Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition SSA's Iyanough loses power and is cancelled BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       The Steamship Authority's sleek new fast ferry Iyanough had to be cancelled for the first time since her spring launch when she lost power shortly after leaving Hyannis yesterday morning. SSA General Manager Wayne Lamson explained that the vessel is propelled by water thrust from its four water... More ... Respected antiques dealer Wayne Pratt dies at 64 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Next to his family, Wayne Pratt's life revolved around antiques. He bought his first Windsor chair at the age of seven, sold his first piece when he was 15 and went on to become one of the country's most renowned dealers of 18th and early 19th century American furniture. More ... McGrady named manager of Community Foundation BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       As a measure of its success in receiving and distributing donations to island nonprofits, the year-old Community Foundation for Nantucket recently named Jacqueline McGrady as its first Foundation Manager. More ... Giddings presides over her last NCH meeting Hospital reports $1.8 million operating loss; net income with contributions is $300,000 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Last Thursday's 96th annual meeting of Nantucket Cottage Hospital was somewhat of an emotional swan song for president Lucille Giddings, who is retiring at the end of September. More ... Regulation of island freshwater fishing still up in air BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       For Hummock Pond and its disappearing yellow perch and American eel populations, no news is bad news. Since being alerted to the potential overfishing of yellow perch and American eel stocks in Hummock Pond, Sgt. More ... Easy Rider's Surfside Road plan hits potholes BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       At first blush, the Planning Board is not excited about Hans Dalgaard's proposal for a major commercial development at 65 Surfside Road. That proposal includes duplexes, a bike shop and underground parking. More ... Gibson completes program for senior executives at Harvard       Nantucket Town Manager C. Elizabeth Gibson completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government on July 27, 2007. More ... OBITUARIES SALLY M. COLLETTI       Sally M. Colletti, of Spring Hill, Fla. and Nantucket, died Wednesday July 25, 2007 in Fountain Hills, Ariz. following a brief illness. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Colletti was born June 9, 1917 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and spent most of her early years in New York. She met her future husband, Joseph Col... More ... OBITUARIES EMMA LEA CURRIE       Emma Lea Currie, co-owner of Cliffside Beach Club, died suddenly in her home at Cliffside on July 24, 2007. She was 90. She was born to Frank and Elva Fries and raised three brothers - Frank, Jack and Dan, and one sister, Genevieve, in Ellerslie, Md. Emma Lea graduated from Boston University in ... More ... BIRTHS       Avery Bonita Bell was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on July 25, 2007 weighing 7 pounds and 1 ounce. She is the daughter of Dominic and Shannon Bell of Nantucket. Her grandparents are George and Maeve Harrington of Nantucket, Allan Bell and the late Bonnie Bell of Nantucket and Marilyn Hughes ... More ... FIRST BIRTHDAY       G abriel Roka Gould will celebrate his first birthday on Aug. 6, 2007. He is the son of Brandt and Gabrielle Gould and brother of Jonathan, Annabel and Samuel Gould of Nantucket. His grandparents are Stephanie Ford of Carmel, Calif. and John and Mary Gould of Bonita Springs, Fla. His great-grandm... More ... WEDDING       Nantucketer Doug Bennett will marry Kathleen Ann Galligan of Weston, Mass. in Kennebunkport, Maine on August 4, 2007. Doug served as selectman and county commissioner for Nantucket for the last three years, retiring this past April 2007. Bennett, a former U.S. More ... CORRECTIONS       An article in the July 18 issue ("Are you a basket case?") mistakenly stated the identity of a Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum founder. Raphael Osona spearheaded the museum's development. Last week's article on the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts ("NISDA soaked with talent") mis... More ...