Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Stover out of race for selectmen Cites vacancies in her office as primary reason BY MARY LANCASTER       On Saturday evening after a family discussion, Town Clerk Catherine Stover decided to withdraw from the selectmen's race in the April elections. Stover cited the upcoming departure of Assistant Town Clerk James Grieder to the HDC, and that she may later lose Administrative Clerk Linda MacDonald, wh... More ... UNDERWATER EYES BY PETER B. BRACE       Sitting on a stool inside a tiny shed on a hay cart perched on a bluff somewhere along the South Shore, Garner Corby is watching two monitors as streams of data pulse up their screens at half-second intervals. The shed, built by Nantucket High School shop students, is the site of data collection f... More ... Seeing is believing Environmental signs of climate change BY PETER B. BRACE       Third in a Series Embedded in Nantucket's muted autumn mosaic is the shiny red glow of the ubiquitous poison ivy plant, seemingly single snarled, snaking vine blanketing the understory of our entire island. More ... Grieder leaves in two weeks; MacDonald's future uncertain Change on the horizon in Town Clerk's office BY MARY LANCASTER       Sparked by his interest in historic preservation, but also seeking change and a new career challenge, Assistant Town Clerk James Grieder officially resigned from the Town Clerk's office last Thursday after learning he was the successful candidate to become the Historic District Commission's Assista... More ...