Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
     REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION When George Nyren wraps up his addition to his commercial building at 1 North Beach St., he will have the choice of leasing the ground floor of his new space to a retail business or a real estate office. That's because the Planning Board, at its Oct. 30 meeting, voted 4-1 to
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I ON SELECTMEN
AT ITS NOV. 8 SESSION, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FIRST CONVENED AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND:
     + Witnessed the Town Clerk's swearing in of new Register of Deeds, Jennifer Ferreira.
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YACK on: Transparency
Grant Sanders
     I'm rather fortunate to be a columnist in this fine newspaper and not a reporter or an editor, which is something else entirely. While I have the freedom to write about bratwurst or my views on school
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PTertacks
Jan Jaeger
     CLICK FOR SUCCESS Can an old dog learn new tricks? Absolutely! Although they had never met, Ruby proved to be the perfect student for trainer Joyce Jaskula's before-opening hours demonstration of clicker training. This eleven-something Chow-Retriever-Husky cross and two-time loser was rescued by Pa
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DISH
Q&A with Jimmy Bradley The Red Cat,The Harrison, The Mermaid Inn NewYork City Don't miss Chef Bradley at the White Elephant's "Chef & Shop" Series Nov. 17~19
with Maribeth Maloney
     MM: You grew up in Narragansett, R.I. Any treasured food memories?
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1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends
     GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE TO SUBMIT NINE ARTICLES
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The Lighthouse Keeper
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE
     Being a panelist on the Civic League's "Meet The Candidates" forum is interesting duty. One would think that it would be great to come up with questions, pose them to the candidates and to assimilate the responses up close and personal. The panelist's role is rewarding, but it isn't quite as cushy a
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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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I ON THE COURT
Nantucket Court Report
     Christopher Metcalfe, 53, the island resident recently charged with setting fire to Marine Superintendent Dave Fronzuto's truck on Oct. 4, was charged Monday with three other vehicle arsons that occurred on Nov. 15, 2004.
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L E T T E R S
     A GREAT SEASON To The editor: This past week has been an historic one for Nantucket High School Soccer with the Varsity Boys squad going all the way to the regional finals.
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