Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition New Life Ministries to build new church BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       It is not often that a new church is built on the island, so even the early sketches of New Life Ministries International's proposed church are worth noting. Planned for a 2.7-acre lot the church owns at 42 Monohansett Road, Minister Donovan Kerr said the building should be around 4,000 square fe... More ... Nantucket lobsterman investigated for illegal sale of a whale skull BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Nantucket lobsterman Dann Pronk being investigated by the National Marine Fisheries Service for the alleged sale of a skull of a one-year-old humpback whale he brought up in his lobster gear the fall of 2006. More ... From on High      'Sconset Trust president Bob Felch leans over the top rail of Sankaty Head Light to adorn it with a Christmas wreath earlier this week. The trust is the new caretaker of the light that was moved 405 feet inland in October. Sankaty has been an active aid to navigation since 1850. More ... Ethics questioned Schlesingers raise conflict of interest issue with NPT architectural survey for SBPF BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Armed with an architectural survey, the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund told the Conservation Commission on Dec. 5 that 1.9 million cubic yards of sand could ultimately save 54 historic houses. More ... Hunting association under fire for shooting range proposal BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Since the 1970s, gun-owning Nantucketers have gone target shooting on 48 acres of townowned land between Bunker Road and Russell's Way with little or no consequence. More ...