RED TIDE NOT RISING
      Although red tide algae is creeping down the northeast coast to as far south as Cape Cod, Town Biologist Keith Conant said he does not expect it to reach Nantucket. "We haven't heard from the DMF (state Division of Marine Fisheries), said Conant. "Unless we had a bunch of nor'easters in a row, I would find it extraordinarily difficult for it to get down here.
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THE ITCH
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      Sunday was a good day to do things outside. The wind was cool but it felt good to have my shirt sleeves rolled up as we removed some dead bayberry bushes from the thicket in front of the house.
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