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February 25, 2009  RSS feed

Marine Dept, SHAB pushing for scalloper apprentice program
T wenty-five-year-old Caleb Kardell will start scalloping commercially for the first time when the 2009/2010 season opens on Nov. 1. A Nantucket native with a wife and two young sons, Kardell is a carpenter who plans to dive for scallops along with his building partner to make extra cash during the winter. More...
Police seize drug lab in quiet neighborhood

After a three month narcotics investigation, a drug task force, made up of local and state police and federal Drug Enforcement Agents, seized an ecstasy lab located in a family neighborhood near the airport late Wednesday afternoon. More...

Bill seeks end to commercial bass fishing

Striped bass have been imperiled in recent times, but now their hunters, on the commercial front, are the endangered species. A bill, numbered (House Docket) HD 245, introduced by state Rep. Matt Patrick of Falmouth on Jan. 14, would prohibit the commercial harvest and sale of striped bass in Massachusetts. More...

 Other News
• article has image RISING STAR
Emily MacKinnon
In the summer of 2003, Emily Molden MacKinnon went in search of a job that would suit her love of the outdoors and her degree in wildlife biology. "I had graduated from the University of Vermont where I received a degree in biological sciences with a minor in wildlife biology," she said. "I found a job listing for shore bird monitor that intrigued me. More...
• article has image Chamblis Award winners
• Man stabbed in stomach during fight in mid-island home
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 Opinion
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EDITORIAL
In the run up to the April town elections, there will be two very interesting contests. In the race for the one open Board of Selectmen's seat, three of the four candidates are past chairmen of the Board. The fourth candidate is a young Nantucketer, stepping forward to bring an outsider's perspective to the contest. More...
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• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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 Sports
• article has image Varsity basketball teams head into post season
Before the seedings for the varsity boys and girls basketball state tournaments came out on Friday, the boys had some business to finish up on Thursday. The team hosted a tough Cohasset team in a match-up that provided thrills in the last regular game of the season. Getting a high seed for the tournament was on the line. More...
• Ice hockey ends with best record
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 Columns
• article has image Reggie Levine
In The Studio
The best way to enter Reggie Levine's studio is to walk through his well tended garden, a green blanket that wraps around his home on Prospect Street. "Gardening is one of my great interests and a continued source of inspiration for my painting," said Levine. More...
• article has image Feline dental health
• article has image The Unlikely Candidate
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