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Observing the overall patterns for 2007, Stambaugh anticipates that 2008 will follow similar tracks and is encouraged by an increase in business deposits and a steady loan volume. More ... Government on Nantucket is rarely dull, and the potential calendar of actions expected to take shape in the new year is no exception. Among some of the biggest topics is the upcoming town election on Tuesday, April 15. Both incumbent selectmen Whitey Willauer and Brian Chadwick say they intend to run again. More ... OPEN SEATS SHAB Fred Holdgate Matt Herr Planning Board Frank T. Spriggs Historic District Commission Dirk Roggeveen John McLaughlin Diane Coombs (associate member) Land Bank Commission Allen Reinhard Nantucket Water More ... Getting to and from the island will remain pretty much the same next year, with the boatlines and airlines maintaining their regular schedules. The Hy-Line's fast boat, The Grey Lady, will continue its year-round service, with the traditional passenger boat, The Great Point, resuming service to the island in late May. More ... From the current high school basketball season, to great expectations for the Whalers' softball team to fresh looks at island golf courses, the new year is full of promise. The most anticipation to start off the year will be whether the girls' basketball team can better last year's 20-4 record and advance beyond last year's trip to the south sectional finals. More ... THE CONVICTION OF THOMAS TOOLAN It was just over three years ago on Oct. 25, 2004 that Thomas Toolan III brutally and fatally stabbed resident Elizabeth "Beth" Lochtefeld in her Hawthorne Lane cottage. It was six months ago on June 21, 2007 that Toolan was convicted of first degree murder with the jury delivering a life sentence. More ... SIASCONSET BEACH PRESERVATION FUND Hoping to rebuild the beach stretching from just north of Sankaty Head Lighthouse down to Codfish Park, the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund gained soggy ground early last year. More ... POINT BREEZE/ HARBOR HOUSE The redevelopment of two of Nantucket's largest hotels, the Point Breeze and Harbor House, broke into full stride last year. More ... DREAMLAND THEATER Borrowing from Red Sox Nation and one of its slogans prior to the Sox winning the World Series in 2004, "We Believe," disciples of the Dreamland Theater had their prayers answered this year. Haim Zahavi, the former owner of the 177-year-old theater at 17 South Water St. More ... Bucking conventional wisdom, a trade group for real estate agents said the battered housing market is on the verge of stabilizing and inched-up its outlook for 2007 and 2008 home sales. The revised monthly forecast from the National Association of Realtors, which followed nine straight months of downward revisions, calls for U.S. existing home sales to fall 12. More ... Close to the turn of the last century, Nantucket settled into its new role as summer resort as islanders welcomed a modern locomotive for the Nantucket railroad, traveled to Beacon Hill to fight the advance of the automobile, helped to elect a new U. S. President and chose music over advertising as a way to attract visitors. More ... In an interview with Town Administrator Libby Gibson, who may receive the title of Town Manager pending a vote at the 2008 Annual Town Meeting, she discussed four of the top issues facing the community next year. More ... The Planning Office is in the process of many short-term and long-term planning initiatives. from The Nantucket Planning Office Planning In 2008, the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC) will review for endorsement the Tom Nevers Area Plan, the Open Space and Recreation Plan, and the Nantucket Downtown Traffic Study. More ... |
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