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BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER He was a true inspiration to countless young and budding island musicians, serving both as an artistic mentor and an example of the joys of performing. Awarm and generous man beloved by all who knew him, James "Jimmy" Duarte's signature nod and sincere smile will be missed by... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER The Maury family is opening a new retail business on Main Street, the first since the family's Emporium department store closed 20 years ago. Larry Maury, a building contractor whose father John Maury, Sr. More ... New businesses opening on Old South Wharf Hy-Line offices to consolidate Jessica Hicks has been making jewelry since she was in high school, and now she is about to open Posh, her first retail jewelry shop. Hicks, an island resident for 10 years, describes the style of her pieces as contemporary with a timeless elegance. More ... I ON THE COURT Nantucket Court Report Nantucket District Court held an abbreviated session on Monday due to the onset of the Superior Court's spring, two-week session. In the district court, Eric A. Bistany, 33, of 77B Skyline Drive, was arraigned on a May 5 charge of assault and battery and had his case ... More ...
AT ITS MEETING ON MAY 2, THE BOARD OF HEALTH: (Willauer absent) + Unanimously approved a septic system variance for 12 Tennessee Ave. because the system needs repair. More ... MILESTONES K elsey Fredericks, a freshman at Connecticut College, is a volunteer for the America Reads Challenge Elementary Tutorial. Fredericks volunteers through the Office of Volunteers for Community Service (OVCS) at Connecticut College. OVCS plays a key role in teaching students a... More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Used tires lining the lanes of the go-cart track and piling up in nearby bushes, combined with disorganization among go-carters, will likely spell the end of this activity at the former Navy Base in Tom Nevers. Parks & Recreation Administrator Jimmy Manchester said tires wer... More ... HDC tweaks Small Friends new green schoolhouse BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Small Friends brought its new green schoolhouse back to the Historic District Commission last week for a major revision review. Having previously received HDC approval for a 6,638-square-foot conventional building last May, Small Friends saw the green light over the last ye... More ... Top CPS principal candidate to visit island Search on for new NES principal BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER Ideally, schools superintendent Dr. Robert Pellicone would like to have a new principal in place by July, two months before the start of the school year. That could be the case at the Cyrus Peirce School, where a candidate who is the unanimous choice of the search committee... More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER The Historic District Commission has given Bartlett's Ocean View Farm permission to put up a wind turbine that could be as tall as 169 feet from the ground to the top of the rotors. Bartlett's co-owner, John Bartlett, said he plans to put the wind turbine south of the farms... More ...
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