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No purchase price has been disclosed, but the official closing on the sale of Marine Home Center to the Brighton-based Intercontinental Developers, Inc. is anticipated to occur on or about July 18. Intercontinental's Chairman and CEO Peter Palandjian confirmed late last week that a definitive agreement for the purchase was signed June 30. More ... Date of birth: July 22, 1963 Likes most about Nantucket: "The Lighthouse School and the year-round community." Likes least about Nantucket: "Traffic in the summer. More ... Nantucket Police Blotter for the week ending Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, July 1 10:44 p.m. Jason A. Gulley, 31, of 115 Washington St. More ... Wednesday, July 9 Maddaquet Advisory Board, 2 p.m. 37 Washington St. Conference Room Board of Selectmen, 6 p.m. Court Room of The Town and County Building Thursday, July 10 Sconset Advisory Board, 4 p.m. 37 Washington St. More ... Island Air announced last week that it will follow the voluntary noise abatement route after several people in Surfside, Tom Nevers and Miacomet registered complaints with Nantucket Memorial Airport about Island Air planes flying overhead in otherwise peaceful neighborhoods. More ... The morning mist adds definition to a spider web found in the front porch of a house in Tom Nevers. A couple of moths in the upper portion of the web look as if they are ready to become a meal. PHOTO BY PETER SUTTERS More ... Amy Brevoort Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Baker of Columbus, Ind. and Andrew Grant Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Hale, Jr. of Nantucket and Naples, Fla., were married on Saturday, June 14, 2008 in Columbus, Ind.. The reception was held at the bride's family home, Baker Hollow. More ... Marlei Louise Brown is celebrating her 1st birthday Thursday, 10 July 2008. She was born in Atlanta, Ga. and is currently living in Nantucket, Mass. She is the daughter of Jeffrey and Crysti Brown. She is the granddaughter of John Britt and the late Joanne Britt of Latrobe, Pa. and Rebecca Garman and the late Thomas Brown of Sarasota, Fla. More ... Owen Matthew Hardiman was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on June 29, 2008 weighing 5 pounds and 2 ounces. He is the son of Matthew and Shauna Hardiman of Nantucket. His grandparents are Philip and Maureen Diluca of Nantucket and David and Patricia Hardiman of Weymouth, Mass. More ... In the Badlands, residents, including Vicky Goss and Barry Paulsen, say they have enough affordable housing in their neighborhoods off South Shore Road. More ... Weekly update: Electrical workers installed the electrical duct bank and contractors started work on the framing of the exterior walls. The foundation wall bracing was removed and the first floor concrete curb work began. This week, the fireproofing contractor will start work in the basement, and interior wall layout will also begin. More ... Wannacomet Water Company, after a meeting of its water commission last Thursday afternoon, declared a state of water conservation on Nantucket due to record pumping from its wells in June and this summer's dry spell. More ... Above: In town, adults led by Jamie Ranney spray children in the annual Fourth of July water fight, while in 'Sconset, adults glide across a manicured lawn in sacks. Below: Protestors in front of the U.S. Post office in town. A child rides his three-wheeler in the street in front of the 'Sconset post office. Next page above: Children line the curbs eating ice cream in town, while children in 'Sconset compete in a three-legged race. Below: Winners of the pie eating contest on Main Street. A child in 'Sconset competes in a sack race. More ... The Hummock Pond Association is asking for the removal of 70 to 100 acres of dead pines along Hummock Pond Road, which could fuel a forest fire. More ... Project ACK/MAP, the Nantucket Civic League's effort to map all of its members' properties and the potential buildout of each lot, is coming out of limbo with the development of a member data tracking system. More ... The director of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife yesterday agreed with Cape Wind and Massachusetts Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles that the proposed wind farm's potential impacts on endangered species will be adequately reviewed and dealt with by the Minerals Management Service. More ... Affordable housing almost being an oxymoron on Nantucket, the Nantucket Housing Office's green construction protocol is likely to be the way for Nantucketers needing all the financial housing help they can to afford their homes in the long-term. More ... Wednesday, July 9 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Yoga for Every Body Moderate Kripalu Style, with Annie Kay MS RD RYT. 508-228-6961 or www.anniebkay. com. Building D, Macy Lane, same parking lot as AK Diamonds. Mondays and Wednesdays. 10 - 10:30 a.m. Music and Movement for Young Children For children, ages 2-3 years, with caregiver. More ... |
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