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Meet Your Neighbor
Ken Knutti
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Date of birth Sept. 13, 1957 Likes most about Nantucket The summers, the history, architecture and preservation of downtown, the public accessibility to conservation land, the beaches and the abundant activities offered for all ages.
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Deli, office space planned for Old South Road development
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Holding 1.5 acres across from the airport, developer John Keane is doing what former Wampanoag Way owner Great Point Partners could not at 128 Old South Road: develop the property.
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Nantucket Court Report
      Ronaldo J. Alvarenga, 31, of 5 Hull Lane, had a probation violation hearing on an Oct. 11, 2007 charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license continued to May 27. Ramiro Jamie Amezcua, 46, of Fresno, Calif., had a March 2 charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle dismisse...
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Take-out is proposed for former post office
Old South Diner owner seeks special permit
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Empty since the U.S. Postal Service moved to new quarters at 140 and 144 Pleasant St. last year, the building at 112 Pleasant St. could soon be getting a new tenant when all the permits are secured. According to the Planning Board, Old South Diner owner Gary Roy wants to put a take-out restaurant...
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Star Brazil Mini-mart moving
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      The busy Star Brazil Mini-mart at 1 North Beach St. is moving this week but will be closed until about April 7 while stock is relocated to 57 Old South Road.
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Sylvia Antiques relocating
Historic Ray's Court building to house specialty pieces
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Handsome reminders of eras gone by line every wall and fill the floor spaces in the historic Ray's Court home of Sylvia Antiques. Some pieces are polished, some painted, and all were hand crafted before the advent of screws, power tools and short-cutting of quality in the pursuit of mass manufactu...
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Man arrested last month escapes, becomes "America's Most Wanted"
BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Aformer Nantucket man is now one of "America's Most Wanted" fugitives. Anthony Flye, 38, of 9 Brinda Lane, who was arrested last month on several sexually related charges,
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SPECIAL POINT BREEZE MEETING
      Phase two of Bob Matthews' re-development of the Point Breeze is such a large and complicated project that it warrants more time than the Planning Board can give during one of its regular meetings.
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AT ITS MEETING ON MARCH 26, 2008, CONVENING AS THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
      • Approved the renewal of the 2008-09 seasonal liquor licenses. There was some debate generated during the approval process regarding two licenses held by Nantucket Island Resorts for the Harbor House and the Jared Coffin House. Only the Harbor House license was up for renewal, because the J...
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Renewable energy plan secures permit
      On Monday, the Town of Edgartown, Mass. secured a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to explore the federal ocean bottom south of Tuckernuck Island for the installation of tidal generation units.
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      BOARD APPROVES SUBDIVISION ATMADAKETMARINE Madaket Marine secured unanimous Planning Board approval on March 24 for a preliminary plan to build up to eight dwellings on the site of Nantucket's last remaining waterfront boatyard.
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Teacher of the Week
ROB STETSON
      Beginning this week, The Nantucket Independent will profile the dedicated island teachers who are retiring from the public schools this year. Rob Stetson has been teaching computer imaging, Web site design, advanced computers and consumer science in the high school for the past four year...
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Nantucket Memorial Airport Terminal News
      WEEKLY UPDATE East addition foundation is in The concrete crew working on the addition for the east end of the terminal at Nantucket Memorial Airport wrapped up the foundation last week and installed wall braces to stabilize the foundation walls.
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MILESTONES
      ENGAGEMENT Jenne Harker Atherton and Eric Grainger Verney, both of Nantucket, announce their engagement to be married. The bride-to-be is the daughter of D. Anne and Rick Atherton of Nantucket and the granddaughter of the late Dorothy and Gilbert Roessner of Spring Lake, N.J. and Virgini...
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OBITUARIES
      MINA B. MANNER Mina B. Manner of Siasconset and formerly of Duxbury, Mass., died peacefully in her home Monday, March 24, 2008, after a prolonged illness. She was 83 years old. A year-round resident of Siaconset for more than 33 years, Ms. Manner was born in New Bedford, Mass., on November 28, ...
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AIN'T SHE SWEET?
     Nick Duarte, Miss Sun Island Delivery (center, with roses wearing a crown), was crowned Ms. Mantucket 2008 at a competition Monday night that raised nearly $20,000 for the Rotary Scholarship Fund. Duarte brought in the highest bid of $1,000 by an audience member who wanted him to perform his talent ...
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Bruce Buxton resigns from AAN
      Bruce Buxton, Executive Director of the Artists Association of Nantucket since October 2007, has resigned from his position.
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