Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Light & Smoke a new beginning      ROB BENCHLEY/The Independent A trail of smoke traces a loop as Bill McGrath flies his Stearman bi-plane over Sankaty Light yesterday afternoon. The fly-by was in clebration of the light's final move to safer ground. See story, page 16. More ... Restaurant, condos and parking lot out of Dreamland plan New Dreamland Theatre owners discuss the future BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Saying it is committed to restoring the Dreamland Theatre to its movie house glory, the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation purchased the 177-year-old theater on Oct. 3 for $9.8 million from Dreamland Theatre ZMG, LLC. More ... Low Beach dune fields on the market for $30 million BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Former Barker Gallery owner James Hunt Barker and his friend Kenneth White Douglas Jr. are selling nearly 10 acres of open land off Low Beach Road for $30 million. The coastal dune fields at 90 Low Beach Road are in two parcels, 7.1 acres and 2.4 acres, and in the Land-Use- General-3 (LUG-3) zoni... More ... Community mourns passing of Kate MacLellan BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER       Acelebration of life was held Monday afternoon for 17-year-old Kathryn Wilder "Kate" MacLellan, who died unexpectedly last Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of mourners, including Ms. MacLellan's friends and classmates at Nantucket High School, filled the First Congregational Church to overflowing to ... More ... LEADING LADIES AN INDEPENDENT SERIES • PART 1 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       This week The Nantucket Independent begins a new series dedicated to the influence of women in the island's community. More ...