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June 20, 2007  RSS feed

Ulmer sets his sights on Dreamland
Rose & Crown owner working on deal to buy the dormant theater
Rick Ulmer, owner of the Rose & Crown and Foood for Here and There, announced early Friday evening that he is working on a deal to buy the Dreamland Theater from its current owner, Haim Zahavi. "I just want to have a movie theater downtown and maintain it, and I hope to have a ballroom on the second floor," Ulmer said. More...
BREAKING NEWS Toolan guilty of first-degree murder

Thomas Toolan has been found guilty of first degree murder in the murder trial of Beth Lochtefeld. The 12-person jury returned their verdict late this morning. Toolan was also found guilty of a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. More...

THE TOOLAN TRIAL
Jury begins deliberations
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER

Testimony in the murder trial for Thomas Toolan, III, ended yesterday after his defense attorney Kevin Reddington presented two days of medical witnesses in his attempt to establish a case portraying his client as being in such a distraught emotional state, aggravated by heavy ingestion of alcohol and medications, More...

 Other News
• article has image ConCom allows SBPF's bluff terracing to continue
Whether the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's bluff terracing project is a success or a complete failure in light of the losses suffered during last spring's storms is now the subject of a Conservation Commission review of storm damage to the project. More...
• Town fills shellfish biologist position after two-year hiatus
• State would help pay for parking
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 The Arts
• article has image Light sails, warm colors
Island artist Lou Guarnaccia creates sailboats that catch light instead of wind
It's as though Nantucket caught nautical and landscape artist Lou Guarnaccia as if he were a fish. Sailing to Greenwich to Maine in a 40-foot classic sailboat, Guarnaccia and his shipmates had to waylay their trip on Nantucket after a bluefish spit a hook into the face of a crew member. More...
• article has image Island strengthens ties to God's Child
• article has image Gallery Guide
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 Opinion
• My View
The subject I want to write about is the landfill. Now hold on, I can hear your groans from here. Not another story about the landfill, not Mount Trashmore, for heaven's sake. More...
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• article has image Cartoon
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 Sports
• article has image Game of psychology, skill, tactics and theory quietly sweeps across Nantucket
It's Croquet
They're a hearty bunch, these croquet players. Neither rain nor fog nor strong winds will deter them, as was evident in the days leading up to last weekend's Nantucket Croquet Invitational at the Westmoor Club. More...
• article has image Sandsharks turn back Future of America
• article has image TIGHT LINES
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 Columns
• I ON THE COURT
Nantucket Court Report
District Court had a few arraignments and a couple of cases to dismiss on Monday morning before the trial for Thomas Toolan resumed in Superior Court. Bryan C. Cressey, 57, of Barrington, Ill., will have his case dismissed with $200 court costs. He was charged June 16 with disorderly conduct. More...
• article has image Field Notes
• article has image The Lighthouse Keeper
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 Property Profile
• article has image PROPERTY PROFILE
A New Historic House in the Old Historic District
Judith Chase Lane is a quaint and narrow way in the Old Historic District, a short walk from Main Street, between Fair and Pine Streets. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image PROPERTY TRANSFERS June 11, 2007 - June 15, 2007
1. A house on 1 acre at 30 Bassett Road sold to James L. Phillips, Jr. of Darien, Conn. from Stephan A. Sohn, Trustee of 30 Bassett Road Nominee Trust of Newton, Mass. for $3,800,000. The property is assessed at $3,118,100. The land bank fee is $76,000. More...
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