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<!-- Page Number: 2--> Amotions hearing in the civil case of Robert H. Sarvis vs. the Town of Nantucket et al. was held in Nantucket Superior Court on Monday afternoon with Judge Isaac Borenstein taking the matters under advisement and promising to deliver his decisions within a short period. More ... <!-- Page Number: 3--> Grinding down to the 11th hour, the U.S. Postal Service still cannot agree on the wording of an agreement between it and Bank of America for an easement between their properties at the junction of Pleasant Street and Sparks Avenue. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> As if cobblestones, poorly maintained private roads and bombed out dirt roads do not provide enough pounding for our vehicles, islanders must also endure driving over utility cuts in the pavement. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> Monday's District Court session was unusually brief with just five cases on the docket. Robert M. Bonfiglio, 43, of 77 Easton St., will have his May 12 charge of driving with a suspended license dismissed with payment of $100 court costs. He was found not responsible for failing to signal. More ... <!-- Page Number: 5--> Tensions may run high tomorrow when the state Joint Committee on Transportation holds a public hearing on a bill proposing to change the make-up of the Steamship Authority board, reduce the weight of votes by representatives of the islands and bring the SSA under the Executive Office of Transportation. None of these changes are welcomed by SSA management or board members. More ... <!-- Page Number: 8--> Paddle almost any island pond in the spring and summer and you will undoubtedly see plenty of painted and snapping turtles. Spotted turtles, however, will be hard to come by. More ... <!-- Page Number: 9--> John A. Keane's latest development proposal, Black Fish Lane off the west side of Burnell Street, is threatening the rural road character of this 'Sconset neighborhood, its residents told the Planning Board on Monday night. Keane presented his 15-lot proposal for an 8.5- acre portion of the former Dammin property at 36 Burnell St. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> Scores of public comments, hundreds of hours of meetings and several drafts produced the Revised Nantucket & Madaket Harbors Action Plan. Tonight, if the Board of Selectmen agrees, this 189-page document will be sent to the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for what is likely to be a yearlong review process. More ... <!-- Page Number: 12--> While the situation may change, for now the only advertising on Steamship Authority vessels and in terminals will be in the form of posters, primarily promoting national brands. More ... <!-- Page Number: 13--> AT ITS MEETING ON MAY 9, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: + Heard a reminder that committee vacancy appointments will be made on June 6. A meeting was held on Monday afternoon, May 14, when the selectmen questioned committee applicants in preparation for the selection process. More ... <!-- Page Number: 14--> There are many ways to promote island products and services, such as through unique newspaper ads, local TV commercials or by composing Web sites, and now Channel 17 cameraman Geno Geng has developed another option with his acksmarter.com bulletin board. More ... <!-- Page Number: 14--> A riana Costakes, a 2002 Graduate of Nantucket High School, was presented with an excellence award from the Department of Modern Languages at Brooklyn College, N.Y., for being top in her Spanish class specializing in Languages and Literature. More ... <!-- Page Number: 16--> CHAMBER TO OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce will offer annual scholarship award(s) of up to $5,000 to one or more graduating seniors. To be eligible for the award, candidates must be Nantucket residents and have been accepted to any accredited school or college. More ... <!-- Page Number: 17--> MICHAEL A. GOODE Michael A. Goode, an avid pilot and world traveler who divided a real estate law practice between Nantucket and Newton, Mass. for more than 20 years, died at his mother's Pleasant Street home on May 14, 2007 at the age of 58. He had lived on the island for 22 years. More ... |
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