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What's happening on Nantucket: Feb. 8-15Bingo, ice skating, performing arts, municipal meetings and more! — Wicked Local Nantucket
New ‘Friends of the Field Station’ launched The UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station announces the creation of the Friends of Nantucket Field Station (FFS), a non-profit group committed to the growth of the field station's scientific research and public outreach. FFS was officially inaugurated in August, following a field station open house. The gathering was hosted by a group of founding friends, headed by Nantucket residents John Flores and Donna Elle-Flores. University of Massachusetts President Robert Caret and UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley were in attendance, along with field station director Sarah Oktay and 150 guests. — Wicked Local Nantucket Service awards on selectmen agenda The selectmen will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the community room of the police station at 4 Fairgrounds Road. Meetings are televised on Channel 17 beginning at 7 p.m. Items on agenda include the Town of Nantucket Years of Service awards, an announcement that town counsel will be available Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. in the town building conference room to assist citizens with writing warrant articles, a planning office request to review and endorse the proposed plan for Hummock Pond Road bike path, a town administration review on the status of a memorandum of understanding for airport procurements, a review of the Health and Human Services funding recommendations process for FY13 and an update from Nantucket Hunting Association on progress on its proposed Madequecham facility. — Wicked Local Nantucket Historic Nantucket tour to be hosted by MassasoitMiddleboro — Local residents are invited travel to Nantucket and experience the island history next Tuesday on a tour sponsored by Massasoit Community College. — South Coast Today Gonsalves: Is Nantucket really the world's best island?I'm no stranger to the charms of Nantucket, but I nearly spit out my coffee Friday morning when I heard the news. — Cape Cod Times Where Romney, Sen. Brown stand on various issuesRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connectionsMassachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
State law bars help on drug costsMassachusetts is the only state that hasn't repealed a 1970s federal law banning discounts from drug companies. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 12:49 AM
Epa to hold meetings on Housatonic cleanupPublic meetings will be held in Massachusetts and Connecticut to discuss the next steps for the potential cleanup of the Housatonic River. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 2:48 AM
Board will ask to remove Bartels Lodge from districtMonday May 21, 2012 New England Newspapers POWNAL, Vt. -- The Select Board voted 3-1 late last week to ask the Vermont Department of Historic Preservation to remove Bartels Lodge from the Center Street Historic District. Board Chairman Stephen Kauppi said he wants to see the lodge taken off because he does not want records to reflect that the town demolished a historic building, — North Adams Transcript Monday, May 21, 2012 12:38 AM
Nato takes up Obama Afghanistan timetableNato countries are expected to sign off Monday on U.S. President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 9:15 AM
Terrorist's death fails to ease griefJeannine Boulanger has cried every day of the 23 years since her daughter Nicole was blown out of the skies... — The Boston Herald Monday, May 21, 2012 4:34 AM
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