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The island was brimming with visitors this past weekend and it may have been the first time in the 38- year history of the Figawi Race Weekend that islanders were unabashedly happy to see the 2,000 or more sailors crowd downtown. Every slip in the boat basin, the closest thing the island has to a campground, was filled. More ... Congratulations to the School Committee for taking the first step in approving a wind turbine on school property and incorporating alternative energy and green technology into the curriculum. We have a renewable energy future, and future generations are counting on us to do the right things now. More ... To the Editor: At a Town Meeting five years ago in 2004, towards the very end of that long meeting, a vote was taken in favor of allowing the Town to lease 48 acres in the Madequecham Valley area for the purpose of constructing a shooting range. More ... Most Americans consider the Gettysburg Address to be the greatest of American speeches, but few know how it came about. After the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, there were thousands of Americans hastily buried on the battlefield. More ... |
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