Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition BREAKING NEWS Small Plane Makes Parachute Landing      NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) -- Two people escaped serious injury after their small plane made a parachute landing on Nantucket. FAA spokeswoman Holly Baker said the 830 Cirrus aircraft apparently was trying to land at Nantucket on visual flight rules when the weather went bad Friday night. ... More ... County opposed land taking in 2001 BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Nantucket's county commissioners are not the first to ponder whether Leroy Viera truly owns his land at 112 Pleasant St., the site of the former Pleasant Street post office. More ... POISON IVY FOR BREAKFAST, SCRUB OAK FOR DINNER SHEEP CURTAILING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       There is a delectable combination of island vegetation on the menu for the 29 Romney and Cotswold sheep that are spending the summer at Squam Farm. More ... Chamber building for sale BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       The historic building at 48 Main St. that now houses the Island Breeze tee-shirt shop and The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce has been put up for sale by building owner Patrick Cauley of Breezin-up Inc. based in Allentown, Pa. More ... Meet Your Neighbor Diane Cabral Jim Perelman Phyllis Slattery BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       You read about islanders who are in the public eye all the time, but what do you know about your neighbors - those you see at the supermarket, the gas station, at school or just in passing on the street? More ...