Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Congdon's Pharmacy to close Sept. 30 Business and building are both sold BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENTWRITER       One of Nantucket's most unique and historic landmarks will disappear when Congdon's Pharmacy closes its doors for good on Sept. 30. Both the business and the building at 47 Main St. are being sold. Owner John Bertolami confirmed on Friday that he will sell the pharmacy business to Allan Bell, own... More ... Parachute eases impact in 'Sconset plane crash BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Atwo-passenger Cirrus model SR20 airplane registered to Thomas Jackson with a 6 Prospect St. address crashed near the Coast Guard LORAN station on Low Beach Road at approximately 8:30 Friday night. More ... Man killed in moped accident BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Rodrigo Just, 28, of Cherry Street, was riding his new moped in the vicinity of the intersection of Surfside and Bartlett roads at about 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 when he was struck and killed by a white 2006 Jeep driven by Genevieve Ryan, 24, of Nantucket. More ... Alvin "Toppy" Topham dies unexpectedly at 73 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Although he knew change could not be stopped, Alvin "Toppy" Topham did his best to preserve the island's special small-town way of life that he and his family had known growing up here. Mr. Topham, whose dedication to Nantucket and kind and generous nature will be missed by many, died unexpectedl... More ... Main Street Mainstays The following artice was originally published in The Nantucket Independent, December 15, 2004.       It would be hard, if not impossible, to imagine a CVS directly beside a Rite Aid or a Duane Reade. It would be harder still - if not, somehow, more impossible - to imagine that those businesses could survive for decades without hostility or animosity. More ...