Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Meet Your Neighbor Eileen McGrath BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Once Ed the cat decided whether he wanted to stay in or go out, Eileen McGrath was able to sit down at her dining room table in the snug house where she was raised and talk about her life. An island native born at the original Nantucket Cottage Hospital on West Chester Street, McGrath graduated fr... More ...      PHOTO COURTESY OF COAST GUARD Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michelle Dunlap, right, hands a replacement gasket to Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Whipkey aboard the fishing vessel McKinley Monday, about 125 miles southeast of Nantucket. The Coast Guard handmade the gasket to repair the fishing... More ... MILESTONES       BIRTHS B iancia Ginna Japp was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Nov. 21, 2007 weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces. She is the daughter of Nadine McGhie of Nantucket. Her grandparents are Alice Williams of Indianapolis, Ind., Paul McGhie of Corona, Calif., and the late Tarrel Austin of Jamaica. More ... Despite mud, Harbor House project slogs on BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       The reconstruction and rearrangement of the Harbor House village continues full bore regardless of the weather. Frequent travelers on Easton and South Beach streets are now well aware of the six-foot green fence that partially hides the frenzied framing of buildings one and two of the new Harbor ... More ... OBITUARY       DAVID P. ALLEN David P. Allen died on Nov. 22, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was born July 8, 1949 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital and was a life-long resident of Nantucket. Mr. Allen attended Nantucket Schools and was a graduate of Nantucket High School class of 1967. More ... I on the Court Nantucket Court Report       Monday's District Court ran past 4 p.m., in part due to delays in the arrival of the assistant district attorney and court interpreter as well as some defendants, because of problems with equipment at the Barnstable airport that caused those people to travel here by boat. More ... Search still on for new CPS, NES principals BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER       The school system is still looking for two permanent principals for the elementary and Cyrus Peirce schools, but school officials are willing to wait until the right people are found. While assistant schools superintendent Dr. More ... S. Beach Street shops moving into town BUSINESS BY MARY LANASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Three South Beach Street businesses are moving their stores into town in the hope of increasing visibility and attracting more customers. After being located at 7 South Beach St. since 1991, Pinwheels owner Beth Hanlon is moving Dec. 31 to 32 Centre St., the current address of Mallory Alfano. More ... STOP & SHOP ADDING PARKING SPACES       Stop & Shop is adding 18 parking spaces to its existing parking lot. The project began earlier this month and includes the demolition of the former Pacific National Bank branch office building where most of the parking will be situated. More ... I ON SELECTMEN There was no meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 21.       AT TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING, NOV. 28 AT 6 P.M., THE BOARD WILL FIRST CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND: • Hold public hearings on whether to amend Board of Health regulations pertaining to the Madaket and Nantucket Harbor Watershed Protection Districts. More ... HERE'S TO THE LIGHT       More than 100 celebrants came out for the reconnection of Sankaty Lighthouse last Saturday evening; visitors were treated to an impressive sunset, an equally impressive moonrise and the gift of there being little wind. More ... Community Calendar Read the Story...