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Controlled burn underway near Miacomet golf course
The Nantucket Islands Land Bank is conducting a controlled burn Friday afternoon just south of the Miacomet golf course.
Fire destroys building off Nancy Ann Lane
A small mechanic shop building off Nancy Ann Lane was gutted by a stubborn fire Thursday after a motorcycle under repair backfired and started the blaze.
Island Cup rivalry resumes Saturday on Vineyard
Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard will resume their decades-old rivalry this week when the Island Cup returns after a one-year hiatus Saturday on the Vineyard.
Deadline to submit citizen warrant articles extended
The Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday to extend the deadline to submit citizen petitions for inclusion on the 2011 Annual Town Meeting warrant.
Opening of new police station pushed back to January
The long-awaited opening of the new $15 million police station off Fairgrounds Road has been pushed back to January 2011 at the earliest, according to deputy police chief Charles Gibson.

Photo by Nicole Harnishfeger
Firefighters battled a structure fire on Nancy Ann Lane Thursday afternoon. I&M Photo Galleries

Town government overhaul proposed
The most ambitious and far-reaching overhaul of town government in decades was unveiled by the town administration last night, including the proposed consolidation of numerous departments that could save taxpayers nearly $700,000 in the coming fiscal year. With a difficult budget season on the horizon, the town administrations opening salvo in what promises to be a contentious standoff with the Laborers Union includes the elimination of 7.75 full-time equivalent positions and the reorganization of 11 town departments and commissions.

New hope for elder meals program
After months of uncertainty about the future of the federally- mandated Meals on Wheels service and its affiliated Congregate Lunch senior-dining program at the Saltmarsh Senior Center, an island restaurant owner has come forward with the first viable offer to continue running the programs since a Sept. 15 bidding conference.
Selectmen delay vote on public access TV contract
A Selectmens subcommittee has recommended awarding Nantucket Community Television, a nonprofit group, the contract to run the islands new public-access television channel, over the only other bidder on the project, Geno Gengs Grey Lady Public Television. The full board last night put off voting on the recommendation until its Dec. 1 meeting.
Working Nantucket: Homestead assistant proud to aid elderly
Jennifer Killen loves cooking and working with the elderly, and her job as a kitchen assistant at The Homestead assisted and independent living residence allows her to do both.
Thanksgiving turkeys available at Food Pantry
The Nantucket Emergency Food Pantry will make available Thanksgiving turkeys for needy island families.
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5:30 p.m. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket concludes its 2010 season with this J.M. Barrie Classic. Friday-Sunday, through Dec. 12. Tickets, $25 adults, $17 students, available at www.theatreworkshop.com

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Arson suspected in restaurant fire; Reward offered
Arson is the suspected cause of the fire at the Rotary Restaurant late Sunday night which was doused by fire fighters before it could cause significant damage to the mid-island establishment.

Stormy weather uncovers more scallops; Prices rise
Nantucket's commercial-scalloping season entered its second week on Monday, and while slow, most scallopers continued to reach their five-bushel limits.
Selectmen question CPC members' eligibility after flap
A dispute over the Community Preservation Committees funding for affordable housing initiatives has led the Board of Selectmen to question whether some of its members were improperly appointed and should be removed.

Whalers fall 1-0 in OT playoff heartbreaker
With an overtime goal by Sam Jordan, seventh-seeded Dover-Sherborn eliminated the number-two Whalers from the Div. III South sectional boys soccer tournament, ending one of their most successful seasons in recent memory.
Top-seeded girls soccer bounced in opening round
The top-seeded girls varsity soccer team saw its magical season come to an end Friday in a 5-2 loss to Cohasset in the first round of the Div. III South sectional playoffs.
Football wraps up league play with shutout of Holbrook
As it has all year, the defense stepped up when called upon and helped the varsity football team breeze past Holbrook/Avon 25-0 Saturday on the road. Junior quarterback Taylor Hughes led the Whalers on offense with two touchdowns.

"Peter Pan" takes flight at TWN
Things are literally coming down tot he wire for Theater Workshop of Nantucket as it prepares to stage the high-flying action and class storytelling of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan." The wire that allows its lead character to fly, that is.
Dreamland's youth theater rehearsing "Frog and Toad"
The Dreamland Foundation is in the midst of preparing its own production of "A Year with Frog and Toad," with a cast of a dozen who have been meeting once a week to rehearse. They hope to take to the stage sometime in February 2011 with the 30-minute piece.
Susan Simon: Thanksgiving dinner, Canadian style
The Canadian holiday, more or less like ours, is a secular way to commemorate the autumn harvest. It became an official holiday in Canada in 1957.