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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 ... ` When the newly configured Board of Selectmen sat down for their first meeting following Tuesday night's election, few in the small conference room in the Town Building expected the routine matter of swearing in the new and returning members, followed by the election of officers, to turn into a political drama. More ... Joining marine and brackish ecosystems early Friday afternoon, the town opened Sesachacha Pond to the ocean. The first of three possible openings for this Quidnet pond went off smoothly at the deft hands of John Correia, who worked the controls of his excavator and dug a Y-shaped trench between the pond and the ocean. More ... Attendees of last Wednesday's Washington, D.C. hearing on the H- 2B visa program for foreign workers, and stakeholders in the outcome of a vote to maintain the program, are cautiously optimistic that a bill to that effect will pass. Even so, they doubt such action will happen in time to help businesses this season. More ... BIRTHS B raelyn Rose Daily was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on April 20, 2008 weighing 8 pounds and 3 ounces. She is the daughter of Frank and Tracy Daily and sister of MaCaybreh Daily of Nantucket. Her grandparents are Frank and Rose Daily of Kennebunkport, Me. and Enberto and Sally Gonzalez of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. More ... Old South Diner owner Gary Roy's plan to open a country market offering take-out food and sundry retail items from the former Pleasant Street post office is being held up by the Planning Board. More ... APRIL 21-25 WEEKLY UPDATE Terminal addition foundation done this week All foundation work on the additions to the east and north sides of the terminal wrapped up last week along with the drain piping and the placement of the sewer manhole. More ... • Acting chairman Michael Kopko explained that at an earlier meeting, the Board decided to hold off on the election of officers for two weeks to allow the members to take time to decide who should be the chairman of the board. The vote is scheduled to be taken on April 30, at the board's regular Wednesday night meeting. More ... Faced with soaring fuel costs, the Steamship Authority Board of Governors voted last week to raise the prices on all trips to and from both Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. At their monthly meeting, held in New Bedford, the board was told by management the boat line was facing a $1. More ... Marine Superintendent Dave Fronzuto told the Shellfish & Harbor Advisory Board that in June, the town's harbors plan consultants will come to the island to help it with the creation of its shellfish management plan. More ... Reeling from the 2,986 "no" votes Nantucketers cast in the April 15 election on whether the town should support the 'Sconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach nourishment project, SBPF is plodding along, preparing for its next Conservation Commission meeting on Monday. More ... KELLY NAMED DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES George Kelly, who has served as Nantucket High School (NHS) principal for the past four years, will become Nantucket Public Schools (NPS) Director of Student Services, a newly created position on July 1, 2008. In his new role Kelly will continue to report directly to Dr. Robert Pellicone, Superintendent of Schools. More ... Three selectmen, enough for a majority, signed a resolution at Nantucket's earth day celebration at Bartlett's Ocean View Farm for the town to participate with the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives in its Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. More ... |
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