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Jeff Mercer's official title is "town shellfish biologist," yet Mercer's municipal identity does not capture his youth nor his breadth of knowledge. During his two years on the job, Mercer, a young man of 27, has achieved much for Nantucket's harbors, ponds and the creatures living within those water bodies. More ... Two centuries ago, island women banded together in a sense, to run many of the local businesses while their husbands were at sea for long stretches at a time hunting whales. Those ladies, a strong-willed bunch, were more or less colleagues by default, focused on a portion of Centre Street that became known as "Petticoat Row. More ... Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. More ... Nantucketer Laurie Ray, 37, was sentenced last Friday to serve five years in MCI Shirley, a women's prison, after a superior court jury found her guilty of mayhem and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. More ... Reis Trucking has received approval from both the Department of Environmental Protection and the Nantucket Planning Board to run a recycling business on Bunker Road land it was already leasing from the Airport Commission. The parcel is now being used for receipt and processing of brush, yard waste, concrete, brick and asphalt brought in by commercial haulers. More ... Holly Elaine Corkish and Jeb Edward Backus were married Saturday, June 14, 2008 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Nantucket by Reverend Jacqueline McGrady and Ted Anderson, followed by a reception at the Nantucket Historical Association's Whaling Museum. More ... Daniela Garcia was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on May 9, 2009 weighing 9 pounds and 4 ounces. She is the daughter of Victoria Vasquez and Kemil Garcia of Nantucket. Riley Glenn Wallaga was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on May 8, 2009 weighing 6 pounds and 15 ounces. He is the son of Nikki and Mark Wallaga. More ... Sewer rates are on the rise, but first selectmen need to determine the percentage increase that is needed to balance the Sewer Enterprise Fund. Last week the selectmen held a workshop with Mark Abrahams, CPA, of the Abrahams Group to explore different ways to charge sewer customers in order to balance the Sewer Enterprise Fund budget currently at a deficit of $225,850. More ... The Nantucket Preservation Trust has declared May as "Preservation Month" on Nantucket, which included this past Sunday's free tours of the Sankaty Head Lighthouse. The lighthouse was moved to safer ground in 2007 by the 'Sconset Trust. More ... It was the annual Mothers' Day Cafe last Friday at the Nantucket Lighthouse School, where pre-schoolers created a menu, made their mothers lunch of strawberry shortcake and provided table service as well. More ... There is something for everyone who cares about the island in "The Nantucket Reader," the newest book published by Mill Hill Press, edited by scholar and former resident Susan F. Beegel. The 392-page book, which will be formally presented at a book signing at the Atheneum on May 25, contains 50 selections by 43 authors, historic and contemporary, serious and humorous. More ... |
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