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Laura Simon BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Once quite the traveler, Laura Simon is now very happily grounded at her remote Wauwinet homestead, pretty much living a selfsufficient existence - her extraordinary garden yields vegetables yearround for her and spouse Jim Gross; they have chickens for eggs; bees for honey and plenty of fallen t... More ... Florida lab claims to have superior Lyme disease test Test, however, is non FDA-approved, and Dr. Tim Lepore is skeptical BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER AFlorida laboratory facility maintains that for the last year it has been able to offer a blood test that specifically identifies whether a person is carrying the antigen or bacteria that causes Lyme disease. More ... Bartlett's Farm bringing B.J.'s wholesale to island BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER When Bartlett's Farm Market reopens on January 8 after a holiday break, islanders will be able to choose from a selection of about 25 items sold in bulk and at discounted rates by B.J.'s Wholesale Club on the mainland. Larry Belka, Bartlett's Director of Sales and Marketing, is one of many Nantuc... More ... Point Breeze work shutdown not tied to money worries BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Rumors of Point Breeze Developer Bob Matthews' coffers running dry, as evidenced by the deceleration of activity on his hotel over the last two weeks, are apparently unfounded. Although they had been going like gangbusters since the lifting of the Sept. More ... JOHN W. EDDLETON John W. Eddleton, 84, of Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Nantucket, passed away on December 15. He was born November 15, 1923 in Richmond, Va., to John and Annie (Walton) Eddleton. John served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was the former owner of Eddleton's Guest House on Nantucket. More ... Gas prices on Nantucket reach record highs Heating fuel costs expected up but assistance is available BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER As of the week of Dec. 17 Nantucket's gas pump prices reached record highs with On-Island Gas selling the cheapest regular grade at $3.76 a gallon and premium at $3.90. As of Saturday, Dec. 22 the cost of regular at On-Island dropped to $3.69 but high test stayed the same and the prices at the oth... More ... New harbor plan articles readied for Town Meeting BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Working since Sept. 27 on bringing a new plan for Nantucket's harbors into service, the Harbor Plan Implementation Committee (HPIC) is focusing on several waterfront-related Town Meeting articles. "We have gone through the natural resources section and prioritized the order of the action items," ... More ... BIRTHS A shley Aives De Oliveira was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Dec. 18, 2007 weighing 8 pounds and 14 ounces. She is the daughter of Gerson De Oliveira and Elaine Cristina De Oliveira of Nantucket. Her grandparents are Valdonide Oliveira and Mariasalete De Oliveira, Jusara Ferreira and Eldel... More ... Arbitrator chosen in town labor dispute BY MARY LANCASTERE INDEPENDENT WRITER Former Zoning Board of Appeals administrator Linda Williams' dispute over the validity of her September firing will go to arbitration in March, with a resolution to be determined by early May by an arbitrator agreed to by both sides in the issue. More ...
AT ITS MEETING TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN WILL FIRST CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND: - Compiled by Mary Lancaster • Consider a variance request for 124 Wauwinet Road for a failed septic system. The BOH office is recommending approval for the request. • Hear a petition for relief from the federal food service code for Pinto's Island Fruit and Produce on Amelia Drive asking for an extension of time... More ... etcetera 1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends FRISTS DONATE TO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION The Community Foundation for Nantucket has received a major donation from the Dorothy Cate and Thomas F. Frist Foundation, upon the recommendation of seasonal Nantucket residents, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and Mrs. Willam H. Frist. More ...
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