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Pocomo $9,450,000

MAGNIFICENT ON MAIN 5 BRs, 4+ bathrooms, oversized lot, spacious, grand rooms, quality construction Town | $3,675,000

MAGICAL IN-TOWN SETTING 4BRs, 2+ bathrooms, potential 2-lot sub-division Town | $4,875,000

PLEASANT GARDENS 4 BRs, 3+ bathrooms, fully renovated Town | $2,995,000

ELEGANCE STEPS TO MAIN STREET 6 BRs, 5+ bathrooms, grand rooms, private and in perfect condition Town | $4,850,000

Brant Point $1,845,000

Town $2,795,000

Maury People Sotheby’s International Realty | 37 Main Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 | maurypeople.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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FAIR-Y TALE RENOVATED ANTIQUE 5 BRs, 5+ bathrooms, renovated with central a/c Town | $2,095,000

LOVELY ON LILY 4 BRs, 3+ bathrooms, renovated with central a/c Town | $2,695,000

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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This absolutely stunning property is situated on over 3.5 acres and was developed with design in mind by Botticelli and Pohl, construction by J Brown Builders, interior by Kathleen Hay Designs, and both hardscape and landscape by Ernst Land Design; a team considered best in class on Nantucket. Harbor and Town views complete with phenomenal sunsets demand your attention from this commanding private location in Shawkemo. The 5 Bedroom Main House includes top end finishes throughout, a spectacular master suite, and a lower level complete with an exceptional theater, custom wine cellar, gym, and spa. The property continues outside; areas for dining, a pool and spa, a private tennis court, play areas and an expansive yard. The thoughtfulness of scale, design, layout, attention to every detail are not to be missed and should not be overlooked in this magnificent Nantucket offering.

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$2,895,000

The recently renovated Nantucket four bay historic home was originally built in 1844 . This beautiful restoration is designer decorated to create a modern warm and comfortable living space while preserving the historical nature and integrity. The renovation includes three floors of beautifully designed rooms with high quality furnishings throughout. The tranquil outdoor patio provides a great place to entertain friends and family.

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$4,150,000

Located in the heart of Siasconset Village and beautifully designed by Botticelli & Pohl, this home is located on a quiet white-shelled lane. It is sited on an over-sized lot and features four-plus bedrooms, five full baths, one half bath, a heated pool and a recently built single-car garage.

This stunning property is a classic reproduction of a rambling Sconset summer home but with all of the modern amenities. The high-quality construction, custom built-ins and the European hand scraped white oak flooring are just a few of the many fine details that highlight the quality of the construction. The spacious great room with hand hewn rustic antique beams combines a kitchen and living room that opens into a three-season room with an antique barn board ceiling and a stone fireplace. The luxurious first floor master suite with full bath and walk-in closet overlooks the pool.

This property must be seen to be appreciated.

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

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A contemporary-style home custom designed and located atop three very private and pristine acres on the highest point in Tom Nevers East.

A sun-filled home with beautiful views from every room – spectacular views of the ocean, Sankaty light house and moors. Three bedrooms, two and one half baths. A cozy family room with wood-stove, pocket doors and closet can be easily used as a fourth bedroom.

Up and downstairs decks ideal for entertaining. Oak floors and Cypress trimming throughout, as well as many built-ins. All bedrooms are fully furnished with built-ins and custom matching furniture. Plenty of expansion options for a second dwelling, pool and tennis courts with a seven-bedroom septic in the ground.

Exquisite estate property featuring a fully furnished four bedroom, four and one-half bath main house and a three bedroom, two and one-half bath guest cottage with an oversized two-car garage, salt-water pool, spa and pool cabana. The high-end craftsmanship combines style with efficiency that include built-ins, vaulted ceilings and high-end appliances. The extensive stonework and professional landscaping add to the high quality of this special home.

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ISL A ND LIFE Catching up with the Faherty brothers – Returning to Nantucket for their second summer, Mike & Alex, co-founders of the lifestyle brand Faherty, mapped out their favorite summer spots on the island. They've highlighted their go-to restaurants, juice bars, beaches and, of course, their Faherty ACK store, which has quickly become an island staple. In addition to its Nantucket location, Faherty also has stores in Malibu and Newport Beach, CA; Boston, MA; and the West Village, N YC. Their clothing is beloved because of its beach appeal, super-soft washed fabrics, and sustainable ethos, apparent in their swimwear made primarily from recycled plastic bottles. Each piece is crafted to take you from sunrise to sunset and beyond.

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BREAKFAST Black-Eyed Susan’s, 10 India St

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SURF SPOT Cisco Beach, Hummock Pond Rd

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SWIMMING Steps Beach, Steps Beach Path

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F A R M S TA N D Moors End, 40 Polpis Rd

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M O R N I N G WA LK Sconest Bluff Walk, 27 Bank St

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B O AT T R I P Tuckernuck Island

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CLAMMING Shearwater Excusions, Slip 1011 Straight Wharf

HISTORY Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St

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RARE CLIFF - LINCOLN CIRCLE OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR FAMILY COMPOUND $10,975,000

Enjoy this vintage circa 1920s summer home on one of Nantucket’s most prestigious streets. Featuring solid construction and distinctive detail and charm of the period, this property overlooks Nantucket Sound and the Harbor with a lovely yard and unattached garage. Enjoy the opportunity to renovate and enjoy this very special island home for decades to come.

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This property is subdivided into three building lots giving this exciting listing a multitude of development or family compound possibilities.

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Bernadette Meyer, Broker

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IMPECCABLE HOME 5 BRs, 6+ bathrooms, garage w/ studio, walk to Town, HDC approval for pool in progress Town | $4,695,000

CUSTOM HOME 5 BRs, 6+ bathrooms, pool house, w/ garage, pool, abutting open space Shawkemo | $8,350,000

ACREAGE AND VIEWS 5 BRs, 5+ bathrooms, Polpis Harbor Views, 5 acres, pool to be installed 2017 Wauwinet | $5,975,000

ABUTTING HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF CONSERVATION 4 BRs, 5+ bathrooms, pool house, pool, stunning vistas, 7 acres Polpis | $7,900,000

VIEWS AND SERENITY 6 BRs, 4+ bathrooms, house, cottage and garage, water views Polpis | $2,695,000

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PRIVATE ESTATE 8 BRs, 9+ baths, pool house, pool, hot tub, 3-bay garage, 14 acres Quident | $15,995,000

GRAND HOME WITH GARAGE 5 BRs, 4+ bathrooms, renovated w/central a/c, full basement, yard and garage Town | $3,675,000

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MAGNIFICENT RESTORATION 5 BRs, 4+ bathrooms, private yard and gardens, roof walk views of harbor Cliff | $4,875,000

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

ANTIQUE GEM 5 BRs, 3 bathrooms, garden, completely renovated, full basement Town | $2,385,000

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3 7 M a i n S t re e t , N a n t u c ke t I s l a n d , M A 0 2 5 5 4 MADAKET

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Enjoy the charm and delight of Old Madaket in this recently updated and beautifully maintained four bedroom, three full-bath, two half-bath home, offering gorgeous views and sunsets over Hither Creek and easy access to the boat landing and dock that is located directly across the street. This prime piece of real estate abuts Land Bank property and has exceptional outdoor living space that include large decks, patios, covered porches and a beautifully landscaped spacious yard.

The studio features an entertaining area with a half bath and adjoining outdoor shower.

There are three outbuildings that are conveniently located for additional storage.

This special property is located within a very short distance to the beach, bike paths, marina, convenience store, public transportation and restaurant.

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SQUAM

$5,395,000

Located on the eastern side of the island in the peaceful and undeveloped area of Squam, this highly sought after location provides easy beach access to some of the prettiest white sand beaches in the world. The main house features a wonderful floor plan with lots of living space and beautiful water views. There are two spacious living rooms with wood burning fireplaces and four en suite bedrooms each with easy access to a large wrap around deck. The combined kitchen, living room and dining room have gorgeous water views of the Atlantic Ocean.

The master suite has a private deck with French doors that look towards the water, and a large bath with views to the harbor. A recently finished lower level includes a theater and a finished living room. Private blue-stone deck off of the rear of the house abutts nearly 300 acres of conservation land. A private two-bedroom cottage and single-car garage with ocean views!

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SQUAM

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SCONSET

$2,595,000

Located on the Eastern side of the island in a highly sought after and unspoiled location, this rare offering exudes peace and tranquility.

The property features unobstructed first and second floor water views with easy beach access directly across the street. The entire parcel consists of two conforming lots which total 1.94 acres of pristine land that offers endless possibilities. Enjoy beautiful sunrises from the rear deck and stunning sunsets from the front deck from this three-bedroom, two-bath beach house.

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This property is tucked in on a private lot abutting nearly 12 acres of walking trails owned by the Sconset Trust and features three bedrooms, two baths, a custom kitchen, a single-car garage and several wonderful and private outdoor living areas. There is additional ground cover available for a second dwelling, expansion to the main house and a pool.

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On a summer day, Nantucket consumes enough energy

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sachusetts, the island’s energy demands have quintupled the

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state average in recent years. Just last August, a new record was set, with 48 megawatts being pumped to the island in a single day. With demand only expected to rise, National Grid has

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N Magazine’s cover story on Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday was over two years in the making. The famously private Belichick opened up his home and his thoughts, providing revealing insights to N Magazine readers. Our interview with Bill and Linda paints a picture of a charming and relaxed couple who have a clear understanding of themselves and those around them. Photos of Bill and Linda were taken by photographer Kerry Brett.

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NEAT STUFF artist Meredith Hanson teamed up with 64 Local designer Sara Rossi on a hot line of handbags.

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News, tidbits and scuttlebutt from around the island and beyond.

Nosh news 68

Belly up to The Sandbar on Jetties Beach, Nantucket’s newest beachside dining spot.

Nteriors designer Carolyn Thayer gives 70 Interior us the inside scoop on how to create the ideal living room.

REFLECTIONS ON Fifteen years

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With N Magazine celebrating its 15th anniversary this July, N’s publisher and editorin-chief, Bruce A. Percelay, reflects on the evolution of the island.

Nspire 80 THE WRIGHT CURE

A year after his wife Suzanne passed away from pancreatic cancer, Bob Wright has launched a foundation to fight the disease that claimed her life.

88 UNBREAKABLE

U.S. Army Veteran Aaron Hale has overcome crushing adversities to live a truly sweet life.

Nvestigate 97 MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING

Nantucket Wine Festival founder Denis Toner is on a mission to commission a $500,000 statue to be erected on Nantucket.

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One historian’s quest to collect a million of the greatest war letters ever written.

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Ndepth 114 WINNING COMBINATION

A rare glimpse into the private lives of Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday.

126 Lieutenant Governor

Before her trip to the island this July, N Magazine spoke to Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito about a wide range of topics impacting the island.

132 SOCIAL CLIMBER

The high-altitude pursuits of Nantucket local, Johnny Arena.

Nvogue 140

In celebration of summer, N Magazine’s fashion team made a splash at a pool house on Eel Point.

Nquiry 154 DESIGNING DUO

A conversation with this year’s NHA Design Luncheon keynote speakers, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman & Williams.

160 Critic’s Choice

Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger shares his insights on Nantucket.

169 MEDICINE WOMAN

Dr. Sarah Williams is taking a holistic approach to giving Nantucket a gut check.

Nuptials 194

Tessa Cressman and Jim Garrells tied the knot on Nantucket.

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Contributors Grace Bartlett Susan Browne Emily Denny Tim Ehrenberg Jess Feldman Sarah Fraunfelder Josh Gray Ikram Guebenlian Catherine Mccavanagh Rebecca Nimerfroh Scott Stunzenas Carolyn Thayer Photographers Kerry Brett Barbara Clarke Cary Hazlegrove Advertising Director Fifi Greenberg Advertising Sales Emme Duncan Publisher N. LLC Chairman: Bruce A. Percelay

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ANNIVERSARY Issue

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This month we celebrate two important birthdays: America turns 241 years old, while—with a little less fanfare—N Magazine turns fifteen. At a time when digital media is rendering old fashioned print a thing of the past, N Magazine has continued to thrive thanks to Nantucket’s remarkably loyal readers and advertisers. Our growth has defied all conventional metrics for the print business, and we look forward to serving this island for decades to come.

On the subject of winning streaks, few people epitomize suc-

cess better than Patriot’s head coach and longtime summer resident Bill Belichick. We interviewed Belichick along with his dynamic partner, Linda Holliday, about a number of topics, ranging from Holliday’s leadership of the Bill Belichick Foundation to the coach’s philosophy on managing the highs and lows of the game. With unparalleled access, we are able to share rare personal insights into the world of this most admired, yet private couple. Thanks to the persistence of our editor, Robert Cocuzzo, and the talents of photographer Kerry Brett, this is only the second authorized cover Belichick has granted in the past fifteen years.

There is no shortage of inspiration in the pages of this anniversary issue. First we learn

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Suzanne, passed away from the disease last July, and Bob is continuing to carry her spirit forward in ways that could advantage the rest of the world.

The Fourth of July also reminds us of the great sacrifices generations of Americans have made to protect our way of life. One such hero is Aaron Hale, who served as a bomb technician in Afghanistan before being injured by an IED that rendered him completely blind.

Hale attacks life with a spirit of optimism that’s rarely seen. His connections to Nantucket are numerous, and the ways in which this community has embraced him have helped save his life.

On the home and garden front, we feature interviews with a number of important figures, including Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times architectural critic Paul Goldberger.

NOTHING IS ORDINARY, NOT EVEN THE VIEW.

Preeminent in his field, Goldberger talks us through architectural trends as they relate to Nantucket and shares his insights on the future direction of our built environment.

Last, we had the opportunity to interview Massachusetts’s energetic Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, who has a keen awareness of issues facing the island. From the opiate epidemic to matters relating to the current H2B visa issue, Nantucket has a voice at the State House, and Polito’s genuine interest in the island was clear in our discussion.

July is a time for celebrating on many levels, not the least of which is celebrating the incredible people who live and visit this island. In our fifteen-year history, the N Magazine team still marvels at the depth of the intellectual, physical, and artistic talent on this tiny spit of land, which is why there will always be just one Nantucket.

Enjoy the Fourth!

Sincerely,

AT T H E WAU W I N E T

Bruce A. Percelay Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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Numbers Nantucket by the

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Lessons are taught by Nantucket Island Surf School per month during the summer.

Tomatoes are cultivated in July at Bartlett’s Farm.

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Jeeps rented by Island Rent a Car between July and August.

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$500,000 Cost of monument being proposed on Nantucket by Denis Toner (read more on page 97).

Gallons of ice cream scooped per day at the Juice Bar in July.

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Pies eaten on Main Street during the Fourth of July pie-eating contest.

Dart boards at the Chicken Box.

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Watermelons are devoured at the watermelon eating contest.

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Years ago this July, the Nantucket Masonic Union Lodge was founded, making it the oldest fraternal organization on the island.

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Different kinds of burgers are available at the newly opened Nantucket Meat & Fish Market.

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WORLD WIDE WEDDING

PHOTO FUN

HISTORIC VICTORY

Clearly N Magazine wasn’t the only publication to fall in love with Kendall and Kerry’s wedding, which took place on Nantucket and was featured in our June Issue. Huffington Post also picked up the photos taken by photographer Katie Kaizer on their relationship page. Congrats to Kendall and Kerry (and Katie) for such a newsworthy union.

When Lee Milazzo agreed to model for the cover of Reader’s Digest’s summer issue, he knew it wasn’t exactly going to be a day at the beach. Milazzo, the owner of Samuel Owen Gallery, was cleverly photographed by Dale May buried up to his neck in sand. Thankfully, as an artist himself, he was plenty patient and didn’t get too salty over the experience. Behind-thescenes photo by Dale May.

This spring, the Whaling Museum racked up four gold awards in Cape Cod Life’s “Best of Cape Cod & the Islands Readers’ Choice” survey. The NHA took the top spot in Best Museum, Best Rainy Day Activity, Best Kids Activity, and Best Family Activity.

This month, the Whaling Museum will also play host to N Magazine’s 15th Anniversary Party, the Crystal Ball, on July 21st.

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NANTUCKET RED TIE SOIRÉE

LIVINGSTON TAYLOR

July 2nd @ 6PM World-famous singer Livingston Taylor will be stopping by the Dreamland Theatre to perform his new album “Safe Home” and other classic favorites. For tickets and more information, visit www.nantucketdreamland.org

July 9th @ 7PM Get ready in your best Nantucket reds for Maria Mitchell Association’s largest fundraiser of the year. Hosted at the Sankaty Head Golf Club, the Red-Tie Soirée to benefit the MMA Science Center will have an open bar, food by Spanky’s Raw Bar, music by the Perry Rossi Band, and much more! For tickets and more information, visit www.mariamitchell.org

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DARK N’ STORMIES & SHIPWRECK STORIES

ART & ARTISAN SHOW

July 3rd @ 6PM Grab your crew and set sail into the summer on the Tall Ship Lynx to celebrate the 4th of July. The night will include dinner, drinks, and a firework display anchored in Nantucket harbor. For more information, visit www.eganmaritime.org

July 13th -16th Three days of countless crafts by sixty artisans for one great cause. Come support Small Friends on Nantucket for the 26th Annual Art & Artisan Show hosted at the Boys & Girls Club. For tickets and more information, visit www.nantucketartandartisanshow.org

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G. LOVE

NANTUCKET YOGA FESTIVAL

July 18th-19th @ 10PM Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter G. Love will perform solo at the Chicken Box. His music, a blend of classic jazz, old-school blues, and modern hip-hop, is an eclectic melting pot of styles for all music lovers.

What’s not to love?

For tickets and more information, visit www. thechickenbox. com

July 7th-9th

Revive, recharge, and restore during a weekend of wellness at the seventh annual Nantucket Yoga Festival hosted at Bartlett’s Farm.

Welcome to yogis of all levels, the festival offers a variety of classes and workshops by expert instructors and health gurus. For more information, visit www.nantucketyogafestival.com

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A GARDEN SOIRÉE

July 19th @ 6PM The Nantucket Garden Festival will blossom into its 6th year by hosting their annual Garden Soirée at the historic Middle Brick Garden.

With farm-to-table cuisine, garden-inspired cocktails, and live music by Coq au Vin, this fresh and flowery night is a must! For more information, visit www.ackgardenfestival.org

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GREEN THUMB FLOWER SHOW

July 20th @ 10AM - 4PM Plant yourself among Nantucket’s most beautiful flower creations at Nantucket Garden Club’s 49th annual Green Thumb Flower Show hosted at the ‘Sconset Casino. Admission is free of charge and welcome to all.

For more information, visit www.nantucketgardenclub.org

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CRYSTAL BALL

July 21st @ 7:30PM Shine, sparkle, and celebrate N Magazine’s 15th anniversary with a night of drinks, dancing, and music by DJ Rosé. Hosted at the Whaling Museum, the bash will benefit the Nantucket Historical Association. For tickets and more information, visit www.n-magazine. com

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SCREENWRITERS COLONY SOIRÉE July 22nd @ 6PM

The Screenwriters Colony will celebrate its 5th annual summer soirée at the Almanack Arts Colony. Highlights include cocktails, live music, and a tribute to honored guest, Warren Beatty. For tickets and more information, visit www.screenwriterscolony.org

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Ntertainment

WHAT TO see ... WHAT TO Read...

Written by Jess Feldman

Compiled by Tim Ehernberg

Starting July 8th, the Theatre Workshop presents the international

Magpie Murders

by Anthony Horowitz

hit, Mamma Mia! Set in Greece, the show follows soon to be mar-

Magpie Murders is one of my

ried Sophie desperately seeking her unknown-father by asking

favorite types of books. An ode

three men from her mother’s past to attend the wedding. Watch as

to whodunnits everywhere, a

she uncovers secrets from her mother’s history and dives into her

locked room murder mystery

own future. The show will continue through August 26th. Tickets

that would stump Agatha Chris-

available at www.theatreworkshop.com/events.

tie, a book within a book, a mys-

Mamma Mia!

tery within a mystery. Horowitz

Ziggy Marley

pays homage to classic British

At 10 p.m. on July 11th and July 12th, Grammy Award-winning

whodunnits, while at the same

singer-songwriter, and son of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley,

time creating something brand-

Ziggy Marley will hit the stage of the Chicken Box for the second

new.

summer in a row. Marley has made a name for himself as one of the genre’s leading artists and is a great performer who can liven any crowd. Tickets available at www.thechickenbox.com.

OPTION B

by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant A crowd favorite from The

Page to Stage: Elin Hilderbrand

Nantucket Project two years

On the evening of July 11th, New York Times bestselling novelist

ago, Adam Grant teams up with

and long-time Nantucket resident Elin Hilderbrand will take the

Sheryl Sandberg to give us an

stage of The Dreamland to discuss and read from her new book,

uplifting and inspiring book that

The Identicals. Hilderbrand has written several national best sell-

helps us build resilience after

ers, all of which are set on and around Nantucket. Hilderbrand

life’s setbacks. Life is rarely

will be interviewed by Sara Underwood from Fox News for this

perfect. It is rarely option A.

Page to Stage event beginning at 5 p.m. in the main theater. Tick-

This book gives us tips to make

ets available at www.nantucketdreamland.org.

the most of Option B.

Meet the Artist: Violinist Yevgeny Kutnik On July 24th at 5:30 p.m., don’t miss the chance for a special

ACK in Ashes: Nantucket’s Great Fire of 1846 by Doug ‘VB’ Goudie

“meet the artist” event featuring American-Russian violinist

On the morning of July 14th,

Yevgeny Kutnik, co-presented by the Nantucket Music Center

1846, Nantucket woke up to

and Nantucket Musical Arts Society. Kutnik will discuss his rise

find the town devastated by a

to fame since his 2003 debut with the Boston Pops, his acclaimed

great fire. This book tells the

recording from Music from the Suitcase, and his future program

story of that devastation, but its

with the Musical Arts Society. The event will take place at the

best quality is the story of Nan-

Nantucket Music Center with free admission.

tucket’s people and a communi-

E 3 a m 4 c h e k a b t fi M P

ty who prevailed from the ashes.

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Page to Stage: Mark Halperin Come out to the Dreamland on July 31st to hear Mark Halperin,

*Get your copy at Mitchell’s or

author, political analyst for MSNBC, and former co-managing ed-

Bookworks

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journalist Natalie Jacobsen. Halperin is the co-author of Double Down: Game Change 2012, which he will be discussing at this special Page to Stage event starting at 5 p.m. Tickets available at www.nantucketdreamland.org.

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NeAt stuff

PAINTS & purses Written By Rebecca Nimerfroh

A new line of handbags featuring artwork by island artist Meredith Hanson

What happens when a fashion designer and fine art painter join forces on Nantucket? Just ask Meredith Hanson and Sara Rossi. This summer, this entrepreneurial duo has introduced a line of handbags designed by Rossi using prints painted by Hanson. Sold exclusively at The Skinny Dip, the bags come in five N magazine

different prints, from the all-American golden retriever to flowers on blush-

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colored leather. “I think for people to hold one of our bags, they are holding a piece of our heart,� says Hanson. Available in a handy cross-body clutch or a getawayfriendly tote, these bags are full of summer style.

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NBUZZ National Geographic photographer Michael Melford will be the guest of honor at the Maria Mitchell Association’s annual Nantucket Red-Tie Soirée to be held on Sunday, July 10th from 7–10 pm at the Sankaty Head Golf Club. An award-winning photographer, Melford has worked with National Geographic for more than thirty years, producing nineteen features for the magazine, more than thirty stories for National Geographic Traveler, and eight titles for the society’s book division. “He has traveled the world, witnessing the spectacular beauty of this planet and capturing breathtaking images to share with the public,” says David Gagnon, the executive director of the Maria Mitchell Association. “His photos capture the diversity of life and habitats in an ever changing world.” For tickets and more information, visit www.mariamitchell.org/get-involved/soiree.

SPLASHY

PHOTOS

For five years, Kit Noble’s breathtaking photography has been gracing the pages of N Magazine. Now, this summer, his images will be on

ON THE

RIGHT TRACK

display in his first ever on-island exhibition. Waterproof will open at the Nantucket Hotel on the evening of July 7th featuring a stunning collection of Noble’s Nantucket seascapes that he captured in and out of the water. In addition to serving as N’s chief photographer, Noble is

This summer, ReMain Nantucket launched a free

also a filmmaker with such directo-

phone app called trACK Nantucket that guides

rial credits as Nantucket by Nature.

users on eight different bike routes. The app is an

By turning his eye to the ocean,

extension of ReMain Nantucket’s goal of helping

Noble’s

collection

people on the island embrace environmentally re-

achieves a compelling look at the

sponsible modes of travel. With written and audio

island’s coastlines. The Nantucket

directions, riders can stay on the path while also

Hotel will be holding two Water-

learning fun facts along the way. In doing so, Re-

proof receptions: July 7th from 5-7

Main has created a one-of-a-kind self-guided tour

pm and on July 28th from 5-7 pm.

for a summer day with family and friends.

Waterproof

A DEVELOPING STORY N magazine

Building continues to boom on Nantucket. So much so that, at press time, Island Lumber

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was in the process of planning new large-sized warehouses to house more lumber.

Shepley Wood Products took similar action by erecting a new warehouse off Lover’s Lane. One contractor described building these warehouses as “bullish,” alluding to the fact that these new storage facilities forecast continued development of island homes.

WHO IS

CHAD?

On the evening of July 21st, N Magazine is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary with The Crystal Ball to be held at the Nantucket Whaling Museum. Flying in from New York City courtesy of Château d’Esclans, DJ Rosé will be rocking the house with tracks from the top forty to deep house. With attendees asked to wear something that sparkles in honor of N’s crystal anniversary, this night is sure to be full of glitz and glam. Half of the ticket proceeds go to supporting the Nantucket Historical Association. Purchase your tickets at www.N-Magazine.com/crystalball.

GOOD VIBRATIONS The Boston

Pops on Nantucket concert is going to hit a particularly high note next month courtesy of the legendary Beach Boys, who will be joining

con-

ductor Keith Lockhart and his symphony orchestra on Jetties Beach on August 21st. Benefiting the Nantucket Cottage Hospital, the performance will surf through the many classics that led the Beach Boys to sell millions of albums and become American icons whose name is uttered in the same breath as The Beatles. Even after five decades, the Beach Boys continue to tour and are sure to be on key for this summertime classic.

To purchase tickets visit www.NantucketHospital.org/Pops.

Over Figawi weekend, a hilarious Instagram account went viral on Nantucket and beyond. @Chadtucket pokes fun at the unique walk of summertime revelers that begins descending upon the island on Memorial Day Weekend. With attire that takes preppiness to whole new extremes and with a case of Bud Light usually in tow, these twenty-somethings can be a sight to see. Created by an anonymous islander, @Chadtucket was the talk of the town and even earned a place in the Inquirer Mirror’s weekly editor’s letter, albeit in condemnation. Of course, the account is all in jest and gives islanders a little laugh during the mayhem of tourist season.

ANNIVERSARY VINTAGE

N Magazine isn’t the only local business celebrating an anniversary this summer. CurrentVintage marks ten years of providing timeless fashion and high-end wine on 4 Easy Street. “During this time, we have evolved to our clientele and their appreciation for the curatorial experience on Nantucket and a break from the massproduced merchandise that is the norm everywhere else.” Commemorating the anniversary, English has rebranded CurrentVintage with a new logo, new store layout, and new offerings that include a gourmet food selection as well as vintage and modern home goods designed for entertaining. Cheers to that!

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continuously, but stayed true to our original premise,” says owner Beth English. “The success is a testament

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Beach Bites Belly up to

the Sandbar

the newest eatery to hit Jetties Beach

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Photography by Kit Noble

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o matter the time of day or

each spent years working in a handful of

The Sandbar’s reception thus far has

the weather coming in off

high-end establishments on the island, in-

been as warm as the sand just outside their

the island’s north shore, it’s

cluding The Pearl, Cru, and The Nautilus.

doors, with patrons raving about the fish

hard to beat the setting of the Sandbar at

“We both loved where we were work-

tacos, the hearty fried clam po’ boy, and

Jetties Beach. A haven for those looking

ing before, but the ability to go out on our

the daily buck-a-shuck, featuring oysters

for great food while enjoying a quintes-

own is exciting and fulfilling,” says Kelly.

and clams on the half shell. Behind the

sential Nantucket backdrop, this new

Nass adds, “It’s always been a goal of

bar, a new variety of frozen cocktails are

eatery is focused on quality and patron

mine to open my own spot one day, con-

making a slushy splash, with a “frozé”

experience.

trol the patron experience, and really make

(frozen rosé) and a special drink collabo-

it a special place.”

ration made with Cisco Brewers’ Triple

The restaurant has a casual atmosphere, and the moderately priced menu

Drawing upon their friendships and

is complete with a variety of coastal es-

contacts made through the years, the two

Whether seated inside at one of the

sentials like fried clams, lobster rolls,

business partners have brought with them

many picnic-style tables or on the beach

and an array of local and Cape Cod oys-

a who’s who of front-of-house and kitchen

patio, there isn’t a bad seat in the house.

ters. Sandbar’s bar fare includes burg-

staff, including a line-up of well-known

Evenings highlight Nantucket’s gorgeous

ers, shoestring French fries, and a spe-

island bartenders and The Pearl’s former

sunsets, while patrons can take full advan-

cial take on the grilled cheese sandwich.

sous-chef Emmanuel “Manny” Rojas.

tage of the midday summer heat by grab-

Nantucket native George Kelly and

“We are so excited Manny joined us,” says

bing a chair and a cocktail on the sand that

long-time summer resident Nick Nass

Kelly. “He cares so much about the food,

leads up to Jetties Beach. On this pictur-

opened the restaurant this season. The

from the smallest aspect of the menu to

esque island, the Sandbar is one tasty slice

two friends and entrepreneurs, both

the biggest. It’s going to be great because

of paradise.

in their mid-thirties, jumped at the op-

he believes his name is behind everything

portunity to start their own place after

that comes out of the kitchen.”

Eight vodka.

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SUMMERTIME HUES designed By Carolyn Thayer

Photo by Cary Hazlegrove

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Soft sheers in Colefax and Fowler fabric with leading edge trim by Brimar soften the room while framing the beautiful water view beyond.

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Amanda Nisbet’s sconces play upon the dark accents in the space to help tie them all together.

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DOORS

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Marvin bi-fold doors open the room to extend onto the patio.

A wood grain wallpaper by Thibaut’s “Eastwood Grey” is used to enhance plastered beams and integrate a faux natural element, adding interest and height to the ceiling.

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Matching round Thibaut ottomans in Rogers and Goffigon Thema Robins egg blue fabric with silver nail heads add additional seating when needed, footrests for the weary, and fill a void in front of the replace during the warmer seasons.

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Matching Kravet Callahan swivel chairs with Beacon Hill Biju Ikat silver, fabric allow easy access to the living space while turning toward the beautiful view when not engaged in conversation.

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This soft ocean photograph created the color palette for the space mirroring the colors in the outside environment.

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A large Bloomsburg rug cut to fit the space plays off the color scheme with blues, grays and off whites to ground in softness.

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Matching Hickory chair and Rye Table end tables in weathered mineral provide a place to rest drinks, place a book, and place a lamp.

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Arteriors Elise Lamps add a funky silver finish to bring out the other silver elements while lighting the far end of the sofa.

ARTERIORS ELISE LAMPS Pinecone Hill Laundered Linen Sky throw breaks the sand-colored linen expanse of the sofas.

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Reflections on

FIFTEEN years

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Written by Bruce A. Percelay

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t has been fifteen years since

also said farewell to my wonderful

Nantucket we know and love. Wealth

N Magazine burst on to the is-

father, a craftsman, a seaman, and

does bring with it certain privileges,

land scene with its audacious

a gentleman whose love of the sea

but discourteousness on Nantucket is

and controversial cover fea-

first brought me as a five year old to

not one of them. Money doesn’t make

turing a scantily clad Mia Matthews,

Nantucket along with my family.

you important here — decency does.

strategically dotted with daffodils. In

It is now our opportunity to expose

In its entirety, the spirit of Nantucket

that time, much has changed here, but

our own children to Nantucket and

still lives. The island remains an incred-

the implications of that change depend

educate them to its special meaning.

upon your perspective.

With respect to all that has occured

The dramatic increase in wealth

over the past decade and a half, I have

of the island’s summer population

come to a realization: the older one

has for some become disconcerting.

gets, the more unnerved we become

Larger homes, fancier cars, and bigger

by seeing our own personal vision of

boats suggest a further departure from

Nantucket change. I’m not alone in

what was once the understated ethos

this observation.

ibly polite and caring community with

of Nantucket. For others, prosperity

Eighteen years ago, the late David

a collection of some of the most talent-

has meant positive changes to Nan-

Halberstam lamented about the chang-

ed and fascinating people anywhere.

tucket, resulting in the construction

es occurring to his island in an article in

Indeed, the biggest privilege we have

of the Whaling Museum, the Dream-

Town and Country, which was reprinted

had at N Magazine has been to in-

land Theater, the Music and Culinary

in our June issue. Thirty-four years ago,

terview an amazing array of people,

schools, the White Heron Theatre and,

Russell Baker’s famous New York

including community leaders, local

soon, a cutting-edge, new hospital.

Times column, “The Taint of Quaint,”

nonprofit directors, island artists and

The island population has also

derided the changes to Nantucket as

musicians, US senators, world-class

changed, most notably through signifi-

a result of its desire to attract the ur-

inventors, Olympic athletes, Pulitzer

cant increases in immigrant communi-

ban chic. It was predicted sixty years

Prize-winning writers, television an-

ties. Now, over half of the first grade

ago, that Walter Beinecke’s vision of

chorpeople, Oscar winners, and most

Nantucket as an exclusive resort desti-

recently the greatest coach of all time,

nation, would destroy the island’s soul

Bill Belichick.

and turn it into an overly cute, materi-

While those new to the island may

alistic haven for the rich. And further

not “get” the true island mentality,

still, there are op-ed pieces from old

Nantucket lives in the core values of

editions of the Inquirer and Mirror in

those who were born here, work here,

the early 1900s, which repeat the same

and by and large, visit here.

chorus that the island is on a path of ruination.

As in the decades and centuries before us, Nantucket will always be

The fact is change has been as

evolving, but the island has proven its

population speaks English as a second

prevalent a part of Nantucket as the

ability to weather change without los-

language. Some see a threat in the shift

shifting sands upon which we live. Yet,

ing what makes this such an extraordi-

in the island’s demographics, while

despite these changes, as uncomfort-

nary treasure.

others see a new and vibrant group

able as they may feel in the moment,

N Magazine is proud to be part of

eager to work and providing diversity

the island has managed to survive. In

the fabric of this rare place thirty miles

to an otherwise homogeneous island.

the words of Nat Philbrick, “There’s

out to sea, and we look forward to be-

For me, personally, over the past

no place on earth that doesn’t change.”

ing a part of Nantucket’s culture for

fifteen years, I was married here to my

Yes, seeing occasional visitors to

beautiful wife and our two children

the island importing Type A behavior

were born at the Cottage Hospital. I

from their native metropolis is not the

many years to come.

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Cover Cover Over the past fifteen years, Nantucket Magazine has chronicled some of the most fascinating people in the country and beyond. Our ninety-six covers speak to the remarkable talent that is drawn to this island and display an enormous variety of personalities who both live and visit here. As a recap of the past fifteen years, here’s a statistical snapshot of the many people who have appeared in the last 10,389 pages of N Magazine.

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US Senators

Hollywood actors

3

Grammy Award winners

Super Bowl champions

3

Pulitzer Prize-winning writers

25+

Local nonprofit leaders

1

NASA astronaut

3 1

National Medal of Science recipient

4

Oscar Award winners

1

Red Sox Hall of Famer

5

US Olympians

1

Massachusetts Governor

13

News anchors and television personalities

15+

Local Artists

10+

World-Class Doctors

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WRIGHT

CURE

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Written by Robert Cocuzzo

A YEAR AFTER LOSING HIS WIFE SUZANNE TO PANCREATIC CANCER, BOB WRIGHT HAS LAUNCHED A FOUNDATION TO FIND A CURE As the former chairman of NBC, Bob Wright has virtually every resource at his disposal—money, influence, a world of connections—but nothing could help him save his wife, Suzanne, from the onslaught of pancreatic cancer last year. Nine months to the day of her diagnosis, she was gone. “With every bit of possible medical and scientific help I could get my hands on, that’s all we got,” says Wright.

“And it was an ugly nine months.”

Suzanne Wright was a beacon of hope for millions of people around the world. Alongside her husband of forty-nine years, she led the global autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks, which had just spearheaded groundbreaking research at the time of her cancer diagnosis. Now, Bob Wright is turning the same intensity they channeled into Autism Speaks toward the disease that claimed the love of his life.

“I’m standing in place of her,” he says. “I’m representing a million people who died over the last twenty years in the United States of pancreatic cancer.” The statistics around this form of cancer are devastating.

Ninety-one percent of those diagnosed do not survive. A majority of patients die within the first year of treatment. Perhaps equally striking is the fact that since the US government declared war on cancer nearly fifty years ago, the mortality rates of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer have remained almost entirely unchanged.

“That to me is the complete definition of a failed business, a failed model, and a failed attempt,” Wright says. “No matter what they say they’ve been doing, no mat-

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The Wright Family

he “they” Wright is referring

mission to find new early detection modalities

cally agree that something must get done,”

to is the National Cancer In-

and treatments for pancreatic cancer.

he says. Specifically, what Wright has in

stitute (NCI) and the National

Mounting this campaign, Wright is taking

mind is having the US government authorize

Institutes of Health (NIH), fed-

a page out of his Autism Speaks playbook.

what he’s calling HARPA, the Health Ad-

eral organizations that Wright says were once

Just before Suzanne was diagnosed, Autism

vanced Research Projects Agency. Based on

considered “beacons of global science.” But

Speaks successfully partnered with Google’s

DARPA, the Defense Department’s existing

today they’ve lagged behind technology and

medical research team on a project sequenc-

research agency, HARPA would pull togeth-

have been rendered largely ineffective in

ing the genome of ten thousand people on

er experts from various disciplines to zero in

advancing treatments for this lethal disease.

the autism spectrum. By creating a search-

on new detection modalities and treatments

“Something is wrong here,” Wright says.

able database, the Autism Speaks Ten Thou-

for pancreatic cancer within a three-year pe-

“There’s no sense of urgen-

riod. Wright is living proof of this

cy, no sense of emergency.

strategic approach.

This is a science project for

Seventeen years ago, he had

them, and they’re using old

his own fight with a rare and le-

tools to do it…In the last

thal form of cancer called Merkel

twenty years, the NCI has not made any

sands Genome Project, the group sought to

cell carcinoma. “It’s seldom detected, and

breakthroughs in cancer science.”

get to the genetic root of the disorder. Wright

you can die from it,” he says. “I had surgery

Angered and shocked at the US gov-

had seen how Google became a leader in

done on my head, and I’m a survivor be-

ernment’s inability to find cures, Wright has

medical science by rapidly crunching and or-

cause of work that was originally initiated by

taken it upon himself to revamp cancer re-

ganizing big data for pharmaceutical compa-

DARPA.” During his recent meetings with

search in the NIH and the NCI. “My friends

nies seeking to accelerate FDA approval. By

members on both sides of the aisle, Wright

said, ‘Don’t do this, don’t do this,’” Wright

leveraging its advanced technology, Google

learned from Senator Ed Markey how his

says. Pitted against staunch bureaucracy and

was able to swiftly draw conclusions from

wife, Susan Blumenthal, had enlisted DAR-

the many benefactors who don’t want to see

trial data and treatment results. “None of this

PA during her tenure as Rear Admiral in the

the system changed, Wright was told he was

is being done at the NIH,” Wright says. And

Department of Health to find treatments for

“never going to win with these people.” Nev-

that’s what he wants to change.

breast cancer. The technology that emerged

ertheless, he’s pushed forward. This spring,

Wright has met with all levels of leaders

was ultimately used to save Wright’s life.

he launched the Suzanne Wright Founda-

on both sides of the aisle all the way up to the

Now he wants to direct a similar DARPA-

tion’s Code Purple campaign, which is on a

White House. “I got all these people to basi-

style program to fight pancreatic cancer.

SURVIVAL RATES BY CANCER TYPE Since 1971

timing is in his favor. With the $6.3 billion “Moonshot” bill unanimously passed last year and dedicated to accelerating cancer research at the NIH, there’s plenty of money available to be allocated to this project.

“I know if Suzanne were here she would be really, really excited,” Wright says. During their relationship, Wright continually looked to his wife as the “chief passion officer.” She was beloved and respected for her common touch and no-nonsense approach to serving the most vulnerable. Even in her dying days, she fought to raise awareness of the disease that was rapidly claiming her life. The passion that drove Suzanne clearly has been passed on to her husband, and if the Wrights’ track record with Autism Speaks says anything, it’s that pancreatic cancer might have finally met its match.

To learn more about the Suzanne Wright Foundation’s Code Purple Now campaign, visit codepurplenow.com

“The program has to include big data and computational work,” he says. “It needs a lot of people with PhDs in biology, math, and computer science.” The program will also need a lot of funding. The foundation has engaged the Chan Zuckerburg Initiative, the Arnold Foundation and the Milken Institute in conversations about creating this new paradigm for federal pancreatic cancer research.

But to really make this project happen, he needs the government to get involved. Despite the recent chaos in the White House,

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UNBREAKABLE Written by Robert Cocuzzo

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The indomitable spirit of American hero Aaron Hale

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McKayla Tracy & Aaron Hale

Nspire aron Hale had just returned from two weeks of leave when the lead truck in his convoy reported a bomb on the road ahead. It was 9:30 on the night of December 8, 2011, and Hale was hitching a ride back to his small command outpost in the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan where he led a team of bomb technicians known in the military as EOD. “Can you handle it?” the lead truck radioed to him. Hale hadn’t even unpacked his luggage yet, but he was already back in the grips of danger.

He and his team navigated a robot out to the roadside bomb and carefully disarmed it. The next task was to retrieve the dismantled IED for evidence and disposal, but the robot couldn’t manage to pull the jug of explosives out of the sand. It would have to be retrieved manually. With his team watching on from the convoy, Hale walked carefully to the bomb. He was forty meters away when BOOM! Another roadside bomb that he hadn’t seen detonated right beside him. Hale was rocketed into the air and then landed on his knees and elbows. His head was ringing, and he couldn’t see. Hale thought his helmet had been pushed forward by the blast, blinding him, but when he put his hands up to check, he realized his helmet

doesn’t end there. Quite the opposite. The IED blast that

was gone.

rendered him completely blind only punctuates a miracu-

Hale tried to run blindly back to the convoy, but before he

lous life of overcoming staggering odds. Now, five years

got too far a team member grabbed him and dragged him back to

since the blast, Hale possesses a positivity and optimism

safety. Medics immediately cut open his uniform and assessed his

that seems inconceivable when considering the grave trau-

injuries. The explosion had fractured his skull and broken every

mas that he’s endured. “I’ve always felt that we all have

bone in his face. His right eye had been ripped completely from its

the ability to be resilient,” he says. “I don’t have anything

socket and his left exploded

special that we don’t all have. I’ve just had the opportunity

in his skull, which was

to dig in for mine.” Indeed, in the years since the blast,

cracked and leaking spinal

Hale has become living proof of the power of the human

fluid. He was badly burned

spirit as he continues to rise above the daunting obstacles

and shrapnel threatened to

thrown in his way.

sever his carotid artery. A

After spending months in the hospital where he

chopper was on the scene

underwent extensive surgeries, Hale refused to allow

within minutes to evacuate

the new darkness in his life to consume him. “I wasn’t

him. Two days later, Hale

going to be stuck on the couch feeling sorry for myself,”

was in Walter Reed Hospi-

he says. Instead, Hale ran marathons, climbed moun-

tal, permanently blind and

tains, and white water rafted. He traveled around the

clinging to life.

country as a motivational speaker, bringing hope and

The story of Aaron Hale

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Aaron Hale

inspiration to other veterans who were battling their

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own wounds, both seen and unseen. “I just get out

Nantucket for one of these events, make it so I can

of bed every day and face the day,” he says. “I try to

help raise money.” Before an audience of hundreds,

attack each day as though it is my last, because I’ve

Hale gave a riveting speech at the Holidays for He-

been blessed with five years of bonus time, and I’m

roes Gala. Little did he know then that his life was

going to take advantage of it.”

about to be thrown upside down once again.

While Hale was reclaiming his life in Flori-

Upon returning to Florida from Nantucket,

da, four thousand miles away, a family friend was

Hale became sick. In the middle of the night, Tra-

watching it unfold on Facebook from California. “I

cy’s phone rang. It was Hale’s mother. He had been

found his life to be fascinating and adventurous,”

admitted to the hospital with bacterial meningitis.

says McKayla Tracy. “He was constantly traveling,

The deadly illness spread rapidly, and it was un-

helping other people, being of service, and wanting

clear whether it was connected to his former inju-

to share his story to help other wounded veterans

ries. “Spinal fluid was pouring out, his fever spiked

and veterans in general.” Tracy was “just a kid”

and he had excruciating pain,” Hale’s mother re-

when Hale first entered the service. They eventu-

members. Tracy instinctively jumped on a plane

ally connected over Facebook and began rekindling

to be by his side. When she arrived, he had been

their friendship. “We started talking on the phone

intubated and was in a medically induced coma.

a few hours a day just getting to know each oth-

She slept by his bedside for days. “When he would

er and catching up on the last twenty years of our

wake up, he would be fighting, trying to get out of

lives,” Tracy says. Eventually Hale convinced her

the restraints, breaking the restraints,” she says. “It

to come to Florida for a visit, and they spent a week

was really scary and very sad for me and his whole

together at his home. “I enjoyed every minute of

family.”

it,” she says. “But when I left, I just knew that I

When Hale’s condition worsened, the doctors in

liked him and didn’t really know how it would ever

Florida determined that he needed to be transported

work out.”

to a better-equipped facility four hours away in Ala-

After Tracy left, Hale headed to Nantucket

bama. The medical team in Birmingham took him

for the annual Holidays for Heroes event. Founded

immediately into surgery and administered heavy

by island resident Tom McCann in 2012, Holidays

doses of antibiotics to arrest the meningitis. Their

for Heroes brings wounded

warriors

and their families to the island for a much-deserved vacation. The foundation

had

since

expanded to supporting

veterans

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forward,” he says.

“So I told Tom any time I have an opportunity to come to

efforts saved Hale’s life but not before the

ing since I could reach over the counter top,” Hale

meningitis had claimed his ability to hear.

says. “In the Navy, I got to cook for the top brass and

When Hale finally regained consciousness,

hang up my uniform each evening and go experi-

he was not only blind, but also now com-

ence Italy.” His fierce patriotism in the wake of Sep-

pletely deaf.

tember 11th inspired Hale to switch from Navy chef

“When I got home from the hospital

to Army bomb specialist, but he never lost his love

the second time around, I lost my balance

of cooking. Now blind and deaf, cooking became his

as a result of the loss of hearing in the inner

saving grace.

ear,” Hale says. “All of the tools and tech-

“I started cooking again and it gave me a

niques that I learned to use since going blind

distraction to take the focus off the pain that was

were audio based.” He now had to learn to

going on, physical or otherwise,” Hale says. “I

live again. Hale spent days sitting in complete darkness and silence. “For a long time, I was

had something to look forward to.” With Tracy at

trapped inside my body not able to see, hear or maneuver very well,” he says. A prisoner

his side, Hale put his chef coat back on. Commu-

inside his own mind, he had nightmares of machine gun fire and explosions playing on a loop

nicating through touch, they prepared an elabo-

in his head. There was no reprieve. “Without distraction, I thought it would be there forever.”

rate menu for Thanksgiving. Family and friends

But Hale was not alone. Tracy never left his side. Despite having only spent a single

raved about the dinner, but were especially im-

week together before he became sick, she devoted herself fully to him. They communicated

pressed by his homemade fudge for dessert. As

by writing words into the palms of each other’s hands, and Tracy became Hale’s connection

the compliments came rolling in, a new pursuit

to the world. “There were months that were really hard and dark, but I knew that I loved him,”

was born.

Hale became obsessed with making fudge,

him get back.” To lift him up, Tracy needed to find a project for Hale where he could direct

crafting new recipes and whipping up pounds

his energy. Stripped of his ability to see, hear, and balance, Hale found purpose in one of the

and pounds of it everyday. “Unbeknownst to

last senses he had left: taste.

me, McKayla was actually sneaking some of the

When he first entered the service in 1999, Hale never intended to be disarming bombs

fudge out the front door,” he says. “You don’t

in the battlefield. At the age of twenty-one, he enlisted in the Navy as a culinary specialist and

have to be very stealthy around a blind, deaf guy,

cooked for a three-star admiral and his staff of the sixth fleet in Gaeta, Italy. “I’ve been cook-

but she was taking it and giving it away to neigh-

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Tracy says. “I wanted him to be healthy and happy and would do whatever I needed to help

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bors, friends and coworkers.” Eventually people started re-

him and Tracy. Since rushing to his bedside, she hasn’t

questing orders of Hale’s fudge and a business was born.

returned to California. Instead, friends packed up her

“Aaron told me that his dream was to launch this

apartment and shipped her belongings down to Florida

fudge business,” says Tom McCann. “And we wanted

where she’s remained committed to every step of Hale’s

to help him make that happen.” Through a Holidays for

recovery. “There’s no way I could have my outlook on

Heroes grant, Hale and Tracy were sent to the premiere

life without her,” Hale says. “McKayla was there for me

chocolatier school in the country and became master

while I was fighting my way back and wasn’t going to let

chocolatiers. The school then connected them with the

it defeat me.” This past fall, Hale proposed to Tracy on

top chocolate-maker in

Nantucket with the help

the world to provide the

of Holidays for Heroes.

ingredients

Hale’s

They will be married on

recipes. After landing a

the island later this sum-

seven-hundred-pound or-

mer.

for

der from Boeing, Hale

Today, Aaron Hale

and McCann realized they

continues to thrive and

needed to expand the op-

beat the odds. A cochle-

eration beyond his kitch-

ar implant has restored

en. Today, his recipes are

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MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING Written BY Robert Cocuzzo

Portrait by Kit Noble

Denis Toner’s campaign to commission A NEW NANTUCKET monument kicks off this July

Early studies by Paul Day

ew people have made a greater cultural impact on Nantucket than Denis Toner.

Since founding the Nantucket Wine Festival over twenty years ago, Toner has helped turn the island into an international food and wine destination. Now this master of ceremonies is launching a half-million dollar project to put a much more literal mark on the island. This July, he’s hosting world-renowned sculptor Paul Day as part of an effort to erect a monument on the island that will be remain for generations to come.

“An iconic statue—we don’t have one here,” Toner says. Much like Gloucester’s “Man at the Wheel” monument, Toner wants Nantucket to have a landmark statue to celebrate the island’s history—except the symbolism he has in mind would extend far beyond our shores. Ten years ago, Nantucket was named the sister city of Beaune, France, a distinction that Toner, who splits his time between both places, brought into cities—what’s known as jumelage in French— Toner has enlisted the services of one of the most prestigious sculptors of our time, Paul Day.

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ay has sculpted some of the most iconic monuments of the 21st century. His massive bronze and granite sculptures are revered for their astounding realism and thought-provoking use of perspective. In London, he won the commission for the Battle of Britain monument where RAF pilots appear to leap off an eighty-two-foot-long wall overlooking the River Thames.

He then collaborated on the Queen Mother

Memo-

rial, which was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth in 2009.

Most recently, Day completed a memorial to soldiers lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He now has his sights set on Nantucket as the next home for his highly sought-after artwork.

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“It is our good fortune that

of trying to get a project off the got me.” When he finally inquired Paul has agreed to participate in ground that could possibly lead about who the artist was, he discov- this project,” Toner says. “His abilto a piece of art that symbolizes ered that the artist Paul Day lived ity and unique style will combine the friendship between the people just down the street. Toner sought to create a lasting icon of two reof Beaune and Nantucket,” Day him out and the two became quick markable places.” After devouring says from his studio in Burgundy. friends. “Denis has such an infec- Nathaniel Philbrick’s In the Heart “My plan is to bring together these tious enthusiasm for things,” Day of the Sea, Day began sculpting two [communities] in a sculpture says. “In talking with him I real- small models of the monument. that has energy, movement and ized that here was an opportunity The sculpture shows a whaler on hopefully captures the spirit of the to do something locally and leave a one side about to throw a harpoon work.”

little landmark in what has become and a winemaker gathering grapes Toner was first exposed to my hometown.” With this in mind, on the other. “I’m looking to cre-

Day’s artwork while visiting at the jumelage project would result ate a beautiful, romantic, meaninga lavish property just outside of in two identical statues being cast ful work of art,” Day says. “That Beaune called Abbaye de la Bus- and installed on Nantucket and in work of art is directly inspired by siere. “Every time I went to that Beaune. The exact location on Nan- the history of these two wonderful place, I ended up staring at these tucket is still being debated.

places.”

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“I’m just delighted with the idea statues,” Toner says. “They really

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To take his research a step further, Day will be visiting Nantucket during the last week of July.

In addition to the artist, Toner will host a delegation from France, including select winemakers, vineyard owners, and the mayor and deputy mayor of Beaune for a number of events on Nantucket to champion the project. The statues, which will cost in the neighborhood of $500,000, could offer patrons an opportunity to literally put their name on two of the most storied communities in the world. “I’m hoping that many of the people that we know from Beaune and Nantucket, people with good hearts who love wine and love Nantucket and Beaune, will be able to raise some money for the statue,” Toner says.

Toner has formed a nonprofit around the statues. Beyond funding the commission of Paul Day, the Nantucket Combined Charities will be dedicated to supporting students on Nantucket and in Beaune who are entering the hospitality industry. Toner envisions an externship program in which students from Nantucket travel to Beaune and vice versa.

But at the end of the day, it all comes back to the art for Toner.

“There are so many worthy causes in this troubled world that a statue may seem an unworthy choice,” Toner says. “But art is as nurturing to our souls as water in the desert. When art is inspiring and universal, our landscape is illuminated with hope

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Photography by Kit Noble

Nantucket resident Gerry Newton gave these bundles of his Korean War letters to Andrew Carroll during his recent visit to Sherburne Commons.

One historian’s mission to collect a million of the greatest war letters ever written For the last twenty years, Andrew Carroll has traveled to all fifty states and forty countries in search of the greatest war letters ever written. His collection now numbers well over 100,000 and touches upon every American conflict stretching back to the Revolutionary War. This spring, Carroll launched a campaign to collect and protect a million letters so that future generations will be able to understand American history on a deep and personal level.

“Nantucket is my second home,” said Carroll whose mother and aunt live at Sherburne Commons and whose cousin, Dr. Margot Hartmann, serves as the president of the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Although he returns often to visit his family, Carroll’s most recent trip to the island was all business.

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Chuck Gifford showing Andrew Carroll the collection of his grandfather’s war letters.

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ust before Memorial Day, Carroll was

is that they’re among the most egalitarian

and was writing to his former master say-

handed a treasure trove of letters kept

art forms we have,” Carroll said. “Any-

ing that his unit was bearing down on his

meticulously by longtime Nantucketer

body can pick up paper and a pencil and

plantation and that he would have his ven-

Chuck Gifford. “This is one of the most ex-

compose something that will resonate for

geance.

traordinary collections we’ve ever received,”

centuries.”

At the Atheneum,

Carroll told Gifford in the Great Hall of the

Leafing through his

Carroll brought these

Atheneum, where he was giving a presenta-

collection on hand, Car-

letters to life, sharing

tion. Held in two thick binders, the hundreds

roll

through

each author’s story with

of letters were written by Gifford’s grandfather

American history. He

a sincerity and famil-

during World War I. Nantucket native, Charles

read a letter written dur-

iarity that transcended

Conyngham Gifford, after whom Chuck is

ing the Pearl Harbor

time. Indeed, history is

named, was in the 101st Artillery 88th Aero

bombing and then a tear-

far from dry for him. In-

Squadron and ultimately lost his leg to ma-

stained letter written by

stead, Carroll seems to

chine gun fire. The letters, many addressed to

someone at Ground Zero

have internalized each

his home on Nantucket, chronicle the Great

during the September

of these letters, so when

War in exquisite personal detail. “I want to

11th attack. He gingerly

he speaks about them

make sure they survive,” Gifford said of the

held up a WWII letter

or reads their verses his

letters. “If you read all of this, it’s an amazing

with a bullet hole shot through the center,

voice trembles at their sheer gravity. “One

history of what happened at that time.”

and then another written on Hitler’s statio-

of the things that has struck me so much

No one knows this better than Andrew Car-

nery by a US soldier who had just stormed

about these writers is the wisdom and ma-

roll, who travels with a briefcase of some of his

the Fuhrer’s apartment in Munich. He read

turity and profundity of what they’ve put

most prized letters literally handcuffed to his

a letter written by a former slave during the

on paper,” he said, “this despite how young

wrist. “What I find so remarkable about letters

Civil War who had joined the Union Army

so many of them are.”

jumped

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(Clockwise from the top) A coded message from World War II; Andrew Carroll holding a letter that was shot through by a bullet during combat in World War II; letter written by an American soldier named Horace Evers on Hitler’s personal stationery at the end of World War II; letter from the American Revolution by an Army officer named Alexander Scammell; a handwritten letter by a young woman named Anna Miller who was at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001.

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amily is at the root of Carroll’s letter project. During his sophomore year of college, his childhood home in Washington DC burned to the ground. “Everything we had was destroyed,” he said. “All of our letters and photos literally went up in smoke.” Upon hearing about the tragedy, a distant cousin, James Carroll Jordan, contacted Carroll and said he wanted to share with him a letter he had written during World War II when he was serving as a P-51 pilot. “I’ll never forget reading the first line,” Carroll said. It read, “Dear Betty Anne, I saw something today that makes me realize why we’re over here fighting this war.” The letter went on to describe Jordan’s experience liberating the Nazi concentration camp in Buchenwald.

Overcome by the vivid details of torture chambers, bodies and other grotesque scenes of human suffering, Carroll knew that the letter was an absolutely crucial piece of history that needed to be protected. Moreover, he knew that there were other letters out there that needed to be saved. “This is what sparked the whole idea [for the Legacy Project],” Carroll said.

On Veterans Day in 1998, a letter Carroll wrote appeared in the nationally syndicated “Dear Abby” advice column in which he asked people to send him their war letters for preservation. Several days later, the post office called Carroll up, angrily saying that he needed to pick up his mail. “You might want to bring a van,” the postman said. When Carroll arrived, there were bins and bins full of letters from wars throughout American history. “It felt like Christmas,” he said. “I remember sitting in my car opening up these bundles and each of them was a surprise.”

Since starting the Legacy Project to protect these correspondences, Carroll founded the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University where he’s a resident historian. The letters have inspired two New York Times best sellers, an Emmy Award-winning documentary and most recently a play performed by the likes of Laura Dern, Common, Annette Bening, and other Oscar-nominated and Oscar-winning actors. “Our organization is 100 percent nonpolitical,” Carroll said. “It’s about the troops and what their families go through…that’s what we want to get through to people, the humanity of it.” Carroll has also volunteered as a councelor for veterans of the War in Iraq and Afghanistan at Walter Reed Hospital suffering from PTSD. “When we think of war memorials and monuments, we often envision these grand structures of stone and steel,” Carroll said.

“But what strikes me about these letters is that despite how fragile and delicate some of them are, they’re among the most enduring tributes we have to those that serve. They remind us that their sacrifice can extend beyond the battlefield. They remind us of the N magazine

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human spirt.”

To learn more about Andrew Carroll’s Million Letters Campaign or to donate war letters of your own, visit www.WarLetter.us.

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WINNING COMBINATION Interview by Bruce A. Percelay

Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photography by Kerry Brett

A rare glimpse into the private lives of Bill Belichick & Linda Holliday Bill Belichick is unknowingly play- he was in high school in Annapo- matter what everybody is doing during with one of his Super Bowl lis, Maryland where his father was ing their busy lives, Nantucket is rings. The ring is the size of a shot a football coach at the US Naval where family comes together as a glass, and each time he turns it in his Academy. His high school friend unit again.” If there was ever kryphand, light dances around the room. Mark Fredland had a family home tonite to soften the steeliest coach in His other hand is draped casually on the island and invited him to join the game, it’s Linda Holliday. Warm over the shoulder of his longtime one summer. In 1979, he and Fred- and vivacious, she pairs well with partner, Linda Holliday, and clasps land purchased this plot of land off Belichick—or as he put it earlier hers. They’re sitting on a casual,

in the day, “She’s the rose next to

unfussy couch in the Belichick’s liv-

the thorn.” The couple appear com-

ing room in ‘Sconset. The space is

pletely at ease with one another and

quaint and comfortable. An antique

share a playfulness and unabashed

Wurlitzer jukebox stands quietly

affection that belies Belichick’s

behind them and there’s a seascape

stern on-field persona. Indeed, Hol-

painting hanging over the man-

liday knows a side of the coach that

tel. Beyond locker rooms, practice

very few do, and she smiles widely

fields and stadiums, this is the in-

when asked what most people would

ner sanctum of arguably the greatest

be surprised to learn about him. “I’ll

coach in the history of sports.

tell you something about Bill,” she

“I started off in Detroit, then Sankaty Road and developed it to- says with a hint of Tennessee twang Denver, then the Giants, then Cleve- gether. Fredland still lives nearby. in her voice. “He can sing. And he land, then the Patriots, then the It’s a charming property that harks can sing well. You won’t hear it.

Jets, and then the Patriots [again],” back to the old Nantucket when You won’t see it. But he can sing Belichick says. “But at the end of screen doors clapped closed and well.” A boyish grin spreads across every one of those years I was here.” unpretentiousness was a community Belichick’s face, and for an instant, He slaps his knee. “Nantucket has ethos. always been a constant.” Belichick

one almost forgets that this is the “This is where everybody same man who leads 350-pound be-

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elichick is coming off

pendulum swings a little too far that

to be brought up. I try to keep it on an

what is widely consid-

way in general. And so I try to swing it

even keel.”

ered to be the greatest

back a little bit the other way. Now, it’s

Perhaps the most extreme exam-

victory in Super Bowl

important to celebrate wins, but not for

ple of Belichick swinging the pendulum

history—perhaps

very long.”

the

greatest comeback in all of sports. His

When asked how long his team

improbable win over the Falcons—

can afford to soak up a victory, Belich-

clawing back from a 28-3 deficit with

ick says, “For the most part it’s brief be-

less than a half to play—only further

cause you have to move on. If you win

cemented his legend. If there’s ever a

on Sunday and you have another game

question of how many championships

on the following Sunday, you can’t

he’s won in his forty-two-year career,

hang on to [the win] for very long. I’d

back to center came the day after his

one only needs to find Belichick’s fish-

say less than twenty-four hours because

most recent Super Bowl win. “As great

ing boat—now renamed VII RINGS—

you have a new challenge ahead.”

as today feels,” he famously told a pack

bobbing in Nantucket harbor to

of reporters, “we’re five weeks

get the official count. And yet de-

behind the other teams for the

spite being one of the winningest

2017 season.” Instead of basking

coaches in NFL history, Belichick

in the afterglow of such a bibli-

has earned a reputation for not rel-

cal

ishing his victories.

ick already seemed to have his

accomplishment,

Belich-

It begs the question wheth-

eyes set on the next game eight

er he allows himself to savor

months away. Was this statement

victory at all? Or is his taciturn

calculated or would he simply

demeanor a deliberate part of

not allow himself to revel in

his coaching style to keep his

what many considered the great-

team level? “It’s definitely part

est victory of all time?

of keeping level,” Belichick responds

Instead of reveling in the touchdowns

“I definitely can hang on to that

when asked these questions. “Part of

and goal-line stops, he focuses on

game,” he says when asked these ques-

my job is to tell the truth to the team, be-

dropped passes, missed tackles, and

tions. “I mean I wasn’t saying [that

cause I feel I know the truth. When we

botched plays. “We’re going to point

statement] critically or with remorse or

win—and we’ve won a lot fortunate-

those things out,” he says. “We’re going

anything; that was just a point of fact.

to work on them. We’re not just going

Had we been eliminated from the play-

to be happy that things went our way.

offs in the regular season like twenty

The truth is if we don’t do better than

of the thirty-two teams did, we would

this, we’re probably not going to win

have started immediately working on

too many more games.”

the draft, free agency, going back over

He continues, “Now when things go

the previous season. When you play an

the other way. When things aren’t going

additional five weeks, and then if you

well. When the pendulum is swinging

win the [Super Bowl]…the reality is

down on your team and everybody is

once you pick up the pen and paper and

ly—there’s a lot of accolades of how

pounding on them—the fans, the media,

start going to work for the next year, the

great things are. The team gets plenty

maybe a little bit of self doubt or lack of

other teams are six weeks ahead of you.

of that from outside sources. I think the

confidence—then that’s when they need

I was just pointing that out.”

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BELICHICK FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS Since launching in 2013, the Bill Belichick Foundation has awarded $350,000 in scholarships to student athletes across the country. Here on Nantucket, past recipients have included James Aloisi, Kezia Duarte, Megan Cranston, Nathan Leibowitz, and Olivia Slade. This past May, Katie Fox, daughter of Chicken Box co-owners

Rocky and Lori Fox, was awarded one of the most recent scholarships.

“I was super excited,” Fox says.

“A scholarship goes a long way and motivates me to work even harder and not let the Bill Belichick Foundation down.”

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An exemplary student, Fox also played varsity basketball and field hockey all four years at Nantucket High School and later became captain of both teams. Despite the time required by her athletic endeavors, Fox also volunteered extensively on the island. She was an ideal candidate for the scholarship.

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“Although I don’t know Bill Belichick personally, I think that he’s a great football coach, but even a better person for helping all these kids and groups with his foundation,” says Fox, who is entering her sophomore year at UMASS Amherst and is considering studying social work.

“He’s truly taken the platform he was given and is now doing whatever he can to give back. After attending the ceremony, I can see what a difference it is making.”

e can separate enjoying

Bowl rings to match.

Holliday. “In lieu of birthday pres-

the win, and realizing

“I grew up in the south, so I was ents, friends gave the first donations to

that he has to get back

an SCC football girl and never paid at- the foundation.” For years, Belichick

to work, too,” says Holliday, who has

tention to pro football,” Holliday says. awarded scholarships in honor of his

witnessed this up close during their ten-

“They didn’t have pro football when I father to student athletes at his alma

year relationship. A former boutique

was growing up in Tennessee, so Bill mater Annapolis High School. Holliday

clothing store owner and television per-

has brought me into that world.” Today, saw an opportunity to expand upon this

sonality, Holliday has brought her own

Holliday serves as the executive direc- through a nonprofit that would not only

unique flair to Patriots Nation. This Super

tor of the Bill Belichick Foundation, an continue to award scholarships to An-

Bowl she grabbed fashion headlines with

organization Belichick credits her for napolis students, but to students across

a custom-made Swarovski crystal Patriots

starting. The organization has helped the country. “Bill and I handpick every

hoodie, complete with BELICHICK

change the lives of hundreds of students single person,” Holliday says. “It’s not

in big sparkling letters bedazzled from

from Nantucket to Uganda.

shoulder to shoulder. Now she has two of her own custom-engraved Super

something that we take lightly. We want

“The foundation all came together to know who the person is on a firstaround Bill’s sixtieth birthday,” says name basis.”

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he foundation also awards

adds that the lacrosse team they support

the Navy during World War II, Steve

grants to help programs such

in Croatia recently won the European

Belichick coached for a number of col-

as The Nantucket Skating

championship.

lege teams before assuming his thirty-

Club, which gained vital support in

The Bill Belichick Foundation was

three-year post as coach and scout for

2015. Beyond Nantucket, the founda-

established in memory of Belichick’s

the US Naval Academy. Bill Belichick

tion’s reach has expanded across the

father, Steve Belichick. Steve’s parents

was four years old when his father took

country and around the globe, particu-

immigrated to the United States from

the job, and he grew up absorbing for-

larly in supporting football and lacrosse

Croatia at the turn of the twentieth cen-

mative lessons from his dad on and off

programs. “We built a field in Uganda,”

tury, and he grew up in the thick of the

the field.

Belichick says. “We’re in foreign coun-

Great Depression. Football became his

“When I look back on it, one of the

tries. We’re national and we’re local. In

saving grace, earning him a partial ath-

things I learned at Annapolis, when I

particular, we try to help out Boston’s

letic scholarship to college and eventu-

grew up around the Navy football teams

underprivileged lacrosse teams.” With a

ally a season playing with the Detroit

in the early sixties—Joe Bellino, Roger

faint glimmer of pride in his voice, he

Lions before the war. After serving in

Staubach, Coach Wayne Hardin and

some of the great teams they had—I didn’t know any differently,” he says. “I just assumed that’s what football was. Guys were very disciplined. They worked very hard. They did extra things. They were always on time, alert, ready to go, team-oriented, unselfish. I thought that’s the way it all was. I wasn’t aware of it at the time, but I can see how that molded me.”

The military mindset Belichick witnessed at the Naval Academy is now a trademark of his coaching style. Watching him stalwartly prowl the sidelines directing his players, it’s not hard to imagine him as a field general in another life. In fact, Belich-

ick is passionate about military history, and even narrated a PBS documentary about World War II called D-Day: Over Normandy that premiered this spring.

His coaching style and personal interest in military history begs the question whether the coach could ever have pictured himself as a military leader?

Could Bill Belichick see himself as a general leading troops on the battlefield?

“I probably wouldn’t have been a general, because I wouldn’t want to be in the Army,” Belichick says, when asked wanted to be in the Navy. I’d want to be an admiral.”

“You’re my admiral,” Holliday laughs.

GRANTS In an effort to champion communities, the Bill Belichick Foundation has awarded $385,000 in grants in the last four years. The grant program began when Linda Holliday observed the dire needs of fledgling lacrosse programs in both inner cities and rural areas of the country. “Several friends of mine were having to do bake sales to get enough money to hire a coach and buy lacrosse sticks and get uniforms,” she says. “I was thinking that there has to be better ways to raise money and awareness for youth fun in sports as well as continue education.” Enter the Bill Belichick Foundation (BBF) grant program.

Since 2013, the BBF has awarded fortytwo grants, supporting everything from building a field in Uganda to outfitting a lacrosse team in Croatia. Here on the island, The Nantucket Skating Club received a grant that dramatically propelled its mission. “We’re a small organization, but we are unique in that we have a lot more expenses compared to off-island skating clubs,” says Nantucket Skating Club president, Jody Paterson.

As a 100 percent volunteer nonprofit, every fundraising dollar goes to paying for ice time, coaching, and travel to off-island competitions. The grant enabled the Skating Club to not only meet its needs on the ice, but also expand its program to incorporate off-ice training and coaching year-round. “What the Bill Belichick Foundation has done for the club has been amazing,” says Paterson. “The financial support is always welcome for any type of nonprofit, but in particular the name recognition of Bill Belichick gave a huge boost to morale and raised people’s awareness of our club.”

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here’s a certain military mentality,” Belichick continues. “When you join the military and make it a career, you’re doing it to defend the country from all enemies foreign and domestic. Basically you want to fight. That’s what they’re trained to do: to fight and to win battles and not to lose them. I’m not sure that I have that type of mentality. It’s not quite the same in business or in sports. I mean, there’s certainly things that are similar, but that fighting and playing for keeps is a little bit of a different mentality. I’m not sure that’s really the way that I’m wired.”

When asked which feeling is more intense the thrill of winning or the pain of defeat, the coach

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He contemplates it more and continues, “But when the last game turns out like it did this year, or like it turned out two years ago—or, you know, I’ve been involved with seven championship seasons—those last a little bit longer. At some point you’ve got to move on from them, but you can hang on a little bit longer.”

Here in his home in ‘Sconset, there’s

him here nearly forty years ago. “The

an airiness to Bill Belichick that televi-

island is spectacular,” he says “The

sion cameras don’t capture when he’s

people are great, fishing, bike paths, the

pacing the sidelines or stonewalling re-

lighthouses, the beach, the history—I

porters after the game. Sitting next to the

mean it’s got it all.” Holliday smiles in

woman he loves, still hand in hand, he’s

agreement. “It’s the feeling of getting

quick to laugh. While the conversation

over here and having that island factor,”

may have begun in true Belichickian

she says. “You’re away from everything

fashion, with his responses clipped and

and yet you’re still among friends.”

measured, there’s now an undeniable

“You know how it is,” Belichick

ease to his demeanor. He’s talking about

continues. “When you drive along the

Nantucket and no question seems out of bounds.

Then, this question: “Bill, you’re obviously very well compensated for what you do…” The conversation suddenly groans to a halt. The interview has just entered uncharted waters and an uncomfortable silence floods the room. Waiting for the rest of the question, Belichick stares back with a look that could stop a bullet. “…But are you paid well enough to shop at the ‘Sconset Market?”

moors, you’re going to pull over for

The coach throws his head back and

me, and I’m going to pull over for you.

breaks out into a full belly laugh. Hol-

It’s just a question of which one of us

liday joins him. “The market is great,

is finally going to go first. Because you

but the prices…” he jokes, continuing

always want to be courteous and polite

to chuckle. “That place could be a study

to the other guy.” This good will and

in monopolies!” Belichick clearly loves

sense of community continues to afford

what the ‘Sconset Market represents.

Belichick and Holliday an escape from

Like so many spots on the island, the

the flashbulbs and microphones that

‘Sconset Market connects him with his

define much of their year. So no mat-

past, conjuring fond memories of when

ter how many more Super Bowl rings

his children were young and began the

liday adds. “Nothing better than walk-

he collects, no matter how far and wide

day by scampering up to buy warm

ing down there to get ice cream.”

his foundation reaches, life will always

baked goods for breakfast. “The baked

The exchange illustrates why he

return to this quiet retreat in ‘Sconset

goods there are pretty hard to resist,” he

and Holliday love this island so much.

where the most enigmatic, scrutinized

says, smiling, “especially their muffins

Belichick appears to still relish the

coach in the game can enjoy a long,

or cookies.” “And the ice cream,” Hol-

folksy charm and simplicity that drew

much-deserved timeout.

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Lieutenant Governor

Karyn Polito Interview by Bruce A. Percelay

Photography by Kit Noble

A Conversation with Massachusetts’s Second-in-Command Karyn Polito has served as the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts since 2015 and has assumed an unusually active role for her position. Her goal is to strengthen the partnership between cities and towns and the Commonwealth.

This mission brings her to Nantucket this July, where she has acquired an intimate knowledge of the challenges facing the island. Prior to her visit, N Magazine spoke with Lieutenant Governor Polito to discuss the many matters facing Nantucket.

N MAGAZINE: What’s your view of Nan- seven days. And we have increased N MAGAZINE: What effect do you think tucket?

our substance abuse prevention and

the new marijuana legislation has

Lt. Governor Polito: As much as people treatment by 50 percent in the state relative to the possible worsening of visit it from all over the world be-

budget, giving more funding for

the opiate and drug problem on the

cause of its beauty and special coast-

prevention education and long-term

island?

line, Nantucket is home to individu-

treatment to help those who are ad-

Lt. Governor Polito:

als and families, and I think about

dicted get on a path to wellness.

the wishes of the voters and imple-

the island in that light. I want it to

We have also engaged the medical

ment the essence of the ballot ques-

be a good community in terms of its

community and requiring doctors

tion that was passed in November.

schools, jobs, housing, healthcare,

to log in every script that they write

However, we are mindful that regu-

and wellness for the residents who

for an opiate into a monitoring pro-

latory oversight will be needed in

live on Nantucket year-round.

gram, which is well used. And we

order to have consumers understand

require doctors, nurses, physicians’

what they actually are consuming

We will honor

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looks from a distance, it suffers from

derstand in their court competencies

edibles in Massachusetts. We have

many of the same problems as the

for implication, how to use, and pre-

a lot of work to do relative to the

rest of the state. For instance, opi-

scribe pain medicine. We are seeing

government structure and the regu-

ate abuse has become more perva-

a positive impact of these efforts,

latory system for safeguarding mari-

sive and has been a big problem on

with heroin and opiate related deaths

juana as a product in Massachusetts.

Nantucket for a long time. What has

declining. However, we are seeing a

Having said that, it is a drug and if

your administration been doing on

rapid increase of deaths associated

abused can be harmful to people’s

this front?

with fentanyl, and, therefore, we are

wellness.

Lt. Governor Polito: We will continue ramping up our law enforcement

Relative to the opiate and her-

our aggressive efforts to combat opi-

efforts to go after the bad actors in

oin addiction crisis in our common-

ate addiction. We were the first state

terms of trafficking fentanyl, which

wealth, most heroin addicts started

in the country to pass a law limiting

is killing too many people in our

with marijuana.

a third-time opiate prescription to

commonwealth.

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N MAGAZINE: Switching the focus to the local economy in Nantucket, a lot of the hospitality businesses and restaurants have found themselves in a real quandary because of their inability to get staff who were previously approved and cleared through the H2B and J-1 visa programs. What is your position on these visa programs and their role in the service economy in tourist dependent places like Nantucket?

Lt. Governor Polito: We are a welcoming place in Massachusetts by virtue of our universities and our health care system. Our businesses rely on many talented individuals that come from other places in the world to do research here, to work, to be part of the tourism economy or even agriculture. The visa system is a tool that we need to rely on in order to legally bring this talent to our workforce. Our administration supports the visa program and will continue to inform the federal officials of its need here in the commonwealth, so that we can continue to thrive as an economy in all parts of Massachusetts including the islands.

N MAGAZINE: Does this viewpoint put you at odds with the White House?

Lt. Governor Polito: I know that this is a legal process for bringing people into the country for purposes of filling jobs that are otherwise not filled. This has been a N magazine

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in order to bring talent legally into Massachusetts. So I think the idea is to have it work so that employers can rely on it and not have to question year to year whether it is going to be available as a tool to populate their places of employment.

N MAGAZINE: Moving on to larger economic

in high school, which can then be transi-

to be a player in life sciences we need to

issues of the state, we are starting to see

tioned into the workplace directly or after

continue to be leaders in research and de-

more and more evidence that technol-

further education go into the workforce.

velopment.

ogy is creating both opportunity and challenges. Can you talk about your personal

N MAGAZINE: How concerned are you about N MAGAZINE: What are you looking forward

interest in STEM education and internships

threats to NIH funding, of which Massachu-

to most with your upcoming trip to Nan-

and how that could put Massachusetts in

setts gets a disproportionate share? Does this

tucket?

a leadership position as we have been in

kind of discussion keep you up at night?

Lt. Governor Polito: I am looking forward to

many educational areas up to this point?

meeting with municipal officials to discuss

Lt. Governor Polito:

In order to create the

their community compact that they signed

most robust pipeline of talent to measure

with our administration in November 2016.

up with our innovation economy, we need

They signed a best practices compact with

people to have skills related to science, tech-

our administration focused on achieving

nology, engineering, math, and even con-

stronger fiscal policies, including determin-

struction to be competitive. According to a

ing reserve levels, capital financing, and use

recent trends forecast, we will need close

of free cash. I’m told that the Board of Selectmen adopted these policies in November 2016. They joined 284 other communities out of our 351 that are embedding best practices like this into local governance.

When I meet with them in July, I will learn about how they are looking to incorporate more best practices and how they deliver services to strengthen their community.

What makes a strong community are good schools, jobs, and opportunities for people year-round, which would require a housing strategy to go along with that, and a good, healthy and safe community, which will require us to assist the people of Nantucket on issues like opiate addiction. So

Lt. Governor Polito: Well we are

the biopharmaceutical industry alone to be

very, very concerned about

filled by 2022. In order to meet goals like

the threat to federal research

that we need to have both curriculum in our

funding. In fact, we have a

K–12 public education match these grow-

strategy group forming with

ing needs in our economy, as well as con-

industry leaders and our con-

necting students to the workplace through

gressional delegation to fight

paid high school internships and work ex-

for each and every one of

periences where they can better understand

those dollars that are needed

the subject matters in the STEM field. We

to continue to fuel industry in

are also putting in about $45 million worth

Massachusetts. For instance, seventeen of

I’m looking forward to our municipal visit

of high-end equipment like 3D printers and

the world’s top biopharmaceutical compa-

in July, where we can take the next steps

CNC machines directly into the classroom

nies have a presence in Massachusetts, and

forward to strengthen their level of gover-

so that students are actually learning how

we have ten of the largest medical device

nance to provide even stronger service to

to program and use this kind of equipment

companies here. In order for us to continue

the residents.

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litmus test for being a true Nantucket local is whether or not you know Johnny Arena. With a trim, compact physique wrapped in a perpetual George Hamilton tan, Johnny Arena holds more court at establishments like The Pearl, The Galley and Ventuno’s “back bar” than Chief Justice John Roberts. A seasoned real estate broker by day, Arena has another passion that reveals a highly-focused and disciplined side of him that has brought him to great heights—quite literally.

An avid skier since the age of five, Arena’s first experience with big mountains was while living as a self-proclaimed ski bum in Breckenridge, Colorado. It was there that he confirmed his love for the mountains and gained a deep respect for their danger. One morning, his housemate urged him to take the day off to ski an unpatrolled peak after a large snowfall. Arena declined, believing that the slope could be unstable. That afternoon he learned his roommate had been killed in an avalanche.

Although Arena would never lose his love of mountains, he also would never forget to respect the wrath they possess.

Johnny Arena with friend Tom Bresette on Nantucket.

Some years later, while a senior investment advisor in the high networth portfolio group at Fidelity Investments in Boston, where he would work for twelve years, Arena was invited to climb Mount Kilimanjaro by some co-workers. Despite his experience skiing, he knew little about mountain climbing and even less about mountain training. His preparation was limited to walking up and down the stairs to his office on the twelfth floor several times a day. Yet no amount of stairs could prepare him for the actual rigors of a six-day hike to reach the highest peak in Africa.

While climbing a mountain made famous by Ernest Hemmingway sounded glamorous, Arena learned that living without a shower for eight days, risking being attack by wild animals (leopard paw prints were found just outside his tent one morning), and dodging falling boulders was not something he read about in the chamber of commerce guide books. After climbing Kilimanjaro, Arena now had mountaineering in his blood and he wanted more.

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(Clockwise from the top) Arena pondering Ixta in Mexico; Camp Muir on Mount Rainier; the high hut on Ixta at 15,000 feet; Mount Rainier summit crater at 14,411 feet; Arena near Salkantay Pass at 15,200 feet (wearing a Force Five t-shirt).

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n September 11, 2001, Arena and the rest of the world were fixated by the attack on the World Trade Center. It was a moment that changed his perspective on life. All of a sudden, working inside a downtown office tower and selling financial products didn’t hold the same meaning for him. Three weeks after the September 11th attacks, Arena took an unpaid leave of absence and set out on the Salkantay Trek, a fifty-mile hike in Peru that navigates high mountain passes reaching up and over 8,835 feet before culminating at Machu Picchu.

His next objective was Huayna Picchu. Although less than 9,000 feet high, the ascent is almost completely vertical. The Incas used the mountain to defend the town below, accessing its summit by climbing the so-called “stairs of death,” which were designed to trip up attackers. “Going down this mountain, as with most mountains, is far more dangerous than going up,” Arena says.

“After any big climb, you’re tired, feel you have accomplished your goal, and you have gravity working against you.” Indeed, more people die during a descent than on an ascent. Upon returning from his adventures in Peru, Arena returned to work. A few months later, he quit his job and moved to Nantucket, full time.

Arena’s next climbing conquest was Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, a 22,841Arena relaxing just below the summit of Mount Rainier.

foot peak that is the highest mountain in South America. On the second day, Are-

“Going down this mountain, as with most mountains, is far more dangerous than going up. After any big climb, you’re tired, feel you have accomplished your goal, and you have gravity working against you.”

ous week, four climbers had been killed in separate incidents. Two were killed from high-altitude cerebral edema, and two perished from hypothermia. Despite nearly getting killed in a rockslide and almost being knocked off a cliff by a passing mule team, Arena was still hooked on the big mountains. The trip took fourteen days to get up and three to get back down.

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Johnny Arena and his guide on the summit of Aconcagua (22,841 feet).

ipem om”

ast summer, Arena set out to climb

altitude pulmonary edema.” The best way to cure HAPE is to

Mount Rainier in Washington State. He

get back to lower altitude, preferably sea level. Arena made it

spent months training by tromping around the Moors with a for-

back to Nantucket two days later, fifteen pounds lighter, but no

ty-pound pack and running on an incline treadmill at the Nan-

longer sick.

tucket Hotel gym. At 14,411 feet, Mount Rainier is the fourth

Arena’s next target is Mount Whitney in California, the

highest peak in the lower forty-eight states and considered one

highest summit in the contiguous US. After that, he might take

of the most strenuous and dangerous hikes in the United States.

on Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. But he makes

In 1981, eleven climbers on Mount Rainier were killed by a

it perfectly clear that there are some mountains that do not hold

rockslide, the worst American mountaineering tragedy in US

interest for him, most notably Everest. With at least six climbers

history. Equipped

dying on Everest

with a headlamp,

just recently, Arena

helmet, ice axe

puts the mountain

and

climbing

crampons,

Arena made a

ence in perspective.

roped ascent by

“If you have a bad

night and reached

experience during

the summit for sunrise. He injured his knee on the ascent and

a marathon, which I equate to mountain climbing, you can al-

was forced to limp back down 9,000 vertical feet.

ways call an Uber,” he says. “When you are in a dangerous situ-

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On yet another climb, Mount Ixta, a 17,160-foot dormant

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experi-

ation halfway up a mountain, you are the only way out.”

volcano in Mexico, Arena found himself perched at a camp

Those who know Johnny Arena understand the dichotomy

below the summit, watching his iPhone, screaming in delight

of his personality, at once the life of the party and an intensely

as the Patriot’s won the Super Bowl this year. Waking up his

focused realtor and mountain climber. When asked why he sub-

climbing mates, his voice could be heard echoing through the

jects himself to the risk and discomfort of mountain climbing,

valley as time ran out on the Falcons.

Arena says he relishes the fulfillment found in setting goals and

According to Arena, “I have never had a major climbing

achieving them: “The level of satisfaction after completing a

incident however after my rapid ascent and descent (fourteen-

successful climb transcends making money or any other conven-

hour round trip) of Orizaba, another Mexican volcano, which

tional life experience,” he says. So the next time you’re out for din-

stands at 18,490 feet, I began coughing up blood which is a

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sought-after firms in the country. Most recently, they were hired to design the Greydon House hotel on Nantucket. Returning to the island next month as keynote speakers at the NHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nantucket by Design fundraiser, Standefer and Alesch gave N a look at their work on-island and off.

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N MAGAZINE: How would you describe your design style?

Roman & Williams: For us, design is more synonymous with an approach than a style. Style implies boundaries, and we find the term to be limiting.

Rather than approaching projects from a “designed” perspective, we tease out the story of a space and let that shape our design for each project. This method helps to guide all of our design decisions in a natural and organic way and allows you to make choices from a more instinctive place. In every project we take on, there’s a narrative that we explore and let unfold. We are highly attentive to the people, the experience, and its broader context that we envision in each space we create.

N MAGAZINE: Tell us about your recent experience designing Greydon House.

Roman & Williams: Nantucket has a rich history of adventure, industry, and seafaring, and we wanted to honor that heritage from a different perspective.

The original structure was built in 1850, so there was a deep-rooted story that was very important for us to honor and resurrect. We imagined the sorts of treasures the captains and shipmen would have brought back from their journeys out at sea, and used the locations and cultures that they might have visited to influence our design. For example, in the lobby, chairs from Africa sit next to French stools, and a mural depicting a Chinese merchant port graces the wall behind the bar. The end result is that each space feels unique, as though you’re visiting someone’s home rather than a hotel.

N MAGAZINE: What is one design element that can change the feeling of a room instantly?

Roman & Williams: We love to paint the floor or ceiling a dark or unexpected color. It’s a fairly basic change to implement but can make an enormous difference in the feel of a room. A black floor in an otherwise neutral space creates interest before you’ve even brought in any decorative elements.

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How is de-

signing an interior for an “island” location different than other projects you’ve worked on?

Roman & Williams: Nantucket was an ideal location for us to work on, because the history of the island gave the project a romantic depth. We were able to design in a warm and elegant way while embracing the aesthetic

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being mindful of Nantucket’s tradition, while bringing along our own eclecticisms and nuance.

We enjoyed the unique experience of designing

for an island vacation surrounding that isn’t necessarily tropical.

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How do you successfully

incorporate old and new into a cohesive design?

Roman & Williams: We utilize vintage or found elements for many of our projects and layer them in with new items, which we’ve often custom designed. The trick is to not let one overpower the other and to let the elements complement each other. For example, the Greydon House exterior started with an original structure that we expanded upon with new construction. For us, it was of the utmost importance that we kept the new design true to the roots of both the original building style and true to the roots of the style of the island. Spaces that are successful are places that feel authentic.

The “old” or original style should blend harmoniously with the new elements.

N MAGAZINE: What role does history play in design in the twenty-first century?

Roman & Williams: We believe that the current and future state of design is respectful of history and tradition. Today, the public is very educated about what is fake and patronizing, as opposed to real and sincere. The role of the designer is to build something sustainable, something with longevity. People are loyal to things that feel authentic, things that they can connect to. The more unselfconscious you can be in your designs, people will feel that in the final product.

N MAGAZINE: Which designers have most impacted your career?

Roman & Williams: We’ve been highly influenced by French and English eighteenth and nineteenth century country homes, both the houses as well as their landscapes. Gertrude Jekyll’s work as a horticulturist and garden designer is an inspiration in both our professional and personal lives.

On the architecture side, Bernard Maybeck, who was influential in the Arts and Crafts Movement, H.P. Berlage who was considered the “father of modern architecture” in the Netherlands, and Eliel Saarinen, an architect known for his Art Nouveau work, are all reference points for our own work.

Our love for beautiful objects has always been the guiding force behind our designs. In line with our work with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we’ve recently been inspired by Christopher Dresser’s work in the decorative arts. He was influential in the Design Reform Movement and Japonism.

N MAGAZINE: What advice would you give to an aspiring designer?

Roman & Williams: Be brave, trust yourself, and question what might be baseline assumptions from your own perspective or external perspectives about what the obvious solution to a problem is. Simultaneously, learn from others who came before you, and don’t be afraid to surpass them. That ambition

N MAGAZINE: What are you most proud of in your career?

Roman & Williams: We are extremely proud of the variety of projects that we have had the opportunity to work on. From starting out on film sets to now working on hotels, food markets and museums, this variety has allowed our style and design preferences to constantly evolve and forces us to push past our own boundaries.

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CHOICE Interview by Robert Cocuzzo & Bruce A. Percelay

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Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger Discusses the changing façade of Nantucket.

Paul Goldberger is arguably the most respected architectural critic of our time.

As a fledgling writer for The New York Times, Goldberger earned a Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, launching him into a career that would include bestselling books and posts at the top publications in the country. He’s also a longtime lover of Nantucket. Goldberger vacationed on the island with his girlfriend in 1979. By the time they boarded the ferry to the mainland, the couple were engaged and have been making regular trips to the island ever since. Last month, Goldberger was on the island as the keynote speaker at the Nantucket Preservation Trust’s annual symposium. N Magazine spoke with Goldberger about Nantucket’s architecture, past and present.

N MAGAZINE: Given your recent trip to the island as the keynote speaker for the Nantucket Preservation Trust’s symposium, I want to start by talking about preservation. Why do you think it is so important to retain the historical identity of the island?

Goldberger: The sad truth is that if you leave a place like Nantucket alone, it will not stay the way it is—it will change. It’s a myth to think that it will stay the same. If you value Nantucket as it is, then you have to be proactive and involved to keep it the same, because nature changes things. Now if the question is why keep Nantucket the same, why not let it change, the answer is complicated.

N MAGAZINE: How so?

Goldberger: You do want it to change a certain amount. I don’t believe that places like Nantucket should become museums. It’s a real place and should still feel like a real place, with real life going on. Real life implies—in fact, real life requires—some degree of change. But something you really love and want to take N magazine

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N MAGAZINE: Within that idea of managing change, been permitted a few years ago, but there was do you think that Nantucket affords enough flex-

just enough loosening to allow it. It struck me as

ibility to allow for adventuresome architecture?

fitting in just right and made you feel that there

Goldberger: I think it’s allowed for some, [but] was a little bit of fresh air.

I don’t think it’s allowed for a huge amount. I think in the last few years, there’s been a little

N MAGAZINE: Is there a design element on Nan-

bit more willingness to allow new architecture

tucket that you think has become a little stale?

and to acknowledge that there is a way to make

Goldberger: I think that the use of gray shingle

new architecture that is respectful of old and of

sometimes feels a little bit excessive. But at the

the old environment. Respecting the spirit of a

end of the day, it’s probably smart as a sort of safe-

place is much more complicated than directly

ty net. Because when you cover something in gray

mimicking. There are other ways to do it. I’ve

shingles, it prevents it from being too far off—no

seen more interesting and subtle architecture in

matter what you’re doing. For me, it’s an issue of

recent years than I had several years ago.

interpretation as much as anything else.

N MAGAZINE: Some would say that limitations can N MAGAZINE: Inside Nantucket homes, we’re seeactually inspire creativity. Do you think that’s

ing a trend where the aesthetic is changing from

applicable to Nantucket, wherein regulations

“ye olde” to now more modern. Are you seeing

are pushing architects to work within those lim-

that in similar coastal communities around the

its?

country?

Goldberger: Absolutely. In fact, I’d go further Goldberger: Oh yeah absolutely. I don’t know and say all design is a response to some kind

that there’s anything wrong with that. I mean

of constraint. I don’t think anybody does their

it’s the way people live now. There is a differ-

very best work when they have a completely

ence between altering an old, historic house and

blank slate. All design requires some constraint.

building a new house that may have a somewhat

On the other hand, sometimes constraints can

more traditional facade and a very modern open

be so extreme as to leave no room for creativ-

interior. You see a lot of that, and I think that’s

ity whatsoever. And so, it then gets back to the

fine.

specifics: is there room for creativity, but are the

I remember when I was in Nantucket a few

constraints still firm enough to keep things in a

years ago, somebody gave me a bumper sticker

kind of coherent connection to the larger spirit

that said, “Gut Fish Not Houses,” which was a

of the place?

whole campaign against opening up the interior of historic houses. That’s right up to a point.

N MAGAZINE: Have you seen instances of that on There are certain key houses that are super imthe island?

portant architecturally and really should be pre-

Goldberger: When I was last on Nantucket three served. In other cases, where it’s really the public years ago, I saw a really nice house that was

face of the house that’s the most important and

quite large and strikingly modern, but beauti-

not the interior, it’s reasonable to be more lenient

fully integrated into the larger surroundings. It

on changes that do not affect the exterior. Again,

felt exactly right for Nantucket and made me

I feel more comfortable on a case-to-case basis

feel very hopeful. The house might not have

than talking about that as a general principle.

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N MAGAZINE: Would you prefer to go back to the Nantucket of 1979 when you first arrived? Do you miss the charm that first attracted you to the island, or are you content with the shape of the island we have today?

Yes, you can do a lot within a traditional house, but at the end

Goldberger: Given the enormity of

of the day it’s not really how people want to live. Since we do allow the pressures on Nantucket and the inside plumbing and electricity, we’ve already established the principle fact that so much money has been that we’re not really pretending it’s an 18th century house. And so, the pushing its way into this island, it’s question then is how do you interpret that principle? Do you interpret miraculous it’s held its own as well it as meaning you can also take down a wall between a kitchen and a as it has. Sometimes you feel like pantry or a kitchen and a dining room and open it up? Sometimes, yes.

the money has been squirting at it like the jets on a power washer. It’s

N MAGAZINE: Moving to the exterior, one of the debates happening on amazing that it hasn’t totally broNantucket when it comes to preservation is over what type of building ken it apart. I do love some of the products are acceptable. For instance, there’s new plastic trim called recent architecture that I’ve seen, AZEK that’s virtually indistinguishable from real wood. Where do we showing that the island is continudraw the line between being practical and being a preservationist?

ing to invent itself while holding

Goldberger: That’s a really good question. Again that’s another one that’s onto the basic structure of where it not unique to Nantucket, but seems to come into particularly intense has been. focus on Nantucket. I’ve gotten a little bit more liberal and lenient about

I mean, everybody feels it’s

things like that in recent years, as the quality gets better and as they are too pressured and too crowded and becoming harder and harder to distinguish from authentic materials.

all that stuff, but I would go fur-

When these houses were built, they were built with the best ther and ask what place isn’t these materials that were available by people who were making practical de- days? But it’s an interesting quescisions. Today, we have a whole new set of challenges. We’re really tion. There was a lot that was wontrying to sustain these houses longer than they may have ever been in- derful about Nantucket back then. I tended to be sustained. Some new building materials have far greater don’t believe that any place should longevity than a lot of old ones.

truly go back in time. I think living

Given that Nantucket’s climate off season is not super benign, places have to move forward. The something that will help sustain it and require a little less maintenance challenge is moving forward with-

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is not necessarily a bad thing. But I do think you have to be careful. out sacrificing the best of what you

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Anything that’s identifiable as plastic or what have you from twenty had and making sure that the past repaces away is probably not a very smart thing to be using on Nantucket mains a template for the future. houses.

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Dr. Sarah Williams is taking a holistic approach to giving Nantucket a gut check Sarah Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family was ravaged by cancer. Her mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister, and cousin were each diagnosed with some form of cancer, all before the age of sixty. This sent Williams on a medical quest to get to the hereditary root of their disease. She ultimately discovered the Personal Genome Project and was able to identify the exact gene that was causing cancer to run rampant in her family.

Empowered by the knowledge, Williams went on to become a medical professional specializing in genome on Nantucket and is on a mission to change the healthcare paradigm one patient at a time.

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sequencing, gut health and holistic, functional medicine. This summer, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opened a practice in her home

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N MAGAZINE: Some people roll their

eyes

eyes when they so much as hear the

olis-

word “holistic.” What are some

ions

misconceptions regarding this form of medicine?

con-

DR. WILLIAMS: Two of the main mis-

ding

conceptions that people have re-

not

garding holistic medicine are that

not

it is not evidence-based and that it

s in

does not harness the latest break-

logy

throughs in medicine and diagnostic

ign-

technology to bring about healing.

alth

By maligning the holistic approach

t on

to health care, individuals may miss

tore

out on the opportunity to not only

gain

restore and maintain their health,

ng a

but to gain control over their health by taking a more active role in it.

care

N MAGAZINE: You had first person experience with the power of

and the frequent colonoscopy

ily who declined to be tested

ns of

genome sequencing in an effort to get to the bottom of the high

would provide early detection.

to see if they were carriers.

quo,

cancer rates within your family. What were the most signifi-

ally

cant takeaways from that experience?

N MAGAZINE: Do you think every-

what is in their “book of life”

ven-

DR. WILLIAMS: One of the most significant takeaways is that

one should be sequencing their

and want to be sequenced to

Others may be curious about

genome, or just those with high-

gain insights into their health,

a life-threatening disease enables you to guide your health

rates of disease in their families?

lifestyle traits, family his-

tak-

care and get appropriate screenings. Genomic testing can

DR. WILLIAMS: Sequencing is a very

tory, and inherited diseases.

all”

help by more specifically directing your attention, time, and

personal decision. Some people

Couples starting a family may

g as

money with regard to your unique state of health and associ-

from high-risk families may not

also want to learn if they are a

add-

ated health care. An example would be a colonoscopy. If one

want to know if they carry the

carrier of a genetic condition,

has the gene for hereditary colon cancer, this screening would

gene. There were a number of

which would be passed on to

be performed more frequently than is currently recommended

members in my extended fam-

their children.

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knowledge truly is power. To know that you carry a gene for the

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“A paradigm shift in the direction of preventative care is taking place now. The ‘One-size-fits-all’ approach to health care is changing…”

— Dr. Sarah Williams

N MAGAZINE: Isn’t genome sequencing expensive?

DR. WILLIAMS: In general, the cost of whole genome sequencing

all health. Your gut is home to

N MAGAZINE: Given how our

trillions of microorganisms and

health care system is struc-

has dropped dramatically over the last five years and is now

their genes, referred to as your

tured, with billions of dollars

available for $999 at certain labs.

intestinal microbiome. The

pushing for the status quo, how

composition of your gut micro-

can the paradigm realistically

organisms—good bacteria, bad

shift toward becoming more

bacteria, fungi, viruses, and

preventative and holistic?

parasites—directly influences

DR. WILLIAMS: A paradigm shift

the health of your gut lining.

in the direction of preventative

Since over 70 percent of your

care is taking place now. The

immune system resides in your

“one-size-fits-all” approach to

intestinal tract, having the right

health care is changing as hos-

balance of good and bad bacte-

pitals across the country are

ria in your gut is essential for

adding functional/integrative

good health. When your gut is

medicine to their patient care

healthy, the beneficial bacte-

services. In Boston, the Osher

ria help you digest and absorb

Clinical Center for Integrative

your food, synthesize vitamins,

Medicine is a joint collabora-

control your appetite and me-

tion between Harvard Medi-

tabolism, influence your mood,

cal School and Brigham and

train your immune system, and

Women’s Hospital. Similarly,

determine to an extent how your

universities such as University

genes are expressed. The key to

of California at San Francisco,

keeping your gut healthy is to

Northwestern University, and

cultivate a healthy intestinal

Vanderbilt University offer

microbiome. I can personally

patients access to functional

attest to the fact that a healthy

medicine through their own

gut can positively influence the

Osher Centers. The Cleveland

N MAGAZINE: What do most people not know about gut health?

DR. WILLIAMS: What’s in your gut has a major impact on your over-

health of individuals who suffer from asthma and allergies.

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Clinic also provides functional medicine services through its collaboration with the Institute for Functional Medicine. The

STEPS TO HOLISTIC HEALTH

Cancer Treatment Centers of America combine conventional

Support your immune system Remove toxins from your diet and environment:

Eat clean Whenever possible, eat organic foods.

ive therapies to provide a unique, individualized approach to fighting cancer.

N MAGAZINE: How about on the pa-

Avoid synthetic fragrances.

tient level? How do we get people

Keep clean

to think more about prevention

Reduce Stress

. Don’t skip meals. Skipping a meal is stressful for your body as it causes low blood sugar. . Exercise regularly and spend time in nature. . Get adequate sleep. . Become more mindful of daily stressors so that you can catch and stop negative thought patterns. . Find a healthy balance by scheduling downtime for enjoyable activities.

Eat Healthy

. Eat a balanced breakfast every morning. . Make sure each meal incorporates fresh vegetables and fruit, as well as some form of protein, a good carbohydrate, and fat. . To support healthy digestion, eat foods high in fiber like chickpeas & black beans. . Drink plenty of water. . Avoid excessive alcohol intake N magazine

evidence-based support-

Breathe clean

Avoid using soaps with triclosan, a chemical that disturbs the normal balance of microbes on your skin.

Avoid using detergents and household cleaners that contain harsh chemicals.

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cancer treatments with

than treatment?

DR. WILLIAMS:

Patient education

is an integral part of functional medicine. Patients who have experienced the healing that a functional medicine approach provides learn firsthand the impact that their lifestyle choices have on their current and future health. Knowledge is power.

Once patients understand the

foggy brain, and pain. I’d

extent to which they can influ-

like to bring greater aware-

ence their future health—and are

ness to post-treatment Lyme

equipped with the tools to pro-

syndrome and the importance

mote wellness vis-à-vis targeted

of gut health. I’m also collabo-

nutrition and genomic screen-

rating with Dr. Lepore to se-

ing—they generally assume a

quence the gut microbiome of

much more active role in main-

patients at his suboxone clinic.

taining their health.

Nantucket is the perfect place for rejuvenation. My vision is

N MAGAZINE: How do you envision to establish a quarterly retreat your practice evolving on Nan-

on Nantucket where individuals

tucket?

have the opportunity to learn,

DR. WILLIAMS:

My desire is to

reconnect with themselves, and,

continue to bring health and

ultimately, experience a greater

wellness to the islanders. Many

sense of well-being through a

patients suffer with fatigue,

shift in their lifestyle.

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Not so fast

double feature A quick chat with Laura Cunningham and Chris Wendzicki, the husband and wife team behind Yellow Productions.

Chris: ​I actually started in front of the camera. Growing up, I was in a lot of plays, acting competitions, and TV commercials. Then in college, I auditioned for a lead role in a TV drama that was going to be recorded around campus and got the part. Their crew was short staffed, so in any of the scenes that I wasn’t in, I’d help out moving lights, stands, monitors, and whatnot. I got friendly with the director, and after about a year, I switched my major from pharmacy to film and video with a minor in TV broadcasting. I started directing my own shows for the university’s student channel. A couple years went by, and in 2008, that same director gave me a call and asked me what I was doing for work that summer. I didn’t get more than two words out before he cut me off and offered me an internship with a TV station on Nantucket called Plum TV.

N MAGAZINE: And that’s where you two met, right? Plum TV?

Laura:​ N MAGAZINE: How did you each end up pursuing this career?

Laura:​

I got the opportunity in high school to take a transition year where

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I applied for an internship with Plum

TV/ The Nantucket Project. Chris was working for them at the time and took me on my very first shoot. We hit it off straight away and became great friends.

what we wanted to be when we left school. I decided to explore being a televi-

Chris: After that, Laura took me to hang out

sion presenter. I produced my own TV show and soon became more attracted

with her Irish gang, and when she moved back

to being behind the scenes. I ended up working for my local radio station for

to Ireland to finish college, we kept in touch.

almost seven years and created videos for them. After high school I went on to

Recently it’s come full circle for us, as we’ve

get my bachelor’s degree in TV, radio, and film with a minor in marketing and

just got our own office space where it all

motion graphics. I did a lot of internships and worked for many companies.

began. Being back in there with Kate Brosnan

With each one I learned something new and took it with me.

brings back a great feeling.

N MAGAZINE: What’s it like being N MAGAZINE: Tell us about the Laura:​

We don’t tell people

that we are a video production

It’s on the bucket list for sure.

company. We tell them we are

Laura:​ ​This island is full of in-

a husband and wife team?

kinds of projects you tackle?

Laura:​

​Before we started dat-

Chris: ​We tackle a multitude of

ing, we were great friends, so

projects: events, commercials,

we’ve had a good base to our

mini documentaries, real estate

relationship. We’ve always felt

videos, web series, how-to vid-

in sync with each other no mat-

eos, weddings, nonprofits, and

ter what we were doing. So the

overview videos. What I like

business has really become an

most about what we do is that

extension of our marriage and

we’re always trying to find a

friendship. We are so in love

unique angle or story for every

with what we do; it’s cool that

project. We try really hard to

we get to do it together. We’ve

come up with new ways or new

grown closer because of it.

ideas so that the viewers stay

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engaged, not just throughout our

project?

client’s video, but so they want

Chris: I’d love to do a full length

Chris:

The only con would have

to be that because we do so much together—work together, live together, hangout together, exercise, eat—we never really get to have the “how was your day” talk with-

to see more of our products as well, so it’s not just rinse and repeat.

be great to shed some light on.

a digital marketing agency that specializes in video production, because a big part of what we do is teach them how to market their video once it’s done. We take the time to go through their

teresting people with stories to tell. I’d love to create a day in the life of series that would highlight them.

goal and messaging, so when

N MAGAZINE: What do you hope for

they finally launch their piece,

the future of Yellow Productions?

they see results.

Laura:​

documentary out here. There are so many incredible stories that just aren’t being told that would

I hope people will con-

tinue to trust in us to tell their stories. While we do have a lot of projects off-island, we choose to live here because we love it.

Our dream is to continue living and working on Nantucket, and so far Yellow Productions has allowed us to do that.

out joking around about it.

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