Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition On the Rebound Commercial scallop season holds promise … at least for a while BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       In the context of the 15,000 bushels of scallops harvested during the 2004/2005 commercial scallop season, the past two seasons were anemic - 3,850 bushels were harvested in 2005/2006 and 5,500 were harvested in 2006/2007. More ... Vorce, Worden meet in NYC to discuss hub BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Last week the closing purchase on the Reith Island Spirits property at 10 and 12 Washington St. became official, selling for $3. More ... IRONS NURTURES BRICKS AND MORTAR BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Cracking and eroding mortar between the bricks holding the Pacific Club together are being shored up with lime mortar, the original glue used to put together the 235- year-old brick candle factory. More ... LEADING LADIES AN INDEPENDENT SERIES • PART 4 WOMEN IN BUSINESS BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       A common theme among the theories about why there are so many prominent women on Nantucket is its history. In the 1800s it was incumbent on females to take charge while island men were whaling if those women wanted to survive. More ...