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Rebecca Cennamo BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Date of birth: "I'm growing young." Likes most about Nantucket: "The unseen Nantucket. It's like a net of people who hold the island together in the tsunami of summer. And you can really blossom here if you are eccentric. More ...
Town Beach Manager Jeff Carlson announced Monday the closure of two beaches- Cisco, in front of the Land Bank parking lot, and Madaket, at the end of Madaket Road, due to severe erosion at both locations. The eight- to 12-foot drop from the dunes to the beach prevents safe access to the beaches. More ... Vote forces review of public safety options After last week's overwhelming defeat at the polls, where voters turned down a new $27.5 million public safety complex, town officials are working to solve the problem of replacing the outdated firehouse and police station. After being passed by a voice vote at April's Annual Town Meeting, voters... More ... NANTUCKET POLICE BLOTTER Nantucket Police Blotter for the week ending Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, June 3 1:20 p.m. Michael R. More ... Town Government Meeting Schedule Wednesday, June 11 Maddaquet Advisory Board (HDC) 2 p.m., 37 Washington St., Conference Room Board of Selectmen 6 p.m., Court Room of The Town and County Building, Federal St. More ... Trustees close Galls, Great Point for hatchlings and chicks BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Although it does not soften the blow for fishermen and beachgoers unable to reach Great Point, piping plovers are not to blame for the Trustees of Reservations beach closure last week at the southern end of the Galls. More ...
BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER When Chef Gerald Davis came to work at Cioppino's restaurant last Tuesday morning, he noticed something strange about the kitchen entrance. Shards of wood, chiseled away from the back door, lay strewn on the ground and immediately, Davis knew someone had broken in. More ...
OBITUARY BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER He did what he loved in life, and his life was his art. Paul Longenecker, a respected painter who worked in the style of the old masters, died peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital on June 3, 2008 from complications following emergency surgery. He was 87. More ... Constable to serve 25 years in federal prison Howe Constable was sentenced to 25 years to life in a federal prison yesterday after pleading guilty in Federal Court in Boston to a slew of child pornography charges last March, according to his lawyer James Marburg. More ...
WEEKLY UPDATE: Terminal addition steel work wrapping up Novell Steel of New Hampshire is completing the roof decking and floor decking of the airport terminal's east end addition. Electrical conduits are also going into the floor. More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER He has helped 100 babies come into the world on Nantucket since he arrived here in September 2006, but soon Dr. Craig Bradley will be moving on to assist expectant mothers in Texas. Bradley, a family practitioner and obstetrician, discovered the island when he met his partner, Dr. Greg Hinson, at... More ... AROUND THE ISLAND The Nantucket AIDS Network (NAN) will hold its annual Summer Bazaar & Flea Market on Sunday, June 17, from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Keypost Corner, 35 Old South Road, with a rain date of Sunday, June 22. For individuals and business owners looking to do a bit of summertime "fundraising" of their own,... More ...
An osprey has a "birds's-eye" view of the harbor from it's perch at the UMass field station. More ... Community Events Calendar Wednesday, June 11 9 a.m. MMA Nature Walk Spectacular Spiders:Tarantula Edition Come and discover these eight-legged creatures! Free members, $15 adult, $10 child non-members. Frequent walker pass is $40 for 5 walks (adult members) and $20 for 5 walks (child members); $60 for 5 walks (adult non-... More ... |
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