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When Jess Kody signed a contract in June to become the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's production manager - her first job out of college - she didn't know then that she was becoming an integral member of the theater at one of the most pivotal times in its history. More ... Nantucket Police blotter for one week ending Dec. 22, 2008. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday, December 15 11:02 a.m. Antolin Sanchez-Guerrero, 47, of 4 Alexandia Drive was held at 20 South Water St. for an appearance in court. More ... Cape Wind Associates will have to wait one month longer for the Minerals Management Service's ruling on its 130 wind turbines proposed for Nantucket Sound. Minerals Management Service spokesman Nicholas Pardi said last week that the federal agency is likely to issue Cape Wind's Final Environmental Impact Statement by the end of January 2009. More ... Nantucket's scallopers are trying to change the state definition for bay scallop seed by asking the Division of Marine Fisheries to add language to shellfish laws stating the seed must also be defined by being less than one inch thick. More ... With the island experiencing an increase in the number of suicides over the past two years, physicians and social workers from Nantucket Cottage Hospital and directors of the island's social service agencies made an appeal to the Nantucket Board of Health last week not to cut the town's contribution to the island's mental health and human service agencies. More ... In early February, Habitat for Humanity is hoping to break ground on its affordable housing unit for prospective homebuyers on Nantucket. A three-bedroom, two-bath home will be built on a portion of a 2.2-acre lot at 11 Monohansett Road that Habitat will lease from Housing Nantucket. More ... Edward G. Taveras-Venegas was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on December 1, 2008, weighing 9 pounds nine ounces. His parents are Rebecca and Fernando Taveras of Nantucket. His grandparents are Irma Gamboa Jimervez and Fabio Venegas of Costa Rica and Inosencia and Basilio Taveras of the Dominican Republic. More ... With the economy expected to continue its slow, disappointing trudge for at least the first half of 2009, many islanders are beginning to wonder how Nantucket fared during the hardest of hard times this country has ever faced: the Great Depression. More ... A dinner for a winter holiday - be it Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa - is probably the most anticipated family meal of the year behind Thanksgiving. Unlike dinner for turkey day, however, this meal has more flexibility in terms of what dinner hosts can put on the menu. For some, that means relying on family favorites, while for others, that means trying something new. More ... Wednesday, December 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, but program is limited to first 40 attendees. More ... The leisure to take a few weeks off in February to roam is one of Nantucketers' great indulgences, but some islanders do not spend their vacation time off island indulging themselves at all. In recent years, it's become more common for Nantucketers to spend their winter vacations volunteering in other areas of the country or the world. Islanders Ritch Leone and Dr. More ... Island Airline Officials accepted delivery this week of its new Cessna Caravan. "This is the first of the Caravans for our present fleet of eight Cessna 402's and we have high hopes to add more," said W. Scott LaForge, Island's CEO and president. More ... |
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