Quake can't topple dream of better education, future for Haiti
Yvrose “Eve” Ismael flew into Haiti at noon, ready to build her third school using boat tarps donated by Jim and Sue Genthner of Endeavor Sailing.
Four hours later on that tragic day in early January, the schools had disappeared in a horrific shudder of the earth that claimed 200,000 Hatian lives. But while the buildings are gone – disintegrated into the blood and dust of what was once Port au Prince – Ismael’s vision of educated, loved Haitian children remains unbroken. ...More
Save the Date: Island Fair Sept. 11 and 12
The Park and Recreation Commission will once again sponsor the Island Fair in Tom Nevers Sept. 11 and 12. The commission is planning to expand the events and attractions, embracing the theme of “A Celebration of Our Island Community" . . . More
"Greatest Places" in Massachusetts sought
State Rep. Timothy R. Madden this week invited Nantucketers to nominate their favorite places in the state . . . More
Special Features:
One Book One Island, an island-wide reading program for Nantucket, has chosen Robert Olmstead's 2007 novel Coal Black Horse, the story of a fourteen year-old boy traveling the Civil War-torn South in search of his father. . . More
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