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October 8, 2008  RSS feed

GOVERNOR DOES NOT SIGN THE NANTUCKET SEWER ACT

Governor Deval Patrick did not sign the Nantucket Sewer Act and sent the bill back to the House of Representatives on Oct. 9 with an amendment, according to Rep. Eric Turkington. More...

Goldman-Sachs executive selling 5.9 acres on Monomoy shore for $55 million

Co-chief operating officer and co-president of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Jon Winkelried is reportedly offering his 5.9 acres of Nantucket property on two lots on the Monomoy waterfront for the asking price of $55 million. More...

 Other News
• article has image Meet Your Neighbor
Tom Larrabee
Age: 73 Likes most about Nantucket: Its openness. "I've been doing what I've wanted to do for the last 52 years." Likes least about Nantucket: The summer people. More...
• NANTUCKET POLICE BLOTTER
• Town Government Meeting Schedule
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 The Arts
• article has image A berry good time is coming
Nantucket Conservation Foundation hosts annual cranberry festival on Oct. 11
T hey are tart and zingy. They are scarlet and shiny and appealing to the eye. They are cranberries, and they are here in abundance. On Saturday, October 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Nantucket Conservation Foundation will hold its free, annual Cranberry Festival to celebrate the harvest at its 200-acre Milestone Bog off the Milestone Road. More...
• article has image Nantucket Carving and Folk Art a studio of hidden treasures
• article has image Presidential pets
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 Opinion
• EDITORIAL
No taxi license transfer
While this horse may already be irretrievably out of the barn, let's do what we can to make sure that gold-plated taxi medallions minted by local government do not make their way from Manhattan Island to Nantucket Island. More...
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• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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 Sports
• article has image Boys' and girls' varsity soccer teams need to find a happy medium
Both teams lose to rivals
Playing three games in as many days proved to be too much for the varsity girls' soccer team last week, with two games held off island. Thursday, Nantucket traveled to Division 1 Abington, only to be sent packing with a 6-0 loss. More...
• article has image Varsity golf hosts tournament at Nantucket Golf Club
• article has image Girls' Field Hockey unstoppable
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 Columns
• article has image Thoughts on Taxis, Tips and Scallops
At its October 1 meeting, the Board of Selectmen was scheduled to make a decision on the transfer of the A-1 Taxi licenses from John Grangrade to Lisa Fitzgerald. More...
• article has image The Galley did not disappoint
• article has image At Oran Mór, flavors matter
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 Property Profile
• article has image Unique In-Town Oasis
MAURY PEOPLE - GARY WINN $5,995,000
In your search for one of the fine homes of Nantucket, the house at 3 Fair Street will immediately go to the top of your list. With its terraced landscaping and grand exterior, it could easily be thought of as a country manor. Built in the mid 1990s and renovated in 2008, the home is in pristine condition. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image PROPERTY TRANSFERS
September 29 - October 3, 2008
9. A house on .50 of an acre at 7 Roberts Lane sold to Peter Fletcher Haigh, Jr. and Ashley Christ of Nantucket, Mass. from Paul R. Harrington and Lynne C. Harrington of Nantucket, Mass. for $895,000. The property is assessed at $890,100. The Land Bank fee is $9,900 and the exemption is M. More...
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