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Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Monday, June 1, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, May 27 6:23 p.m. More ... Amidst the final protest from Madaket residents, the Planning Board approved a Major Commercial Development special permit for the Island Racquet Club at Tristram's Landing on May 28. More ... In response to a recent workshop the selectmen held with Mark Abrahams, CPA, of the Abrahams Group, to explore ways to charge sewer customers in order to balance the Sewer Enterprise Fund budget deficit, the board will decide tonight on a new fee structure so that July 1 bills to Wannacomet Water customers reflect the adopted model. More ... The Victor-Brandon Corporation is about to have a new competitor for the island's paving contract. When the Request for Proposals is issued soon for repaving of Nantucket roads in FY10, Holdgate Paving will be vying for the work. More ... Nantucket Cottage Hospital will honor the 2009 Beinecke Scholarship recipients on Friday, June 12, with a reception at the Hospital. Created in the 1950s by Walter Beinecke, Jr., the scholarship provides financial support to graduates of Nantucket High School and to the staff at the hospital who are pursuing educations in healthcare-related fields. More ... The winners of the Nantucket High School 2009 BOOK AWARDS are as follows: HARVARD - ASHLEY CLINGER: for excellence in scholarship and high character combined with achievement in other fields HARVARD - HENRY TOOLE : More ... Westmoor Club President Graham Goldsmith thinks that if anything, the recession is actually helping his racquet, fitness and social club instead of culling members from their roster and reducing amenities. "People may not want to take their big trip to Europe this year because they have their home on Nantucket. I think that's going to factor in this year," said Goldsmith. More ... In an unexpected move, at last week's selectmen's meeting, members Patty Roggeveen and Brian Chadwick called for an upset to the board chairmanship, seeking to have Rick Atherton assume the seat held by Michael Kopko. More ... Stressing that his document is for "informational purposes," Kevin Dale, attorney for residents of Wigwam Road abutting the Madequecham Valley Road shooting range, submitted a proposed lease outline to the selectmen for consideration at tonight's board vote on extending its lease and expansion of the range's usage. More ... T here are bike trips out into the moors to see kettle holes and learn the ways of raptors; expeditions into swamps and bogs and kayak excursions through salt marshes and along harbor shorelines in search of horseshoe crabs and minnows. More ... Captain Zebulon Northrup Tilton, known as Captain Zeb, was a salty member of the maritime past, married three times and dedicated to carrying on his historic family's bent for music and humor. More ... |
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