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Age: 68 Likes most about Nantucket: The wonderful friends he and his wife have made here. The physical beauty and the history. Likes least about Nantucket: That the economy is driven by tourism and although he understands that, it is hard to get around the island part of the year. More ... Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, July 29 11:56 p.m. Kaitlin May, 32, of New York City, was arrested on Vestal Street and charged with domestic assault and battery. More ... The Great Hall of the Nantucket Atheneum will become a movie theater on August 10 and 11 when films will be shown, including, on the 10th, "Where the Rivers Flow North," from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., about a large dam proposed for Kingdom County, Vt. in 1923 that led a logger and cedar oil harvester to fight for his land lease and protect his livelihood. More ... Expert needlepoint artist Elizabeth Gilbert will host a long and short stitch workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on August 12 and 14 at the Nantucket Historical Association's 1800 House with all materials provided. More ... During a now traditional annual, summer helicopter search for illegal marijuana cultivation on the island, officials last week found and ripped out 137 plants, compared with approximately 90 discovered through the surveillance conducted last year. More ... Wednesday, August 6 Maddaquet Advisory Board (HDC) 2 p.m. 2 Fairgrounds Road, Conference Room. (New Meeting Location) Board of Selectmen 6 p.m. Court Room, Town and County Building. More ... James Peter Dutra was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on July 23, 2008 weighing 9 pounds and 2 ounces. He is the son of Hadley and Jesse Dutra of Nantucket. His grandparents are Susan and Charles St. John of Richmond, Mass. and Nantucket, Susan Dutra of Westport, Mass. and Frank Dutra of Nantucket. His great-grandparents are Michael St. John of Essex Falls, N.J. More ... The most recent paintings of Dale C. Bradley will be on display at Gallery Blue on Old South Wharf until Thursday, August 14. Bradley's art career is unconventional and diverse and has produced works of art in nearly all of the traditional mediums and hasdeveloped new printmaking processes. More ... On Friday, September 19, 2008, Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. will be presented with the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award. More ... As tragic as the 2004 domestic violence death of Beth Lochtefeld was, the island has otherwise been spared the spike in such deaths that are occurring in other parts of the state. More ... While Nantucket Police Chief William Pittman said his fourth summer on the island does not seem any busier then the others, a rash of fairly high profile crimes have taken place on the island, and a newly reorganized department may be beginning to feel the strain. More ... With the island abuzz this summer over underage drinking incidents and kids having fewer and fewer options for after-school and summer activities, skateboarders are scratching their heads over the summer-long closure of the skate park on Backus Lane. More ... Madaket Marine is finding the town more agreeable to its scaled-down expansion plan and secured an order of conditions from the Conservation Commission on July 30 for more boat storage on land. More ... Owners also trying for beer and wine sales at general store West End restaurant owner Ande Grennan wants to add outdoor seating and a piano player inside Madaket's only eatery and to sell beer and wine at the West End Market. More ... Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning author Samantha Power is this year's speaker for the Constance Laibe Hays lecture series sponsored by the Nantucket Atheneum. Power will discuss her recent book, "Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World," this Friday at 8 p.m. at the Congregational Church. More ... Wednesday, August 6 9:30 a.m. Architectural Walking Tour of Main Street Sponsored by the Nantucket Preservation Trust. Meet at 2 Union Street. $10 admission. 228-1387. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Nature Walk A walk of the UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station with local environmentalist Emily Molden of the Nantucket Land Council . For all ages, free and open to the public. More ... |
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