Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Town, Electric Co. weigh options on Candle Street National Grid considers subdivision alternative; Town mulls $30-$50 million purchase BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Commission yesterday morning, town officials discussed the concept of purchasing National Grid's 2.2-acre Candle Street property for between $30 and $50 million to build a 200- to 300- space parking garage. More ... Board gets first look at proposed sportsmen's club Partners field opposition to plan, which includes a two-lane bowling alley BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Madaket's only restaurant will be converted into a sportsmen's club for 300 members if the Planning Board grants it a major commercial development special permit. But members of three Madaket area associations are expressing opposition to the plan. More ... Air Time      PHOTO BY R. KURT JAMES Kate Daniels, Nora MacLellan and Brooke Holdgate jump for joy during Saturday's seventh annual Yuletide Fair at the Lighthouse School. The fair helps raise funds for the private school that serves children aged 31/2 to 11 and featured handcrafted items, holiday treats and ente... More ... Police investigate break-ins BY MARY LANCASTERE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Break-ins during Thanksgiving week at five residences along Eel Point Road are under police investigation, which includes examination of potential results from physical evidence gathered at the scenes by detectives. The first report came into the police station just before noon on Nov. 24. More ... In search of food, strange birds arrive on ACK BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Migratory birds that cannot find enough seeds and berries in their traditional Canadian wintering grounds are blitzing Nantucket bird feeders in search of food. More ...