Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Meet Your Neighbor Scotty Thompson BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       She is the lean, mean muscle machine who has become a familiar sight rollerblading with speed and grace down the Milestone bike path. Known to all as Scotty, Scott Clauss Thompson is a body builder and personal trainer, but inside her steel-like frame is a creative softie who enjoys gathering shel... More ... New director welcomed at the Adult Community Day Center BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       The Adult Community Day Center has named Katherine Eilert as its fourth director who will officially begin in her leadership role on December 17. Eilert, the business operations coordinator at Our Island Home for nearly nine years, is taking over for Karen Zegarowski who became director in April o... More ... AT ITS MEETING TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN WILL:       • Hear a Land Bank request for a vote to pledge the town's full faith and credit relating to the Land Bank's issuance of its 2007 Series A bonds. • Hear a Land Council request for approval of a conservation restriction at 12 North Liberty St. More ... Planning staff may assume entire workload of ZBA BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       By a vote of 8-0, the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission endorsed the concept of creating a memorandum of an agreement with the Board of Selectmen for the planning staff to assume all Zoning Board of Appeals duties. More ... Nantucket Court Report       Monday's court marked the beginning of three days during which jury trials could be held or scheduled for a later session. The jury trial for Evan D. Marley, 40, of 5 Eagle Way, started Monday and ended yesterday with a verdict of not guilty. Marley was charged Jan. 6 with driving under the inf... More ... Scallop harvest already exceeds that of last season Scallopers nearing 10,000-bushel mark in second month of season BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Commercial scallopers hauled in an estimated 6,300 bushels as of Nov. 29, with an average of 300 bushels per day for the first 21 days of the season. Peering through his tripod-mounted monocular from his second-floor office at the head of the town pier last week, Marine Superintendent Dave Fronzu... More ... etcetera       SMALL FRIENDS AWARDED GIFT, GRANT The Small Friends on Nantucket Building Dreams Capital Campaign was recently awarded a second gift from the Schwab Charitable Fund, both made possible by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, and a $500,000 matching grant from an anonymous donor. More ... Airport renovations begin BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Air travelers using the terminal at Nantucket Memorial Airport this winter can expect to go through security in one of four double-wide trailers while the main lobby is being renovated. More ...