
Sticky Business
with Maribeth Maloney
     Ilike to think of peanut butter as a food with a sense of humor. I regard that as a good thing since most everything about it is just plain silly. How could it otherwise face itself every day without suffering the crippling embarrassment of knowing it was created for toothless people, not to mention
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