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April 23, 2008  RSS feed

BREAKING NEWS Brush Fire off Somerset Road Contained
Nantucket fire and police departments, with the assistance of airport fire officials, are on the scene of a brush fire off Somerset Road. Six homes were evacuated, but no homes were damaged. The fire is now under control, but NFD will remain on scene to extinguish any hotspots. - by Peter A. Sutters Jr. (Posted Thursday, April 24 at 1:50 p.m) More...
Intercontinental to buy Marine Home Center
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER

By the end of May, Peter Palandjian, CEO of the investment and real estate megacompany Intercontinental and a founder of the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation, hopes to have a closing date set for his firm's acquisition of Marine Home Center. More...

An Uncertain Future
Madaket Marine is forced to choose between houses or boats
by Peter B. Brace Independent Writer

Island electrician Billy Ellis feels fortunate to have a mooring in Nantucket Harbor, and does not bother with the expenses of storing his two boats at a boatyard. Rather than languish on years-long waiting lists for yard storage on raised racks or ground boat stands, Ellis sets and pulls his own mooring each spring and fall. More...

 Other News
• article has image Meet Your Neighbor
Anne Sweidel
Date of birth December 10, 1939 Likes most about Nantucket The natural beauty, the history and the sense of community. Likes least about Nantucket The difficulty of getting off the island to visit family, but coming back and calling this home makes up for that. More...
• The Board of Selectmen are clearly divided - for now
• article has image To flush out nutrients, Sesachacha is opened
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 The Arts
• article has image Daffy Days are here again...
Island's 34th Daffodil Weekend kicks off on Saturday
A simple, bright yellow flower called the daffodil became an inspiration more than 35 years ago as the harbinger of Nantucket's spring season. More...
• article has image RotaryRoundup
• article has image Small Friends brings back "Spring Down the House"
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 Opinion
• LETTERS
CHANGES ARE NECESSARY This letter is intended to initiate a dialogue on the future of how town government is enacted by the voters of this community. Annual Town Meeting, as presently constituted, is in need of change. The present system is becoming inadequate to meet the growing needs of the evolving demographics and financial stresses facing Nantucket. More...
• To Our Readers
• article has image GREY MATTER by James Cennamo
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 Sports
• article has image Whalers dominate
Pitcher Eric Lowell, above, led the Nantucket Whalers baseball squad to a 11-4 win over Sturgis on Thursday. Lowell struck out 12 and had three hits at the plate. With the game still close in the fourth inning, the Whalers (4-3) executed two perfect squeezes to open up a lead that Lowell would not relinquish. Lowell was 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. More...
• article has image MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY
• article has image TIME OUT
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 Developments
• HDC THIS WEEK
NEW DWELLINGS Ed Lemberg, 9B Waydale Road David Bartlett, 29 Somerset Lane Keith Bartel, 69 Pocomo Road Savel Nominee Trust, 47 Pocomo Road Tina Sturges, 13 Boulevarde GARAGES James Fuller, 23 Brewster Road Peter Georgantas, 9 Howard St. More...
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 Columns
• article has image ANOTHER ROAD TO THE BEER
For some strange reason, the guys out at Cisco Brewers, Triple-Eight Distillery and Nantucket Vineyards attract a curiously large number of people at their libation oasis amidst fields of flowers, vegetables and horses at 5 and 7 Bartlett Farm Road. More...
• article has image NANTUCKET WANTS YOU!
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 Property Profile
• article has image Tom Nevers Terrific
Great Point Properties $1,295,000
Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood off Tom Nevers Road, the home at 4 Huntington Street is a jewel. From the design to the finishing touches, the thought and attention to detail which went into its creation are evident at every turn. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image PROPERTY TRANSFERS
April 14, 2008 ~ April 18, 2008
3. A timeshare interval, Time Period 42 in Unit A-8, Building Aat Brant Point Courtyard Condominium on Swain Street sold to Brant Point Courtyard Condominium Trust of Nantucket, Mass. from Margaret A. Royals of Loxachatchee, Fla. for $16,000. The property's assessed value is unavailable. The land bank fee is $320. More...
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