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The 17th Annual Pipe Organ Crawl presented by the Nantucket Community Music Center will take place Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 Attendees will walk the streets of historic Nantucket and hear mini recitals at six different churches. More ... Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, Sept. 29 12:27 p.m. More ... Nantucket Police Chief William Pittman has notified the selectmen that his department has filed charges in Nantucket District Court against employees of several local establishments who served liquor to underage, undercover agents during a compliance check this summer. More ... More than 100 Nantucket High School students of history and government received lessons on the law and state legal system this Monday when an esteemed panel of judges, attorneys and court personnel presented a discussion as part of the island's celebration of the superior court's 150th anniversary. More ... These days rain, weeds and Liz Coffin's cat are the only things passing through the frame of the façade of 106 Main St. The frame used to adorn a grocery story at the apex of Main, Gardner and Milk streets from the late 1800 into the mid-1900s and more recently, the McCauley dry cleaning business. More ... Joan Fund, attorney for accused murderer Thomas E. Ryan, submitted several motions to the superior court as part of her defense of Ryan that were heard by a judge sitting on Nantucket last week during the fall superior court session. More ... Booking rates for vacation rental homes on Cape Cod and the Islands were down 5.7 percent over the 2008 season, according to WeNeedaVacation.com. The Internet vacation booking site said that a weak first half of the year was offset by a strong May through August period, but bookings on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket were down 5. More ... Louise Porter has been appointed as the new advertising and marketing manager for The Nantucket Independent. Porter joins the Independent team with more than 20 years' experience in advertising sales on Cape Cod. More ... Autumn days on the island bring crisp, clear air and plenty of sunshine, making them ideal for getting outside and enjoying nature's beauty. This Saturday, Oct. 10, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation is hosting its annual Cranberry Festival at the scenic Milestone Bog that is packed with events for all ages. More ... Tarantulas are on Tuckernuck Island. Andrew McKenna-Foster and Cheryl Comeau Beaton, Maria Mitchell Association spider experts, have discovered an inch-long cousin of the giant tarantula on Tuckernuck, an island off the western tip of Nantucket. More ... Do you favor some form of parking structure where the former Nantucket Electric Company used to generate all of the island's electricity? How about multiuse buildings that promote year-round activities downtown, more in-town green space, access to the waterfront or a mixture of all these and other uses? More ... What are those black silhouettes all over town? One out of every four adult women are victims of domestic violence at some point during their life times. Domestic violence affects both men and women. It affects people of all ages, races, religions, cultures, educational backgrounds and incomes. Domestic violence affects our home lives, schools and workplaces. More ... |
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