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February 20, 2008  RSS feed

What grows, lives in 4,000 tons of rock?
We will find out, as ConCom gives SBPF the green light to perform cobble mitigation study; Move seen as victory for beach nourishment project
By a vote of 4-1 on Feb. 13, the Conservation Commission closed the public hearing on the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's request to undertake a 12- month cobble habitat mitigation study off Quidnet Village. More...
Town Election 2008
Field of candidates for 14 open seats set; Bretschneider, Dooley, Zola will not run; Holdgate, Blount to run uncontested for SHAB
BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER

Nantucket voters are set to have a full slate of options for the 14 open seats in town government when they head to the polls in April. Yesterday was the deadline for turning in nomination papers, and 20 people are vying for the chance to serve the island. More...

Town may seek an end to fuel storage license with Winthrop
"They're making a serious amount of money off that land and there's going to be a hell of fight for them to walk away from that lease." - John Stackpole, Bulk Fuel Advisory Committee
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER

In order to move the tank farm out of downtown, the Bulk Fuel Advisory Committee will advise the Board of Selectmen not to renew land owner First Winthrop's fuel storage license in 2010. More...

 Other News
• Virus that struck Our Island Home no longer concern
Our Island Home administrator Pam Meriam said this week she has no idea how a respiratory virus that appears to have caused the recent deaths of Island Home residents spread at the facility. During the week of Feb. 4 to Feb. More...
• article has image Man arrested, flown off island to face numerous charges
• article has image To pave, or not to pave, let the committee decide
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 The Arts
• article has image Author relives 1958 plane crash and its effects on her life
Imagine the immeasurable confusion and terrible fear an 18-month-old child would endure after being taken from her mother who was trapped in a plane crash. The baby, left by her rescuer beneath a tree while the plane became engulfed in flames, never saw her mother again. More...
• article has image Travel the world without leaving Nantucket
• article has image for the ARTS record
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 Opinion
• LETTERS
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DISPUTES "EXAGGERATIONS" To The editor: Reading last week's anti-wind farm letters in the paper was like reading bad fiction. It is frustrating that after seven years of trying to disseminate truthful information about the Cape Wind project and the merits of wind energy in our region, misinformation and sensationalism abound. More...
• MY VIEW
• article has image GRET MATTER by James Cennamo
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 Sports
• Hoop squads primed for state tournament
The regular season ends today, and the only question now is whom the two Whaler squads will play in the first round of the state tournament. Both the boys and girls teams top the Lighthouse Conference with 6-0 league records and each should be awarded with at least one home game when state tournament pairings are announced Friday. More...
• article has image Hockey team plays tough in home finale
• Girls close home schedule with an impressive win
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 Developments
• THE REAL ESTATE REPORT
"Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours." - Ronald Reagan Well, recession, depression or somewhere in between, everything is relative. Typically, January is a strong month in Nantucket real estate. January 2008 was no exception - relatively speaking. More...
• HDC THIS WEEK
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 Columns
• article has image YACK on: To spend or not to spend
Ihave to applaud the Board of Selectmen and the administration this year. I've been paying attention to the budget process since the middle of October and since that time, More...
• article has image Meet Your Neighbor
• article has image BUDGETS AND RESPONSIBILITY
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 Property Profile
• article has image Cynthia Lane Savings
Island Properties $895,000
One of the lowest priced per-unit living spaces we have profiled in these pages in a number of years, 16 Cynthia Lane is a large, two-family dwelling in the island's mid-island district. It sits near the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, amid mixed-use buildings. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image Feb. 11, 2008 ~ Feb. 15, 2008
5. Acondominium on .25 of an acre at 23 Bartlett Road sold to Francisco A. Alfaro and Rosa Hernandez of Nantucket, Mass. from Samuel C. Traywick of West Hyannisport, Mass. for $575,000. The property is assessed at $934,500. The land bank fee is $11,500. More...
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