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HALBERSTAM'S DRIVER TO BE CHARGED The driver of the car in which David Halberstam died will be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, according to an article that appeared in the Washington Post.

The Post reported that Kevin Jones, 26, a graduate student in journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, "ran a red light while making an illegal left turn" and that "investigators determined that Jones made an illegal left turn into the path of a car that had a green light."

Halberstam, a longtime Nantucket summer resident, was a passenger in the car and on his way to interview football legend Y.A. Tittle when the crash occurred in Menlo Park, Calif. on April 23. His long-awaited book about the Korean War, "The Coldest Winter," is to be published posthumously in the fall. ISLAND WISHES FR. CARON FOND FAREWELL After seven years as pastor of St. Mary's Our Lady of the Isle, the Reverend Paul Caron was feted at the Faregounds Restaurant after he said his final Mass Sunday morning.

Those aren't the Ten Commandments Fr. Caron holds aloft, but a replica of St. Mary's stained glass window. PHOTO BY RITCH LEONE

Hundreds of parishioners and islanders of all denominations turned out to thank Fr. Caron for his years of service to Nantucket and to wish him well in his new assignment at St. Rita's Church in Marion.

Among the gathering were many of his fellow "bench rats," denizens of the Main Street bench whose philosophical opinions and views on current events are widely sought and highly treasured.

TOWN CONSIDERS PURCHASE OF ISLAND SPIRITS BUILDING Last week the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved July 26 as the date for a Special Town Meeting on whether the town should purchase the Dreamland Theater to serve as a community performing arts center, inclusion of a small parcel of land associated with the new round-about and consideration of selling two town-owned properties at Warren's Landing and in the Surfside area to the Land Bank then using the revenue to buy the Washington Street Island Spirits property. Though no plans have been finalized, if the latter occurs, some NRTA shuttles could be parked at the now closed liquor store which would free up citizen parking spaces along Washington Street. In the event Rick Ulmer (See June 20 edition) buys the Dreamland, that

article would be removed from the warrant.

SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Applications are currently being accepted for state-and-Island-designated affordable housing for seniors aged 62 and over.

Eligible seniors must meet income and asset eligibility guidelines established by the Town of Nantucket and the State Department of Housing and Community Development. Income and asset definitions are consistent with regulations established by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Three designated-affordable one-bedroom apartments for independent seniors, as well as 10 designated-affordable Assisted Living apartments, are located at Sherburne Commons, a service-enhanced community designed to meet the needs of island seniors. Property maintenance, utilities and other services are included in the rental fees.

Applications are available at Sherburne Commons, located off South Shore Road, or at Saltmarsh Senior Center. For more information, call 228-4080.

SURGEON JOINS NCH AS VISITING SPECIALIST Andrew N. Bazos, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopy, including knee and shoulder surgery, has joined the staff of Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Dr. Bazos is a Clinical Professor of Sports Medicine at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City, where he also serves as Medical Director of Madison Square Garden. Dr. Bazos maintains a private practice in Connecticut.

Dr. Bazos will be accepting new patients on island this summer in addition to taking emergency room calls for orthopedics. For more information

and office hours, please call 825-8377. I