Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition PLANNIING BOARD RESIGNATION       The following letter was originally sent to the Board of Selectmen HONORABLE CHAIRMAN WILLAUER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: It grieves me to inform you that I am resigning from my appointment as an Alternate to the Planning Board. When I initially applied for the appointment, my intention was... More ... PLEASE DON'T FEED HORSES       To the editor: My name is Catherine E. Conte, and I am an island resident. I am writing this letter to ask the community for your support, assistance, cooperation and understanding regarding my four horses stabled at 128 Hummock Pond Road - their paddocks are adjacent to the road. More ... TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE       To the editor: My wife Mary, daughter Jessica, and I have recently returned from a visit to Antigua, Guatemala where, as part of the Nantucket Service Group, we participated in the God's Child Project rendering aid to that impoverished country. More ... PARKINSON'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH       To the editor: Are you having more difficulty getting out of your car? Do you have more trouble buttoning your shirt? Do you feel like your bed covers are weighing a ton? Every nine seconds someone is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to the National Parkinson Foundation, eight mill... More ... THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR THE HOUSING CRISIS by Barbara Gookin Sponsor of Articles 29 & 62       Housing, or the lack thereof, affects us all. Imagine Nantucket in 10 or 20 years if we stay the course we're on. We have done little to guarantee there will be a future for people to reside on Nantucket year-round. To date, there are more than 10,000 houses on the island and only 1,999 are owner ... More ... LET'S DEVELOP MODERATE HOUSING FOR THE FUTURE by Curtis Barnes Sponsor of Article 63       Does Nantucket have a comprehensive affordable housing program? There are those who would like to have you believe so. After all, we have: + Miacomet Village I - which is a state-supported public housing project. + Miacomet Village II - which is a federal subsidized housing project. More ... E D I T O R I A L Bullies in Denial       With so many deplorable fallacies concerning the town's pursuit to take .14 of an acre from the Shaw family, it is difficult to determine and extract the supposed truths and incentives that the town has apparently armed itself with to bully the Shaws from their home. More ...