Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Celebrating the February few Leap year babies enjoy their day BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Although Carol Dunton says she will be 15 on Friday she is actually turning 60. Betty Ryder will tell you she is having her sweet 16 celebration on Friday, but do not be fooled - she is really about to sing, "When I'm 64. More ... Road to Hong Kong      ROB BENCHLEY/The Independent From the left, Sonya Martel, Elizabeth Eldridge and Mackennah Hardie hold paper fans and parasols on a shipboard "tour" to the Far East at the Whaling Museum on Monday. The exploration was part of a school vacation week "Passport to History" hosted by the Nantucket Histo... More ... Sports club opposed by Madaket residents BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Proponents of the Nantucket Sporting Club seemed to be playing the role of the hunted at the Planning Board meeting on Monday night as Madaket residents turned out in force to condemn the project. In addition to the 48 letters of opposition to the proposed west end retreat for hunters and fisherm... More ... Storyteller, educator David Wood dies at 84 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       He loved to collect things, especially antiques. He loved to tell stories - true stories of people and the island's past. He loved his church and was known for his enthusiastic singing of hymns. He was unmistakably a staunch Yankee who in his life did not easily admit defeat. More ...