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He would rather not, but if the hot, humid weather continues, Wannacomet Water Company Manager Bob Gardner will initiate a water ban on all forms of outdoor water use, except watering by hand. More ... Date of birth: October 27, 1942 Likes most about Nantucket: Its natural resources and beauty. Likes least about Nantucket: The rapid growth with people, cars and on the waterfront, and all the things we've lost. More ... Nantucket Police Blotter for the week ending Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, July 15 5:16 p.m. Gale E. More ... Wednesday, July 23 Maddaquet Advisory Board 2 p.m. 37 Washington St., Conference Room Board of Selectmen, Board of Health and County Commissioners 6 p.m. More ... Diana Cooper and Mark Lilla are engaged to be married. Diana is the daughter of Faith Cooper and the late Ian Cooper of New York and Nantucket. Ms. Cooper graduated from Harvard with a cum laude degree in history and literature of France and England. She studied art at the New York Studio School and has a master's degree in art from Hunter College. More ... Annya Maria and Alexander Richard Herman celebrated their first birthday Saturday, July 5, 2008. Annya Maria and Alexander Richard are the children of Peter and Annika Herman of Centerville, Mass. and the grandchildren of Paul and Maria Kazanis of North Chelmsford, Mass., Zaharias and Lisa Iliadis of Piraeus, Greece, Joyce Proudfoot of Harwich, Mass. and Richard and Maureen Herman of Nantucket, Mass. More ... Lillian Marina Felch was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on July 9, 2008 weighing 6 pounds and 15 ounces. She is the daughter of Sarah Felch and Carl Lindvall and sister of Virginia Alexandra Rawlings of Nantucket. Her grandparents are Marianne and Robert Felch of Nantucket, Robert Lindvall of Nantucket and Lucy Eaton of Turks and Caicos. More ... Arthur Edward "Sonny" Butler, a respected and devoted community member, died at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Saturday, July 19, 2008 after a long illness. Born at home to Edward R. and Erla (Marden) Butler on January 3, 1921, Mr. Butler attended the New York Trade School to study plumbing and heating after graduating from Nantucket High School in 1938. More ... Everybody on the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation Board of Directors can share some special Dreamland experience as the basis for wanting to serve on this unique steering group formed to revive the old South Water Street movie house. More ... W hen considering Madaket Marine's expansion proposal, the Planning Board is most concerned with where boaters park their cars and their trailers. Yet, should the marina not be allowed to expand, it has a fall back plan for possible residential development. More ... WEEKLY UPDATE: Electricians continue to work on the addition to the terminal at Nantucket Memorial Airport. Fireproofing work of the steel frame began last week.. This week, the masons worked on the walls in the basement and carpenters started to close in the building on the sidewalks and the roof. More ... This week in a camp sponsored by the Maria Mitchell Association in collaboration with the Artists Association of Nantucket, children are learning about different animals, then writing about them in a nature journal they made as well as creating a related art project. More ... The archaeological dig at the Boston-Higginbotham House on York Street, next to the African Meeting House, offers a rare glimpse into Nantucket's past. More ... Not the glamorous, popular kind of purchase like beach property, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank's acquisition of 8.7 acres of meadows and scrubland in Madaquecham Valley will protect the upper reaches of this former pond from development. More ... One hundred days ago, the newly configured Board of Selectmen was at a deadlock on who to elect as chairman. Now three months later, two selectmen discuss the accomplishments and challenges facing the board. More ... A nother shark, this time a sandbar shark, was caught about 50 feet off Sankaty last week by island sculptor David Hostetler. Hostetler and summer resident Michael Kittredge, founder of Yankee Candle Company, were fishing for bass. More ... Wednesday, July 23 9:30 a.m. Architectural Walking Tour of Main Street Sponsored by the Nantucket Preservation Trust. Meet at 2 Union Street. $10 admission. 508-228-1387. 12 - 1 p.m. Noonlight Sonatas The First Congregational Church presents Noonlight Sonatas with pianist John Buttrick, who will perform works from Bach to Rachmaninoff - with brief commentary. More ... |
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