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The ways fate affects people's lives, how people come to meet one another and how they become a part of Nantucket's community is fascinating and boundless. For Ranju Elahi, his path began in Bangladesh, took him to Europe and then to this island where he and his wife, School Committee member Christine Elahi, had a daughter and settled down. More ... In Monday's District Court session, the probation for James G. Bailey, of Nantucket, was terminated. Bailey was placed on probation for a 2003 drug possession charge and had a 2005 charge of drug possession continued without a finding, which is a probationary period. More ... Aproperty ownership dispute between the town's Airport Commission and 58 Madequecham Valley Road resident Eric Shaw has taken eight months since last year's Town Meeting to resolve, but the land battle is finally over. While the resolution is not an outright gift to the Shaws, it comes in time to be a Christmas present of sorts. More ... Phillips Run Road, a six-lot cluster subdivision just west of Nantucket Golf Club that was approved by the Planning Board in December 2002, is now free of legal entanglements and can be developed, although no plan is imminent. More ... THE LEGEND OF ST. NICHOLAS The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends. More ... • Hear a request to relocate a pole on Candle House Lane. • Consider whether to renew the annual all alcoholic beverages innholder license for the Jared Coffin House (tabled from Dec. 12). • Hear a town clerk's request for appointment of election officers. More ... In anticipation of its new 400,000- gallon elevated storage tank, the Siasconset Water Commission is drilling a new well to replace existing wells originally dug in the 1920s and 1960s. More ... CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Last year it was the fish crow. The year before that it was the black rail and the sharp-tailed sparrow. What oddity in the Nantucket avian world will birders discover during the fifty-third year of the Nantucket Christmas Bird Count? More ... Allen "Kent" Bein and Dianne Gove Pittman were married November 24, 2007, in a candlelight service, at the First Congregational Church on Nantucket. Senior Minister Joy Baumgartner officiated the service. Following the wedding, a reception was held at the church. More ... |
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