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    Our dwindling herring stock  Nov 16, 2009
    I ve been fishing out of Nantucket Island for 30 years. I still fish commercially on my 35-foot boat, mainly for bluefin tuna, but I spend most of the summer and early fall chartering for striped bass and other sport fish. (Boston Globe)

    Plenty to do with Wilmington Recreation  Sep 10, 2009
    Join Wilmington Recreation for a day trip to Nantucket Island on Sunday, Sept. 13. The motorcoach will depart Wilmington at 6:30 a.m. for your ride to Hyannis, where you will board the ferry for your trip across Nantucket Sound. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Click to read:Madoff Sons May Pay for His Sins  Sep 2, 2009
    Other sources say Picard intends to force the Madoffs to reveal all their assets - everything from bank accounts to fancy homes, including one on Nantucket Island bought by Mark Madoff and his wife for six and a half million dollars in cash. It was bought with money directly transferred, CBS News has been told, in June of 2008 from the bank account of Bernie Madoff Investment Securities. (CBS News)

    Hurricane Bill Weakens on Way to Canada; Bermuda Gives Small-Craft Warning  Aug 21, 2009
    The hurricane centers probability track shows Nantucket Island, off the coast of Massachusetts, at the edge of where the storm may be this weekend. There is a 20 percent to 30 percent chance Nantucket and Cape Cod will experience at least winds of 39 mph or more. (Bloomberg -- Canada)

    MY OTHER LIFE  Aug 2, 2009
    But he never lost the journalism bug -- and, with a house on Nantucket Island, he has an enduring passion for the sea, which plays a supporting role in each of his books. The first, "Sailor in the White House," released in 2003, details Franklin Delano Roosevelt's love of the ocean and sailing. (Albany Times Union)

    Recession Reaches Nantucket Island  Jul 16, 2009
    So he opened his own store on Nantucket Island as CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports. That meant a small electrical job. (CBS News)

    Burliss: Scheduling the unscheduled  Jul 9, 2009
    I get to enjoy the abundant gift of a spell on Nantucket Island every summer. But if we don t reserve the house a summer ago, and space on the steamship by Thanksgiving, we re landlocked. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)

    Sarah L. Adams  Jul 1, 2009
    She had previously worked for several years at the Edward Devotion School in Brookline, MA. For 40 years, Sarah summered on Nantucket Island, staying at various guest houses and was a member of the Wharf Rat Club. She was also a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, the English Speaking Union of Boston, the former Women s City Club of Boston, the Wellesley Tennis Association and the Wellesley College Club. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)

    50 tasty, satisfying, fun, yummy, surprising, finger-licking, scrumptious, enticing finds  Jun 28, 2009
    Yes, the Triple Eight Blueberry Vodka uses Maine blueberries, but Triple Eight Distillery is firmly planted on Nantucket Island, where sweet local water (from well number 888) is the basis for its vodkas, gin, rums, and Notch (not Scotch), a single malt whiskey that sells for $888 per 750-milliliter bottle. If you re on the island, stop by for a tour and a nip. (Boston Globe)

    Keep a 21st-century eye on flight data  Jun 16, 2009
    Traveling from New York to Cairo, Flight 990 crashed 60 miles south of Nantucket Island. The NTSB led the U.S. investigation and concluded in March 2002 that the crash occurred as a result of the relief first officer's flight control inputs. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)

    Girl's 'message' prompted kidnap  May 29, 2009
    She believed she was marrying an eccentric Rockefeller when the two wed on a beach in wealthy Nantucket island off Massachusetts in 1995, Mr Deakin said. "She continued to be dazzled by his personality, by his extraordinary intelligence," he added. (BBC News -- UK)

    Hot Topic: Illegal Immigration  May 2, 2009
    DISCLAIMER: This comment was posted by a caucasian white american who's american-immigrant roots go back to Benjamin Franklin's grandfather, who immigrated to Nantucket island in the 1600s. Posted by JCougar at 11:48 PM : May 1, 2009. (CBS News)

    Bakalar Dinklage  Apr 11, 2009
    She is currently the Executive Director of the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. Loading commenting interface. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)

    Filmmaker to showcase Walker in production, seeks local talent and help  Apr 8, 2009
    He continued to perfect his writing craft, and in 2006, he was nominated for the Screen Writers Colony, a residency on Nantucket Island. He lived there for a month, all expenses paid, and all he had to worry about was writing. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)

    Nantucket to Aruba to Auckland: Cheers!  Mar 30, 2009
    Nantucket to Aruba to Auckland: Cheers. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)




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