Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition BREAKING NEWS June 4 trial date set in Toolan murder case      NANTUCKET: At a hearing this morning, Friday, Jan. 19, in Barnstable Superior Court, a date of June 4 was set for the murder trial of Thomas Toolan, III, charged in the Oct. 25, 2004 death of islander Elizabeth “Beth” Lochtefeld. The trial will be held on Nantucket unless an impartial jury is unatta... More ... WHO IS MR. ZEE? ZEE? BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT WRITER       Aformer captain in the Israeli army. Father of two. Self-made millionaire who started with nothing when he emigrated in 1987. Principal owner of what has become one of the most interesting and bureaucratically fraught real estate stories of the last few years - the Dreamland Theatre and Condominiu... More ... Land Bank needs town backing for $30 million BY PETER B. BRACE       As Nantucket's real estate market goes, so goes the Land Bank's open space account. With island real estate sales down markedly over the last year, the Land Bank's coffers for buying undeveloped land are depleted, and the town's conservation organization is looking to borrow roughly $30 million to... More ... STRENGTH IN AIR       Caroline Powers is a picture of poise as she competes on the uneven parallel bars during Saturday's gymnastics meet, the first of the year for Nantucket. Powers, a freshman, took part in four events. More ... Climate change on Nantucket: Hyperbole or genuine threat       Islanders are talking about the 21st century's biggest whodunit First in a Series This week, The Independent begins an investigative series on how climate change is altering our lives and the island environment. More ...