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August 22, 2007  RSS feed

Congdon's Pharmacy to close Sept. 30
Business and building are both sold
One of Nantucket's most unique and historic landmarks will disappear when Congdon's Pharmacy closes its doors for good on Sept. 30. Both the business and the building at 47 Main St. are being sold. Owner John Bertolami confirmed on Friday that he will sell the pharmacy business to Allan Bell, owner of Nantucket Pharmacy and Island Pharmacy. More...
Parachute eases impact in 'Sconset plane crash
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER

Atwo-passenger Cirrus model SR20 airplane registered to Thomas Jackson with a 6 Prospect St. address crashed near the Coast Guard LORAN station on Low Beach Road at approximately 8:30 Friday night. More...

Man killed in moped accident
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER

Rodrigo Just, 28, of Cherry Street, was riding his new moped in the vicinity of the intersection of Surfside and Bartlett roads at about 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 when he was struck and killed by a white 2006 Jeep driven by Genevieve Ryan, 24, of Nantucket. More...

 Other News
• article has image Meet Your Neighbor
Sandy Oliver
You read about islanders who are in the public eye all the time, but what do you know about your neighbors - those you see at the supermarket, the gas station, at school or just in passing on the street? More...
• article has image Called a good neighbor, Schwartz compound said to blend in with Surfside
• article has image White Elephant residences to fill four-block area
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 The Arts
• article has image 10 years at Old Spouter
Joan Albaugh Joanna Kane Bobby Frazier Howard Fraker Kasia Baker Alison Hall Cooley Deirdre Briggs Katie Trinkle Legge Michael Rich MJ Levy-Dickson Patrick Beaugard John Evans Patrick McGannon
Even at 10 years old, it hardly seems possible that the Old Spouter has yet earned its aged moniker, given that the gallery is one of the best places to see works by new and progressively minded island artists. More...
• article has image John Devaney
• article has image 'Opera punks' on 'Sconset
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 Opinion
• TAKES EXCEPTION TO COLUMN
Re: Grant Sanders' opinion piece of August 15, 2007.
As Chairman of the Planning Board, I want to give the public my personal feelings about the referenced article. During my nine plus years on the board, I recall only a few times Mr. Sanders attended meetings. He states, "The Chairman was recently overheard at his place of business saying that, if he could he would pave the entire island, because that is progress. More...
• PAVED ACCOMPANIMENT
• TO THE MARKET WE GO
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 Sports
• article has image 2007 OPERA HOUSE CUP
Light winds, tight finishes
The 35th Opera House Cup is now in the books, and the day and the race was a beauty. "It was definitely the best race I've seen in ten years," Nick Judson would say Monday morning. More...
• article has image TIGHT LINES
• article has image Adult Soccer League finishes on high note
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 Developments
• HDC THIS WEEK
NEW DWELLINGS Cassidy Family Trust, 7 Marble Way ADDITIONS Russell Simpson, 2 Cynthia Lane Don Stewart, 58 Prospect St. More...
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 Columns
• article has image UP THE ANTE FOR CYCLING
During the review of major residential developments by the Planning Board, developers can, if they're feeling generous, contribute to the construction of a nearby bike path project. More...
• article has image MILESTONES
• article has image MORE SUMMER NOTES
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 Property Profile
• article has image PROPERTY PROFILE
Pheasant Hill
Great Point Properties $3,250,000 The contrast of deep, rich, green lawn against the bright whiteness of a shell driveway. The blue sky giving way to rolling, glacial moraines. Native trees, gnarled and shaped by years of wind and island weather. Deer, hawks and rabbits. A gentle breeze and the scent of sea air and pine. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Aug. 13, 2007 - Aug. 17, 2007
1. A house on 1.3 acres at 29 Brewster Road sold to Brian O'Callaghan and Suzanne O'Callaghan of Katonah, N.Y. from James A. Fuller of Needham, Mass. for $5,800,000. The property is assessed at $2,682,200. The land bank fee is $116,000. More...
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