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Age: 57 Likes most about Nantucket: The people. "It's the feeling of living here; the friends you have, colleagues at work and families you've known for years. And, it's the lifestyle. I like having the seasons so distinctive. More ... A-1 Taxi owner John "Mousey" Grangrade felt optimistic when he took a seat last Thursday before the start of his second major public hearing on his request to have the selectmen transfer his four cab licenses to his manager. Grangrade plans to sell the 30-year-old business and retire. More ... Nantucket Police Blotter for the week ending Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. More ... Wednesday, September 24 Discussion of Community Housing at 2 Fairground Road site 12 p.m. 2 Fairgrounds Road, Conference Room. Ad Hoc Budget Committee 2 p.m. Town Building, Conference Room Conservation Commission 4 p.m. 27 Washington St. More ... A Nantucket man will serve twoand a-half years in jail after admitting to plowing his car through a crowded parking lot, running over two people and pinning a third between the car he was driving and a parked vehicle he smashed into. More ... No one was seriously injured when an engine room fire broke out aboard the Hy-Line ferry Lady Martha shortly before the vessel arrived at Hyannis Harbor from Oak Bluffs Thursday morning. Hy-Line spokesman Philip Scudder said the six passengers aboard disembarked safely in Hyannis. More ... Births Felicity Theodora Frazier was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on September 16, 2008 weighing 9 pounds and 14 ounces. She is the daughter of Angel Conrad Frazier and J. Pepper Frazier of Nantucket. Her grandparents are Edward T. Conrad, Aileen P. Conrad, J. Pepper Frazier and Elizabeth P. Frazier, all of Nantucket. More ... Michaela E. Smith, 2001 NHS graduate, completed her Graduate Studies and received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Rhode Island during the Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2008. More ... The Nantucket Independent welcomes letters from our readers. The letters deadline is noon Monday. Letters should be brief and preferably typed. They must also include your name, address and telephone number. More ... Molly Harding and Joseph Manning were married at the Sankaty Beach Club in Siasconset on Saturday, June 14. Reverend Ted Anderson officiated. Ms. Harding, 32, is a registered nurse at Nantucket Physicians Care. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College, where she received a B.A. in biological sciences, and received her B.S.N. from Columbia University. More ... it is one of the most eagerly anticipated dates of the fall on Nantucket. A time of year when island residents and visitors alike pull out their push rakes, waders, floating baskets, snorkel masks, flippers and wetsuits and take to the water to prospect for nuggets of Nantucket gold that lie hidden in the eel grass on the sandy bottom of the harbors. More ... Over the course of the next few months, Mitchell's Book Corner at 54 Main St. will undergo some dramatic renovations to make it more energy efficient, stronger structurally and handicap accessible. In the meantime, the bookstore will relocate to the Greenhound building at 10 and 12 Washington St. and gain a little space and some handy parking. More ... As a member of one of the island's 22 area associations, does talk of rezoning, septic system inspections, growth management or the coastal management plan, give you fits or nightmares? How do you feel about water quality issues, about Lyme disease, a parking garage downtown, declining scallop populations or road maintenance? More ... The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation returned to the HDC on Sept. 17 to continue hearing the commission's critique of the Foundation's architectural plans for the restored theater building and its Easy Street addition drawn by CBT Architects of Boston, Mass. The commissioners toured the building last week, having first seen the plans at their Sept. 9 meeting. More ... Over $5-million in requests for Community Preservation Act funding was submitted to the Community Preservation Committee on Sept. 12, with the Town of Nantucket filing nine requests totaling $1,523,000 to fund projects in housing initiatives and recreation. More ... Nantucketer Susan Witte started yesterday as Nantucket's new housing planner, working in the Planning offices at 2 Fairgrounds Road. More ... Working with Trustees of Reservations and Nantucketers who care about Great Point, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is going to be writing a comprehensive conservation plan for its 24 acres on Great Point. More ... The U.S. Fish & Wild-life Service will write a comprehensive conservation plan for its 24 acres on Great Point and is seeking public input. Representatives from the Fish & Wildlife Service will be at the Town Annex Building conference room on Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to take public comments. More ... Wednesday, September 24 10 - 10:30 a.m. Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, Gallery. 11 - 11:30 a.m. Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required. Program limited to first 40 attendees. More ... |
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