Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Subdivision proposed next to 40th Pole Eight-house potential raises ire of conservation group BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Beachgoers at the Nantucket Islands Land Bank's 40th Pole property on Eel Point Road could be sharing their water views with construction crews working on four new houses this summer. On 9.6 acres between 133 Eel Point Road and 40th Pole, the Calm Waters Trust - consisting of partners Samuel C. ... More ... MV Iyanough christened and commissioned at a festive celebration BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Sleek and gleaming white, Nantucket's new $9.7 million fast ferry, the MV Iyanough, glided gracefully into her slip at the Steamship Authority terminal on Saturday, met by a huge crowd, bag pipers and cannons firing as the vessel arrived for her official christening and commissioning. More ... Conservation restriction permits helicopter landing pad, bunker for U.S. President on Loring property BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       This month the Nantucket Land Council and Linda Loring formally agreed on the conservation restriction that pays her $14 million and forever protects her property from development. More ...