Rick Ulmer will not pursue a deal to purchase the Dreamland Theatre. On Friday. Ulmer, the owner of the Fooods for Here and The Rose and Crown said that the purchase price and the anticipated renovation costs have became too high. "Every figure we receive seems to be higher than the last one," said Ulmer last week. "We also have significant unknown risks with the outcome of the citizen warrant article vote scheduled for later this month." See related story (Rick Ulmer given purchase extension for the Dreamland) and pick up next week's Nantucket Independent for complete coverage. More...

Thomas Toolan, III, convicted on Nantucket June 21 of first degree murder conducted with exreme atrocity in the fatal Oct. 25, 2004 stabbing of Elizabeth "Beth" Lochtefeld, spent about a week in an evaluation process at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Concord, Mass., beginning the afternoon following his sentencing to life in prison withot parole. More...