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Three island men given probation Senior baseball player will not face additional punishment from school Three Nantucket men were sentenced to serve two years of probation, pay restitution and perform 300 hours of community service after admitting to breaking into a number of vehicles last summer. The three men all appeared in District Court on Monday and had their cases disposed of at the same time. More ...
Donna Fox BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Born August 25, 1946 Likes most about Nantucket The people. Likes least about Nantucket The summer traffic. Favorite TV show Dancing with the Stars and CSI Donna Fox has a warm and ready smile for everyone she greets, and over her years on Nantucket that has added up to a lot of people. More ...
Carrie E. Bianchi, 31, formerly of Nantucket, had July 4, 2006 charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and a marked lanes violation dismissed after paying all court costs. Richard L. Burell, 30, of 15 Lewis Ct., was arraigned on April 1 charges of assault on a police... More ...
• Heard a proclamation read declaring April 2 as World Autism Awareness day. • Approved a request to name a street in Pocomo, Bluffmore Lane. • Approved a request for the reappointment of Robert R. Reardon, Jr. as a Constable. More ...
Neighbors sound off BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Point Breeze Hotel owner Bob Matthews and his team of engineers and attorneys presented the latest revisions for phase two of the Point Breeze Hotel at a special meeting of the Planning Board on April 3. More ... Heavy Town Meeting turnout despite daunting warrant BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Adaunting 126-article warrant did not keep citizens away from Town Meeting 2008, with 601 residents showing up at the high school auditorium Monday for night one, compared to 469 on the first night of Town Meeting 2007. More ... Bretschneider may sue County Commissioners TOWN BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER Nantucket County Sheriff Richard Bretschneider is threatening to sue County Commission chairman Brian Chadwick for what he says is defamation and the illegal denial of expenses from his budget. The accusations are laid out in a strongly worded letter written by a Boston attorney representing Bret... More ... etcetera 1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends BAG OF LIFE Nantucket Land Council recycling maven Elisabeth Hazell, a veteran of the war against plastic shopping bags in her hometown of Montreal, Canada, is bringing the fight to Nantucket. On Earth Day, observed on April 22, the Land Council will give away 1,500 extra-large organic cotton gr... More ... OBITUARIES KEVIN S. LIPE Kevin S. Lipe died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a short illness. He was 49. Kevin was born December 29, 1958 in New Bedford, Mass. He grew up in Skaneateles, N.Y. then moved to Nantucket in 1987. He was instrumental as a shop foreman, w... More ...
PATTI HALEY BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER This week The Nantucket Independent continues its conversations with veteran teachers who are leaving the school system this year. Patti Haley is retiring after 35 years with the Nantucket Public Schools. A revered math teacher in the middle school, Haley also taught in the elementary grad... More ... Selectmen, school committee races top town elections BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER After voting publicly at Annual Town Meeting this week, residents will have the chance to cast their votes for town leaders in the privacy of a voting booth on April 15. Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the high school and close at 8 p.m. There are 8,109 registered voters eligible for the election ... More ... Island counseling group reaches out to public BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Last October, two island therapists were talking about their profession over lunch at the Downyflake when they agreed that it would be a good idea to form a group and share their expertise. From that casual discussion, the Professional Consultation Group was founded by family therapist Richard Ros... More ...
WEEKLY UPDATE Terminal addition foundation completed this week Construction crews working on the east and north additions to the main terminal at Nantucket Memorial Airport are installing drainage conduits this week and continuing work on footings for the smaller, north side addition. Plumbers an... More ...
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