Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Hoarding becomes a health, safety issue BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       It is known as hoarding - stacks of newspapers, magazines, bags of clothing and unpacked groceries that create corridors inside the home; yards cluttered with old toys, boxes, crates, rotting vehicles and decrepit boats, salvaged building materials, tires, bottles and cans, animals or myriad othe... More ... Over 200 expected to take plunge BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER       With showers in the forecast and air temperatures expected to be in the low 50s, Thanksgiving morning looks to be as mild as can be expected. More ... Roggeveen Resigns Will leave Community School post to become director of the Dreamland Foundation BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Patricia Roggeveen has resigned from her position as executive director of the Nantucket Community School to become executive director of the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation. She is expected to meet with Schools Superintendant Dr. Robert Pellicone on Monday to discuss her transition. More ... LEADING LADIES AN INDEPENDENT SERIES • PART 7 WOMEN IN NONPROFITS BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Nantucket's nonprofit organizations represent the heart and soul of the island. There are more than 150 of them, some fairly new and small and many well-established and expansive. More ...