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Town sets date for Special Election BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER At tonight's selectmen's meeting the board will vote to ratify the date for this year's Special Town Election as Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. The one question on the ballot asks voters to approve or disapprove a debt exclusion override to pay for the town's purchase of the William and Carol Reith Isla... More ... Lightning hits house on High Brush Path The quick but powerful thunderstorm that passed over Nantucket late Monday afternoon left the residents of 15 High Brush Path in Austin Farms without power for the night after a lightning bolt struck a cornerboard on the house, causing some damage to the board and electrical smoke within the dwell... More ... SSA board to vote on union contract This Friday the Steamship Authority board will meet in executive session in Hyannis to decide whether to accept a new contract with its unlicensed deck hands. Union employees finally approved the contract last week after four years of negotiations between management and members of the Marine Engin... More ... Planners hope to resurrect housing planner position BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER The revival of the town's housing planner position is in the works, as the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission voted unanimously on Monday night to pursue Community Preservation Committee funding for the job. More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER On Saturday morning at 9 a.m. the inaugural Nantucket Farmer's and Artisan's Market opens at the Nantucket New School parking lot. More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER In the spirit of its own Think Local - Buy Local - Hire Local campaign most of the applicants for Sustainable Nantucket's executive director position live on the island. More ... 2007 Nantucket Summer Beach Guide by Peter B. Brace Independent Writer On Nantucket's beaches, you can find your calm again, decompress, catch a tan, learn to surf, dig quahogs, watch rare and endangered shorebirds, see amazing sunsets, surfcast for bluefish and striped bass, or barbeque among myriad other summer pastimes. More ...
Ms. Barbara Constantine of Nantucket and Mr. Robert Feldman of Nashville, Tennessee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexandra Byrd Feldman, to Kent Stanton Redwine, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Read Redwine of Mill Valley, California. More ...
I saac Spencer Evans will celebrate his first birthday on Aug. 10, 2007. He is the son of Nathan and Jamie Evans of San Marcos, Calif. and the brother of Noah Julian Evans. His grandmother is Nancy Kaye of Nantucket. Isaac will celebrate his birthday at Children's Beach with all his east coast co... More ... BIRTHS E stebanil Estevez was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on August 5, 2007 weighing 8 pounds and 1 ounce. She is the daughter of Esteban Rosario Belkis Estevez and sister of Ronal A Nunez Estevez of the Dominican Republic. Her grandparents are Esperanza Garcia and Sarah Garcia of the Dominican R... More ... MEG HUNTER NAMED OUTREACH COORDINATOR NorthEast Health Services announces the opening of its Nantucket Outreach. Northeast- Nantucket is a community-based outpatient behavioral/mental/trauma recovery service available to all on the island. Meg Hunter MSW, LICSW is the outreach coordinator for Northeast-Nantucket which offers counsel... More ...
The quintessential summer experience BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER There is no better place to be on a hot day than at the beach, and that experience is made even finer if the beach has a concession stand to visit when the fresh air nudges your appetite. Food just seems tastier eaten outdoors in the summer and beach concessions represent one of the most tradition... More ... |
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