Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Court releases Toolan trial motions Attorney seeks change of venue, suppression of evidence BY MARY LANCASTER      Just over two years to the day of Elizabeth "Beth" Lochtefeld's murder, on Monday the Nantucket Superior Court released several trial motions filed by Brockton attorney More ... State backs chain store ban in town Attorney General approves Hudson's business exclusion article BY MARY LANCASTER      Wendy Hudson is one happy lady this week. On Monday the town clerk's office received notice that the state Attorney General approved her Article 42 from April's Town Meeting seeking designation of a Formula Business Exclusion District and definition of a formula business to prevent cookie cutter-typ More ... Landfill compost catches fire BY MARY LANCASTER      Fresh compost heats naturally within deep piles, but it is believed that the addition of wood chips caused the landfill's compost to ignite on Sunday. The fire, which spread to a nearby brush pile, was More ... It might as well be swing by Marli Guzzetta      Last Thursday night, I attended an introductory East Coast Swing dance lesson at the Preservation Institute: Nantucket. Those of you who know me might be thinking, "Marli, wait a minute. I know your father made you listen to an inordinate number of big band jazz records when you were a child - reite More ...