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When Kevin Mahoney, 24, walks into his classroom at Nantucket Elementary School each morning, he does so knowing he will be greeted by 17 small children and one guinea pig. Along with Francie Baskett, Mahoney teaches one of five kindergarten classes offered at the school. More ... Scallopers hoping to measure adult scallops from seed by the thickness of their shells will have to wait two more years before one-inch thick might equal legally harvestable scallops. More ... Nantucket Police blotter for one week ending January 20, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Monday, January 12 2:44 p.m. Howard E. Whelden, 55, of 19 Washington Ave. was held for court at 20 South Water St. More ... Jean Duarte, 67, grew up in the segregated South. She remembers as a young girl not being served at the lunch counter in her home town in North Carolina. "We were allowed to ride only in the back of the bus," said Duarte. "We did a lot of walking. More ... Janet Riley Smith, 85, died in her beloved Nantucket home on Sunday, January 18, 2009. Janet was born on January 16, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio where she spent 60 years serving the community before retiring to Nantucket Island. She was a graduate of Bexley High School and The Ohio State University where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. More ... Miss Jean Lawrence De La Poer of New York City and Nantucket and Mr. John Raible Wagley of Nantucket were married on December 31, 2008. The Rev. Ted Anderson officiated at the ceremony, which took place at the home of the bride and groom on Nantucket. More ... While some islanders gathered yesterday at the African Meeting House, Nantucket Lighthouse School, Nantucket High School and other locations to view Barack Obama take the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States, other Nantucketers made the trip to Washington to witness history in the making. More ... Storyteller Li Min Mo will transport visitors this Friday from the Great Hall of the Nantucket Atheneum to far-off lands of goddesses, dragons and other mystical characters. Mo, a resident of Cambridge, Mass., moved with her family to the United States from her native Shanghai when she was 13. More ... For the second year in a row, Nantucket High School students from Bob Buccino's Culinary Arts program have won first place in the Massachusetts ProStart Student Invitational. Left to right: Melissa Holdgate, Eddie Moreau, Jr. More ... Wednesday, January 21 10 - 10:30 a.m. Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery. 11 - 11:30 a.m. Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees. More ... In a season that has so far been controlled by the weather, postponing multiple games, all four high school basketball teams were finally in action at home on Saturday, followed by a bonus freshman girls' game to finish off the day. More ... Nantucket's junior varsity ice hockey team out-skated Plymouth North last Friday with the Whalers winning their second game of the season, ending the week with a tie and two wins. There was no doubt from the opening face-off who would take this match. More ... The Nantucket Platform Tennis Association hosted a tournament among its members Sunday at their new location on Macy Lane. Here, Ceci Moore delivers a forehand volley. More ... |
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