Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Ticks, Lyme Disease still major concern BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       When it comes to ticks and the diseases they transmit there really is no safe season for humans on Nantucket, but experts say that when the weather is dry and as it turns colder there is less worry about being bitten and infected than when the nasty bloodsucking arachnids thrive during More ... Whelan "thrilled" to assume director post at Sustainable BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Sustainable Nantucket has hired Nantucketer Michelle Whelan as its new executive director. Whelan fills the position vacated by founding director Christine Silverstein, who left the nonprofit on Sept. 28. More ... In Harmony On Main      MICHAEL GALVIN/The Independent A sampling of Nantucket's Victorian Carolers, from left: Jen Ahlborn, Nancy Martin, Linda Williams, Craig Spery and William Martling, entertain on Main Street during Saturday's 34th annual Christmas Stroll. "It was a great success," said Nantucket Island Chamber of Com... More ... Gund to redesign Dreamland BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation has hired renowned architect Graham Gund to draw the plans for the revival of the downtown movie theater. Gund, a Cleveland, Ohio native, has a residence on Nantucket. More ... Hangin' with Jake becomes a futile effort by Peter B. Brace • Independent Writer       I've got a friend from West Palm Beach, Fla. staying with me for a few weeks, sort of trying out island living, We are not sure yet if Nantucket is going to work out for this Florida Gator, but we're giving it a go. He's 35, tall, kind of hairy with a large tan oval tattoo on his left side and q... More ...