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At Town Meeting in April, the article to build the new police station passed with nary a whimper. At the special election mandated by Proposition 2½, "so called," it passed by 50 votes. The special election vote was by no means a landslide but in our democratic system, one vote can carry the day. More ... I just heard a weatherman on the Weather Channel calling this "the year with no summer." As one of those who patiently waited through June-uary for the few sunny days recently experienced, I would be inclined to agree. More ... This story goes back 40 years to when the USAF had me stationed at Westover Field in western Massachusetts. We were outside in the evening and I was excited to see a hummingbird working the petunias near the walkway into our apartment. It buzzed this way and that, sticking its long nose into the flowers. More ... Why would anyone want to be at a bar such as Slip 14 on Old South Wharf during the day? Why, Sarah Ballofett of course. Thirty-year-old Sarah B., her moniker to anyone who knows her, specifically sought out the day shifts at Slip 14 because of the prevailing bright and sunny attitude of her coworkers and patrons. More ... The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about, or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for viewing and identification at www.nha. More ... |
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