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by Peter B Brace PLANETARY DRAMA On Aug. 24, the planet Pluto got demoted to a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union because "it has not cleared the area of its orbital path," according to the IAU and Answers.com More ...
HOW YOUR LAWMAKERS VOTED NOVEMBER 13 ~ NOVEMBER 17 FILL VACANCIES ON GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL Constitutional Convention 0-194, rejected a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a special election to be held within six months to fill any seat that becomes vacant on the Governor's Council. The eight-member council, elected by voters every two years, h More ...
AT ITS MEETING NOV. 15, THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: + Accepted the withdrawel of a Town Government Study Committee request for a time extension to file nine Town Meeting articles. The articles were submitted by last Thursday's deadline. More ...
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE How can it be that Thanksgiving is upon us once again? It doesn't seem possible that a year has gone by since the last turkey was carved and most of us ate much more than was necessary, or even sensible. More ... e t c e t e r a 1. A number of unspecified additional things; 2. pl. additional items, odds and ends TOWN HIRES PATRICIA PERRIS AS NEW HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR More ... New revisions made to taxi regulations Advisory Committee approved; cab association lawyer pleased with changes BY MARY LANCASTER The selectmen have reviewed and approved revisions to proposed changes in the town's taxi code, which will now go to a Taxi Advisory Committee for specific wording. The new committee will also further examine the use of taxi meters and make a recommendation to the board in the near future. More ... I ON THE COURT Nantucket Court Report In Monday's District Court, Kimberly Baker, 25, of Lempster, N.H., had her case continued to Nov. 27. She was charged in Feb. 2006 with driving under the influence of alcohol and in September of assault and battery. She faces a probation violation hearing stemming from a Nov. 17, 2005 charge of ne More ... PTertacks HOLIDAY SHOPPING IDEAS Jan Jaeger When you're in retailing, you have to think ahead of the seasons. Regardless of the time of the year, I have trouble accommodating this time warp, and I have never gotten used to having Christmas displays blatantly in our faces before Thanksgiving Day. So More ...
Grant Sanders You may think I am certifiably insane, but I have actually attended a few Sewer Advisory Committee meetings. (One's opinion of my mental state may not have anything to do with the Sewer More ... L E T T E R S OF NANTUCKET To the editor: Give Me A Break. First, I'd like to set the record straight - one because it hurt my feelings, and second because people keep asking me about it. It was put in the Inquirer and Mirror twice that "Linda Cahoon formerly of Nantucket," now of Georgia. . . Wrong. It doesn More ... Supersize manholes to clean water before it runs into harbor Stormwater cleaning project in design phase BY PETER B. BRACE High tide coincided with last Thursday morning's heavy rains and proved that Nantucket's downtown storm drains cannot handle water from above and below at the same time. More ... Bargain Bin To place listings, email: sharon@nantucketindependent.com, or call Sharon at 508-228-1654 More ... |
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