RAMPING IT DOWN
      When the Dreamland Theater was open, moviegoers in wheelchairs had a tough time getting into the building. Those using walkers, wheelchairs, crutches or who had walking impairments were relegated to using the building's side door on Oak Street. Because new principal owner Haim Zahavi is renovating...
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e t c e t e r a
1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends
      ST. PAUL'S CHURCH WELCOMES NEW INTERIM PRIEST The Reverend William Welles Eddy will serve as Interim Priest at St. Paul's Church until a new rector is called. He has been an interim in the Diocese of Massachusetts for the past sixteen years. He has spent eight years on Martha's Vineyard and knows ...
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BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      "It's cold," squawked Hawkeye at me when I went outside on Sunday morning. "You're darn tootin' it's cold" I answered. "Spring is a myth on Nantucket. It is supposed to start on Tuesday but in reality, it won't be here until the middle of June." "Well……well," Hawkeye retorted, "That...
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YACK on: People
Grant Sanders
      Iused to like people. Years ago I lived in the city and was able to tolerate large crowds. I could stand in line patiently. I could ride the subway and be jostled by smelly guys from Revere on a crowded trolley. For 10 years, living in downtown Boston, I bothered no one, and no one (except one per...
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Identify This
Georgen Gilliam Charnes
      The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for vi...
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PET FOOD RECALL
      It's difficult to report "breaking news" in a column that is published weekly, but I will pass along the recent pet food recall information I have available before my deadline. On Saturday, as I made my way into the shop, I heard the first mention of the pet food recall in a brief newscast on the...
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