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Land Bank gets voter approval for $35 million-loan BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER With little discussion, Town Meeting voters sent the Land Bank home Monday night with a resounding affirmative two-thirds voice vote that authorizes the town to back the Land Bank when it takes out bonds totaling $35 million so it can remain competitive in its primary mission of buying open space. More ... Town OKs funding to learn more about electric aggregate BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Town Meeting voters on Monday night unanimously approved the Finance Committee's motion to appropriate $35,000 to study the costs and operational structure of an island municipal electric aggregate, whereby a group of customers allows the town to contract for power at reduced rates from competitive... More ...
Nantucket High School senior Christopher Ray was honored for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout during ceremonies at Camp Richard Saturday evening. With him are his mother, Ellen, scout leader Bert Johnson, and his father, Homer. Ray, who has been in the Boy Scouts since the year 2000, earned 22 meri... More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER When and if the 'Sconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach nourishment project is approved, commercial and charter striped bass fishermen want compensation for catch losses. More ... West End stays closed Market will operate as usual this summer BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Ande Grennan has a lot to consider. As proprietor of the West End restaurant and its adjacent seasonal market in Madaket, he was hoping to make significant changes to his businesses this year, but those plans will not reach fruition anytime soon. More ... Venting, kitchen and access issues will keep Tap Room doors shut through summer BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Unfortunately for fans of the casual Tap Room at the Jared Coffin House, there is no resolution in sight for major repair issues in the restaurant and bar, meaning it will remain closed for the foreseeable future. More ... I ON THE COURT Nantucket Court Report In Monday's District Court the probation for Albert Barbosa was terminated after he completed due court payments. Barbosa, 29, of 6B Boynton Lane, was charged Oct. 15, 1997 with using a vehicle without authority and malicious destruction of property. More ...
ENGAGEMENT Ms. Pamela Gamble of Greenwich, Conn. announces the engagement of her daughter, Kirstin Freeman Gamble, to Andrew Philip Jacques Bridier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilles Bridier of Nantucket. Miss Gamble, also the daughter of the late Thomas Gamble, graduated from Smith College and hold... More ... REAL ESTATE REPORT THE with Robert Ranney Eventually spring will arrive on Nantucket. And along with hardy daffodils, perhaps it will bring some renewed enthusiasm in the real estate market. The first quarter of 2007 is behind us, and although not a 'recession' per se, it saw the fewest recorded transactions for a first quarter in over a d... More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Astart-up Brunswick, Maine-based company called Citizenrë is weeks away from announcing what it believes will be a revolutionary way for all homeowners to power their houses with solar energy: its plan is to rent solar power equipment to homeowners on Nantucket and around the country. More ... Town, Waste Options to meet with DEP about second landfill "cell" BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER The head of the Lakeville office of the Department of Environmental Protection has called for a meeting there where director David Ellis will discuss Nantucket's landfill issues with the selectmen and representatives from Waste Options, the landfill operator. More ...
AT ITS MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN (All present with new board members Patty Roggeveen and Allen Reinhard) + Heard an announcement of 19 committee openings, some with more than one seat available. The list of openings and terms of office are available at the town buildi... More ... e t c e t e r a 1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends CHILDREN'S BEACH BOAT RAMP COULD REOPEN THIS WEEK If the weather cooperates, the Children's Beach boat ramp and finger piers should be completed by the end of April. Marine Superintendent Dave Fronzuto told the Shellfish & Harbor Advisory Board last Tuesday that the Robert B. Our Construction Co.... More ... |
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