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For a quarter of a century she served up your steaming scrambled eggs and buttery pancakes at The Downyflake, starting at its original location on South Water Street, then at its summer quarters at Children's Beach and on to the next and current spot on Sparks Avenue. More ... The Police Department is making policy changes in the wake of an Aug. 8 incident that resulted in a black male youth accusing officers of making racial slurs and acting inappropriately, Police Chief William Pittman said last week. More ... In Monday's District Court action, the cases against William H. Constable, 53, of C Street, charged Oct. 20 with possessing child pornography and on Oct. 25 with producing child pornography in another country and transporting it into the United States, had his court date continued to Jan. 22 because he is still in federal custody. More ... Residents of Pine Knoll plan to form a neighborhood association to combat speeding vehicles and one colossal puddle. Leading the association effort are Keith and Andrea Mansfield of 39 Friendship Lane, who live on the north shore of the immense puddle that forms with the slightest amount of precipitation in the dip in Friendship Lane. More ... Starting this week, commercial scallopers will be asked to log information about their daily catch and turn in their observations to the Marine & Coastal Resources Department. More ... The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight. More ... The Sarasota, Fla., shoe salon Addison Craig will be opening a Nantucket store this spring as the new lessee of the former R.J. Miller salon at Zero Washington St. The hairdresser recently moved its entire business to its 6 Amelia Drive location. Addison Craig's Florida salon - at St. More ... A rchan Khadka was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Nov. 29, 2007 weighing 9 pounds and 3 ounces. He is the son of Pooja Poudel and Raju Khadka of Bhaktapur, Nepal. His grandparents are Gndu Khadka and Manoj Khadka of Bhaktapur, Nepal. His great-grandparents are Yam Bahadur Khadka and Rama Khadka of Bhaktapur, Nepal. More ... • Handle annual license renewals for liquor sales, common victualers, entertainment, vehicle rentals, flower and produce vendors, vehicle sales and mobile food units. • Hear a request for execution of easements for 39 and 43 Eel Point Road. • Hear a review of Department of Public Works roadway surfacing. More ... Opponents and skeptics of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach rebuilding project got their chance to speak on the record about the project at the Conservation Commission's Dec. 5 meeting. More ... SHOTGUN SEASON DEER HUNT TOTALS During the two weeks of the 2007 shotgun season - Nov. 26 to Dec. 8 - hunters bagged 277 deer, eight more than last year's total of 269. Bow and arrow hunters took home 96 deer, down 11 from last year's harvest of 107. How those wielding muzzleloaders will fare remains to be seen. That season began on Dec. 10 and runs through Dec. 31. More ... |
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