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Ed Butner BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Date of birth: Nov. 13, 1923 Likes most about Nantucket: "I enjoy doing nothing and this place is laid back." Likes least about Nantucket: "I'm not too much into the politics here. I think they could change their form of town government. I think Town Meeting had its place, but it's differen... More ... NANTUCKET POLICE BLOTTER Nantucket Police Blotter for the week ending Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, June 10 1:13 p.m. Michael T. Berg, 28, of Boca Raton, Fla. More ... Town Government Meeting Schedule Wednesday, June 18 Board of Selectmen 6 p.m., Court Room of The Town and County Building Monday, June 23 Planning Board 7 p.m., 2 Fairgrounds Road, Garage Meeting Space Tuesday, June 17 Sign Advisory Council 9 a.m. More ...
BY PETER BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER The films may be silent, but there will be films shown outdoors this summer at the Dreamland Theater on the wall facing the Easy Street parking lot. Yet, before the Foundation could operate the intimate parking lot theater, it had to go before the Planning Board last Monday to get a Major Commerc... More ...
First birthday Phineas Peter Wayland, of Portland, Ore., celebrated his first birthday on May 13, 2008. He is the son of Michael and Rebecca Wayland. His grandparents are David Wayland of Avon, Conn., Rev. Georgia Snell of Nantucket, Peter Brown of London, England and Sarah Seamark of Greenwich... More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Hatching from eggs, down-covered and wobbling around on unsteady legs are a veritable population explosion of new barn owls in owl boxes situated around the north side of the island this spring. More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Seeking to illuminate the curious 1920s architectural expressions of Gertrude and Hanna Monaghan, the Nantucket Historical Association is renovating Greater Light, their barn and artist roost at 8 Howard St. More ...
Nantucket Police Summer Special officers Barbara Serven and Bryan Klinkhamer receive training on the department's new "smart" parking ticket system on Monday. Officers will have an electronic pen connected via Bluetooth Technology to a mobile phone. The officers will take pictures of illegally parke... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Island native Jim Hastings and his partner Glen Stewart opened The Spirit of Toys last Friday in the Sanford building on Pleasant Street and on Monday, they were already reordering items that were an instant hit with kids and parents. More ...
PHOTO PETER SUTTERS JR./The Independent Sheriff Richard Bretschneider hands out bicycle helmets to students at Nantucket Elementary School on Monday. More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Given last season's bountiful scallop harvest of 16,800 bushels, writing a shellfish management plan might seem unnecessary. Yet, the Shellfish Management Plan, a recommendation in the 2007 Nantucket and Madaket Harbors Action Plan, is vital to the island's scallop fishery. More ... Sewer Fees to Jump 33 Percent Public Hearing tonight BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER Sewer fees are on the rise again. Tonight the Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on sewer user fees. Department of Public Works director Jeff Willett and Wannacomet Water Company manager Bob Gardner are recommending a 33 percent increase in sewer user fees over last year to c... More ... AROUND THE ISLAND Shepard home featured in Country Living The issue of Country Living magazine that hit stands yesterday features the Nantucket home of Tom and Joanne Shepard, which they bought in 1996 and renovated in 2004. The 20-yearold Cape style home was redone by island interior designer Deborah Timmermann, owner of Island House. More ...
Terminal Addition News - June 16-20 WEEKLY UPDATE: Prep work for interior work starting. Construction of the east end addition to the airport terminal continues this week. Electricians are progressing with underground conduit work and in the basement of the addition. More ...
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Did you know that there's a giant octopus-like scrub oak tree more than 100 years old out in the woods on Coskata Pond? Ever discover hidden forests out in the moors, been to Stump Pond or know what the word Masquetuck means and where it is on the island? More ...
BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER Fishing the waters off Nantucket can be a daunting experience. For many visiting the island the quest to land a feisty bluefish or a lunker of a stripped bass is next to impossible. Where are the fish running? What is the right tackle to use? If they are offshore, how does one reach them? More ...
Wednesday, June 18 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Yoga for Every Body Moderate Kripalu Style, with Annie Kay MS RD RYT. 508-228-6961 or www.anniebkay. com. Building D, Macy Lane, same parking lot as AK Diamonds. Mondays and Wednesdays. 9:30 a.m. Special Marine Ecology Walk Program explores the Coskata-Coatu... More ... |
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