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On the Rebound
Commercial scallop season holds promise … at least for a while
In the context of the 15,000 bushels of scallops harvested during the 2004/2005 commercial scallop season, the past two seasons were anemic - 3,850 bushels were harvested in 2005/2006 and 5,500 were harvested in 2006/2007. More...
Vorce, Worden meet in NYC to discuss hub
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER

Last week the closing purchase on the Reith Island Spirits property at 10 and 12 Washington St. became official, selling for $3. More...

IRONS NURTURES BRICKS AND MORTAR
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER

Cracking and eroding mortar between the bricks holding the Pacific Club together are being shored up with lime mortar, the original glue used to put together the 235- year-old brick candle factory. More...

 Other News
• article has image Meet Your Neighbor
Jean Duarte
The smell of popcorn still lingered in the air at Jean Duarte's house Friday afternoon, a reminder of her grandchildren's visit the night before. More...
• article has image MILESTONES
• article has image Services for Rachel Budzynski to be held this Saturday
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 The Arts
• article has image THE GHOST IN THE CORNER
As a child growing up in Nantucket, Warren Hussey Bouton would frequently spend the night with his grandparents in their Main Street house. According to Bouton, "It was kind of a creepy old place. I would always stay in the back bedroom, and in the corner of the room there was a windowed door that went into the attic. More...
• article has image A Whale of a Halloween
• Bullington, Butler, Whelden join NCMC faculty
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 Opinion
• My View
The following My View is written in response to the "Voices Away From the Bluff" with Doug Smith, published in the Oct. 10 and Oct. 17 Nantucket Independent. Mr. Smith's interview highlighted some common misconceptions about the project that I would like to clarify. More...
• article has image Cartoon
• My View
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 Sports
• Mistake costs varsity soccer team league championship
Last Thursday after practice, Principal George Kelly delivered yet another devastating blow to a varsity boys soccer team that had seen its share of adversity this season. The team had been disqualified from post season play and been stripped of its Lighthouse League championship title. More...
• article has image Whalers defeat Old Colony
• article has image Lighthouse makes Sankaty's fifth
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 Columns
• The Lighthouse Keeper
COLORADO IN FIVE
Iwas out watering some new trees the other day, when a big bird flew onto a nearby branch. The red tails haven't been much in evidence lately. There have been a lot of crows around, harassing the hawks, so when I heard the bird, I figured it was some crow figuring out his angle to wheedle himself into the column. More...
• article has image VOICES AWAY FROM THE BLUFF
• article has image YACK on: Philanthropic Lone Rangers
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 Property Profile
• article has image Neighborhood Gem
PROPERTY PROFILE Sanford Real Estate $1,299,000
The Hussey Farm area, off Vesper Lane, is one the most comfortable parts of the island in which to live. The neighborhood is close to some of the island's most popular play spots, including the South Shore and Miacomet Golf Club. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Oct. 22, 2007 ~ Oct. 26, 2007
5.Ahouse on 2.05 acres at 1 New York Ave. on Esther Island sold to Esther Island Retreat, LLC, of Wilmington, Del. from Bruce W. Manternach, Jr. of Pontassieve, Italy for $2,395,000. The property's assessed value is unavailable. The land bank fee is $47,900. More...
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