Nantucket (Oct. 29, 2009) – This week, Superior Court Judge Richard Connon denied a motion for a new trial for convicted murderer Thomas Toolan III, though the judge’s written decision is not yet being released to the public, according to Nantucket Superior Court Clerk/Magistrate Pat Church. Connon’s determination sends Toolan’s automatic appeal, allowed under Massachusetts law, to the Supreme Judicial Court. More...
There will be no break in television coverage of weekly Board of Selectmen's meetings even though Plum TV yanked the cord on its long-standing commitment as of last Wednesday's session. Without a lot of time to smooth out details, Ch. 17's Geno Geng has agreed to take over the taping starting tonight, though he will not, at least initially, be able to broadcast the 6 p.m. More...
W hile her creative process involves working with shapes and patterns and is often challenging, Christine Sanford admits it is like being at play. "I think mainly I enjoy the act of playing with paint, mixing paint and seeing how colors relate to each other on the palette and then on the canvas. More...
Either we made enough noise when Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian A. Bowles shunned Nantucket from inclusion on the Ocean Advisory Commission that guided the writing of the state's and nation's first Ocean Management Plan or the federal government recognized the value of having representatives from Nantucket as a vital part of creating the Obama More...
It is late October 2009, a long time since an eighth game of a Whaler football season has meant something. Saturday, Nantucket traveled to Old Colony with a 4-1 Mayflower Small record at stake, and an overall of 4-3. At the end of the day, Nantucket was tied for first. More...
At the house next door, where my granddaughter lives, there was considerable talk of recycling a Halloween costume from a previous year. No doubt about it, money is tight and our economic outlook, while much more hopeful than one year ago, is still impacting many families here on the island, not to mention, across the country. More...
Abundant scallops could mean lower price