Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Reconstructing the Dreamland Breaking down and building up the Dreamland by the numbers BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Acostly restoration - not historical, but structural - will be the biggest hit the next owner of the Dreamland Theater will incur after most likely paying upwards of $10 million for the property. The latest renovation estimate for the building, done by real estate appraiser H. Flint Ranney of De... More ... THE COST TO RENOVATE       This is Haim Zahavi's estimated construction draw schedule from June 1, 2007 to Sept. 16, 2008. It is based on his ability to perform interior work during this summer and the summer of 2008: June 1: Theater Interior . . . . . . . . . More ... NOT QUITE READY FOR THE SKY       Daniel Glidden, watched by Victor Bucher (l) and August Boucher, holds a four week-old osprey chick that was banded and measured yesterday by intern Rob Carr, under the supervision of Dr. Bob Kennedy, the Maria Mitchell Association's Director of Natural Science. More ... Joel Brown retires as Pacific Bank president BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       After leading Pacific National Bank as its president for seven years, Joel Brown officially retired last Thursday to spend more time on community commitments, enjoying hobbies, the island and family. "I'm just moving on to do more things I want to spend time on," Brown said on Monday. More ... Town pursues purchase of Island Spirits property $3.5 million purchase would take shuttles off street, create citizen parking BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       From the 1950s until 1984, you could conveniently fill your gas tank or get your car repaired in town at the Island Motors service station on Washington Street. More ...