Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Public Hearing on Cape Wind Proposal Draws Split Views 32 out 60 speaking at Nantucket’s MMS hearing say no to wind farm Read the Story... SCARCE LAND SCARES CEMETERY PLANNERS BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER       The last person to be buried on Nantucket in a town-owned grave was in 2003 in a discreet plot in the back of the Old North Cemetery. The New Town Cemetery next to the high school, meanwhile, last accepted a burial in 1999. More ... Dollar down, rentals up Real estate offices report surge in summer rentals BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       A survey of several island real estate offices shows that the summer 2008 rental market is shaping up well, with those polled noting that although it is only early March, their lease volumes are already exceeding last year. More ... FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE SOUND       Mashpee resident Rob Bussiere urges passing motorists to not support the proposed wind farm in Nantucket Sound before a federal Minerals Management Service public hearing yesterday evening at Nantucket High School. More ... Bennett to be honored for humanitarian efforts Island student raises awareness and money for clean water in Africa BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       He is a cellist, a guitar player, a singer in the Nantucket High School a cappella group The Naturals, and a managing editor on the school paper, Veritas. Outside the educational realm, however, 16-year-old River Bennett is a humanitarian. More ...