Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition LETTERS SEND YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: DON@NANTUCKETINDEPENDENT.COM       AN "INSANE" IDEA To the editor: At the Special Town Meeting this Thursday, special interest groups will attempt to get the people of Nantucket to approve an undisclosed amount of money to purchase and renovate the Dreamland Theater. More ... GREY MATTER by James Cennamo Read the Story... My View VOTE YES ON ARTICLE 1 By Michael Kopko       On Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the high school, our community will have the opportunity to determine that the Dreamland theatre will be there for generations to come. In the bargain, we have a chance to make a place for a community performing arts center, a home for the many arts organizations th... More ... My View VOTE NO ON ARTICLE 1 By Linda Williams       Voters should be concerned about heading down that same slippery slope as the Great Harbor Yacht Club-taking debacle with Article One potentially embroiling the town in a quagmire of protracted, expensive legal wrangling without any guarantee of success. A positive vote does not allow the town t... More ... My View VOTE YES ON ARTICLE 3 By Brian Chadwick       Tomorrow night, a special town meeting will be held to consider three property articles. Article 3 is a request to purchase 10 and 12 Washington Street. This property was better known as Island Spirits liquor store and gas station. The current planned use for this property would be as a transport... More ... My View VOTE NO ON ARTICLE 3 By Curtis Barnes       Tomorrow night, at a hastily called Special Town Meeting, the voters of Nantucket will be asked to consider three articles that reflect special interest efforts to obtain favorable treatment outside the normal annual meeting guidelines. To say the least, this approach to local government should n... More ...