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State Representative Matthew Patrick, (D) Barnstable is proposing to end commercial fishing for Atlantic striped bass in Massachusetts through House Bill 796 in the current state legislative session. More ... Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, July 22 7:33 p.m. More ... Since few citizens turned up at Nantucket's and other town hearings on a proposed National Grid electric rate hike set for January 1, the Department of Public Utilities extended the public comment period to July 30. More ... No one saw it coming — not his friends or adults who knew him through the schools. On Friday night, July 24, Dean Renner, 20, a 2007 graduate of Nantucket High who had a promising culinary career ahead of him, was found dead at his Keel Lane home. More ... At their Aug. 5 meeting, the selectmen will determine which of the proposed zoning changes for Sherburne Commons the town will sponsor as warrant articles at the Sept. 21 Special Town Meeting. The STM warrant will be published Aug. 13. More ... Cramped conditions at the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation are forcing the Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market to move earlier than expected to North Union and Cambridge streets next to St. Mary's Church. From Aug. 1 through Oct. More ... Imagination, creativity and flexibility are the ingredients that enable Shirat Ha Yam, Hebrew for Song of the Sea, to remain active as a thriving yearround Jewish congregation that serves 20 families in the winter and upwards of 200 people in the summer. More ... During most of 2008 while she was ill and recovering from surgery, Sharon Wallaga wrote 40 letters to God. At one point, for about two seconds, her heart had stopped and as she describes it, she died and felt a calm that put her mind at ease, telling her that living or dying, she was going to be all right. More ... Former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Elizabeth Frawley Bagley was honored by the American Ireland Fund last Saturday at it annual island party. The American Ireland Fund raises money to help with peace and reconciliation, arts, culture, education and community development in Ireland. More ... There are currently 66 cats up for adoption at Nantucket's Animal Hospital, 40 of which are fuzzy little kittens between the ages of six and 14 weeks. That is a baby boom of the feline kind, but not uncommon because the island has a relatively high feral population along with too many cat owners who do not spay or neuter their pets. More ... Island author Elin Hilderbrand writes best about what she knows and that is Nantucket. In "The Castaways," her eighth novel, the island provides a ninth character as well as a romantic, mysterious and colorful backdrop. More ... Samantha Reis, who graduated this year from Nantucket High School as class valedictorian, is presenting a special farewell concert with her teacher and celebrated pianist, Tinka Knopf de Esteban, before Reis leaves for college and a new world of opportunities. More ... The Shakers were known for placing function over form when they created their furniture and other household goods, but their designs, while simple, were still very graceful and beautiful. More ... The largest and most daring rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history occurred on February 18, 1952, when two oil tankers, one off Nantucket and one off Chatham, Mass. split in half, according to historian Michael Tougias, who has chronicled several sea disasters over his writing career. More ... |
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