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Island real estate broker Alan Worden's off-the-grid cottage on Esther's Island is featured in the October 2009 issue of Coastal Living. The 2,400 sq. ft., three bedroom house includes a battery shed, solar panels, a wind turbine and other energy saving choices. More ... Bill and Kim Puder, owners of The Faregrounds Restaurant, were chosen to receive the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce 2009 Achievement of Merit Award. The award was presented to the Puders by Sheila Egan and Chuck Gifford at the Chamber's annual Fall Dinner held at the Sankaty Head Golf Club on September 23. More ... At last Wednesday's selectmen's meeting a tentative date of Monday, April 5 was set for the Annual Town Meeting 2010, with a starting time of 6 p.m. Beginning the session an hour earlier than in the past was met with approval by voters at the Sept. 21 Special Town Meeting that opened at 6 p.m. More ... As part of the Massachusetts Superior Court celebration of 150 years of The Rule of the Law, several events will involve Nantucket's Superior Court and students of Nantucket High School. The two-week fall session of Nantucket Superior Court began on Monday, Sept. 28. On Monday, Oct. 5 from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. More ... Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Monday, September 21, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. More ... Thomas E. Ryan, charged with murdering a fellow house painter on Nantucket after they drank at a local bar on March 5, is scheduled to be transported to the island tomorrow for a motions hearing in Nantucket Superior Court. More ... Herton Ray Hallett Jr., 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon in the presence of his loving family. He was born in the family home on Route 6A in Yarmouth, Mass. to Herton R. Hallett and Marjorie Perry Hallett on February 26, 1925. More ... David and Andrea Smith of Nantucket announce the engagement of their daughter Michaela Elizabeth to Mr. Kevin Doane of Watertown, Mass. Kevin is the son of Donald and Maggie Doane of Newfields, N.H. Michaela is a physical therapist at St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Hospital in Dorchester and Kevin is a sales associate at Foley Fish, South Boston. More ... Members of Nantucket Boy Scout Troop 97, Tom Lucchini and Taylor Aguiar, and two adult scout leaders, Geoffrey Bartlett and Richard Ross, recently moved onto the second phase of the prestigious Order of the Arrow. Order of the Arrow is the honor society within Boy Scouts of America that recognizes scouts with solid commitment to the true tenets of scouting. More ... The Beinecke sisters will discuss their late father and his numerous ties with the island at the Food for Thought series on Thursday, October 8, in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St., at noon. Free admission; bring your lunch. More ... Marine superintendent David Fronzuto estimates there are at least 25,000 bushels of Nantucket bay scallops in the harbors this season. Bob Kennedy, director of Natural Science at the Maria Mitchell Association confirmed Fronzuto's prediction based on research performed by the Maria Mitchell Association. More ... Recreational shellfishing licenses are available for island residents at $25 and non-residents for $100 at the Marine and Coastal Resources Department at the head of the town pier at 34 Washington St. Reach them at 508-228-7261. Adult scallops are those that possess either a well-defined, raised growth ring 10 millimeters or more, have shells 2.5 inches long or both. More ... It is one of the most eagerly anticipated dates of the fall on Nantucket. It is a time of year when island residents and visitors alike pull out their push rakes, waders, floating baskets, snorkel masks, flippers and wetsuits and take to the water to prospect for nuggets of Nantucket gold that lie hidden in the eel grass on the sandy bottom of the harbors. More ... IThe 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.org. More ... |
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