Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Selectmen see wisdom of sewer commission BY PETER B. BRACE       The Nantucket Board of Selectmen last week agreed to take steps toward the creation of a separate sewer commission. The selectmen agreed to take action on three of the Sewer Advisory Committee’s recommended administrative actions and to prepare articles from two other SAC recommendations. More ... New year, new baby       Nantucket’s New Year’s baby has arrived. Ieva Meidus was born yesterday, Jan. 2, at Nantucket Cottage Hospital at 1:58 a.m. Ieva (meaning “Eve”) is the daughter of Tatjana Kolomoiceva and Egidijus Meidus . She weighed in at 7 pounds, 3.3 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long. More ... Alternate hearing is set for Monday BY PETER B. BRACE       At Monday night’s Planning Board meeting, alternates Charity Benz, Jason Flanagan and John Wagley will have the opportunity to respond in executive session to a terse letter issued Oct. 23 that outlined the board’s displeasure with the alternates’ behavior at the board’s bi-monthly meetings. More ... A rare, “huge” find for birders BY ROB BENCHLEY       As dusk fell into darkness Saturday, a dozen or more birding experts and enthusiasts waited for the right moment to spread out across a marsh within sight of Saul's Hills in search of the elusive and secretive yellow rail. As cold drizzle turned to rain, a shout came up from the middle of the mars... More ...