Hey, neighbor Won't you be mine?
Special week commemorating Fred Rogers begins March 15
by Mary Lancaster • Independent Writer
      He was known for his cardigan sweaters, navy blue sneakers, gentle voice and encouraging words - a kind and patient man who strove to bring families across the country together in a united spirit of neighborliness. As an honor to the influence and dedication of the late Fred Rogers, the week of March 15 to March 20 has been designated as "Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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Art Colony remnant survives at Harborview
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
      T wo-by-four bracing barely holds up the crumbling red-painted brick walls; sheets of plywood cover the diamond-shaped windows that once showered sunlight into the painting studio of Ruth Haviland Sutton.
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The lunch box meets the "jewel box"
Historical Association highlights scrimshaw collection during tomorrow's Food for Thought lunch talk
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      There are many rare and fine historic records of Nantucket's prominance in the whaling era, but perhaps none as impressive and pleasing to the eye as the scrimshaw sailors produced whiling away hours at sea when they were not capturing whales and rendering the blubber into precious oil.
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for the ARTS record
      A SAFE PLACE HOSTS ART COMPETITION ASafe Place is hosting the second annual Children Against Child Abuse art competition with each participating child receiving a small wooden house to decorate in a way that tells their story of what makes a safe home.
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EASTER CELEBRATIONS: THE HAM, THE LAMB, THE WINE
By Leslie-Ann Sheppard
      We're on the cusp. The cusp of spring, and as a Rite of Spring, Easter is on the way. Time to break out of the winter doldrums and plan a big celebratory meal! Easter is a symbolic, religious holiday with roots in Christianity. It is always on a Sunday, and marks the end of a time of fasting and introspection for observers.
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Identify This
Georgen Gilliam Charnes
      The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for viewing and identification at www.nha.org.
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EXTRA FORTY WINKS
      The media attention leading up to our "spring ahead" time change this past weekend would have you believe it will take days to readjust our internal clock. No doubt, getting our day started in what now seems like the middle of the night will have us feeling groggy for a few days until we get used to the new light patterns.
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