Meet Your Neighbor
Mariellen Murphy Scannell
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?
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Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
      STOPPED AT THE BORDER Citing insufficient information and not enough time to review it, the Cape Cod Commission, which holds growth management sway over the Cape's 15 towns, voted on Oct. 18 to deny Cape Wind Associates' placement of its electric transmission cables.
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YACK on: Of Scallops and Govertainment
Grant Sanders
      I've been getting a lot of my news around Nantucket second hand lately. Because I've been away a lot. On business. I'm not complaining. Because I'm busy. And when I'm busy, I can pay the bills and the mortgage and keep my kids in "sk8" clothing and braces.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
WHO RUNS NANTUCKET?
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      When trying to balance a glass of iced tea and eat finger sandwiches at a reception following a funeral more than 200 miles away from Nantucket, one isn't really expecting the $64 million question. But, with my mouth full of chicken salad, I got it.
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DISH with Maribeth Maloney
Q&A with Alexandra Guarnaschelli Executive Chef Butter, NewYork City
      MM: Let me start with a quiet observation: You are white hot, woman! Between recent and upcoming appearances on "Iron Chef America" and "The Today Show," the coverage of your April wedding in The New York Times (including the menu!) and oodles of press interviews, you've pretty much answered ...
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HERE COMES HALLOWEEN
      I have a particular affinity for black cats. One of my cats at home, my aged Jezebel, is black, as are Messrs. Fish and Chips, who live at the shop.
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