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COMMUNITY BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT WRITER It was a big night for Santos Rubbish at the Fourth Annual Ms. Mantucket Pageant Monday night, when Ms. Santos Rubbish (a.k.a. "Miss Most Trashy," a.k.a. Paul Bixby), beat out 11 other candidates to take home the title of Nantucket's most esteemed cross dresser. More ...
TOWN BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Two sections of a fence that the town put in between the end of a public way and Madaket Millie's former cottage off Ames Avenue were ordered removed by the Massachusetts Land Court last week. More ... I ON THE COURT Nantucket Court Report The case against Nelson A. Ayala, 28, of Nantucket, will be dismissed with $100 court costs. He was charged March 19 with driving without a license. He was found responsible for failing to stop. Marius Babinskas, 27, of 94 Surfside Road, admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol on Jan... More ...
DEVELOPMENTS BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER The Historic District Commission has ruled that disabled movie patron access to the theater through its main entrance on South Water Street is more important than preserving the negligible historic character of an eight-inch step. More ... Closing price of $17 not enough to soften blow of poor harvest SCALLOPS BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Marine Superintendent Dave Fronzuto estimates Nantucket's scalloping fleet will have hauled in, at best, 3,850 bushels when the season closes Friday. "Unfortunately, as predicted, it's no prize," said Fronzuto. "After the ice, we did have three or four consecutive days where people were getting th... More ... Got spooks? Call Nantucket's new ghostbusters BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Have you ever experienced a creepy feeling in your house that you are not alone, though physically you really are? Have you had lights go off and on, doors open and close or objects move inexplicably, or perhaps heard voices when no one is present? More ... One-way plan for downtown streets detoured TRANSPORTATION BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER The new one-way street schematic for part of Broad and Center streets, and all of Chestnut Street, will not take effect on April 1, as originally planned Because the Board of Selectmen did not hold a public hearing when it approved the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Workgroup, the cloaks on ... More ...
BUSINESS BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER The fresh, crusty bread, superior cookware and hand-painted pottery islanders have come to love at Michel and Joyce Berruet's L'Ile de France country store will continue to be available when the couple reopens on Fri., March 30 at their new location at 8 India St. More ...
TOWN AT ITS MEETINGWEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: + Heard announcements that the new four-way stop at the intersection of Surfside and South Shore roads is in effect, and that the town has been designated by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City for the seventh consecutive year. More ...
Eighth-grader Tim Marsh nervously dons a burqa as Canadian author Deborah Ellis describes the restricted life of Afghani women from her 2000 novel "The Breadwinner. More ... |
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