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April 16, 2008  RSS feed

Board of Selectmen winners Rick Atherton, left, and Incumbent Brian Chadwick. More...
Election of officers put on hold for two weeks

First vote by new board shows split as Chadwick and Roggeveen seek election of officers as first order of business. Kopko, Reinhard and Atherton go against tradition wanting time to mull over choice of leader. More...

PHOTOS BY ROB BENCHLEY/The Independent School Committee winner Robin Harvey, left, with daughter; HDC winners David Barham and Dirk Roggeveen. More...

Spanky Kania
Date of birth May 12, 1951 Likes most about Nantucket The people. Likes least about Nantucket The loss of public access to land and beaches. Favorite TV show Jeopardy "Ialways laughed that if I made the paper nobody would know who I am," said Stephen Kania - unless you call him Spanky, which is how everyone knows this island native. More...
High school honors chorus leaves today for overseas performances
Their beautiful voices and dedication to perfecting their art has won the Nantucket High School Honors Chorus a fourth trip to perform in Europe. More...
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Community Foundations all over the country are making a major difference in the communities they serve. It is time Nantucket had its own Community Foundation. And now, we do. More...
MOLLY LENTOWSKI
After an undefeated season last year Nantucket girls softball is on path for a repeat this year. They are an incredibly strong team and Senior Captain Molly Lentowski is an essential piece to the great team chemistry they have. A softball player since 5th grade she has always loved the sport and this is her first year as captain. More...
Tax Day. Election Day. We can pay our taxes and then vote - or vice versa. Amazing! It isn't often that the stars align so two opportunities to exercise our democratic freedom are afforded us on the same day. We don't necessarily want to spend a whole lot of time pondering where our tax dollars go. That is probably good. More...