Date of birth Sept. 26, 1943 Likes best about Nantucket Its remoteness, the relatively slow pace of life, the sea air and running into people you know every day. Likes least about Nantucket Having to make the psychological adjustment to the insensitivity of people who come for the summer. More...

It took author and college instructor Renee Bergland eight years to research and write her latest book, "Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science," but her diligence and enthusiasm resulted in more than a study of Mitchell herself. More...

STEAMSHIPAUTHORITY OPPOSES WIND FARM By Wayne Lamson The wind farm currently being proposed by Cape Wind Associates in Nantucket Sound will create significant hazards to the safe navigation of the Steamship Authority's vessels and to other users of the waterways surrounding Horseshoe Shoal. More...

As the Whalers and their coaching staff will tell you, and as the games attest, the pace of the postseason is fast, furious and not for the faint of heart. The best basketball of the year is on display - a true treat for fans, but a test for teams hoping to advance. More...

NEW DWELLINGS Evans, 11 Wanoma Way GARAGES Tekcutnan Nominee Trust, 11 Fulling Mill Road ADDITIONS Rodney and Keith Goldstein, 6 Sankaty Road Illiya Simonov, 16/18 New St. More...

Don Quixote must be in seventh heaven. With the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Wind project by the Minerals Management Service of the Department of Interior and the scheduling of public hearings on that statement, the concept of tilting at windmills has been taken to a new level. More...

What could be more perfect than a simple-but-elegant house suited to all the needs of summer living, where you can see, hear and smell the ocean and walk out of the door, down a path directly to the most soughtafter beach on the island? The house at 11 Mattapoisett Ave. in Cisco meets all those requirements for perfection, beckoning you with its location, and comfort. More...

5. Apartial interest in a timeshare period, Interval 9 in Unit F in the Mariner House Condominium at 30 Center St. sold to Michelle Venya of Laguna Beach, Calif. from Richard T. Spotz and Terrance C. Sullivan, Executors of the Estate of John L. Lohrman of Cleveland, Ohio for $8,000. More...