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PHOTO BY ROB BENCHLEY At Monday night's Special Town Meeting II, Board of Selectmen chairman Michael Kopko described the boundaries that Charles Ryan, the current owner of Madaket Millie's cottage on Hither Creek, has offered to donate to the town in exchange for a 12-year rent-free lease with certain conditions. For more on Special Town Meeting I and II, see page 8. More...
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT’S POSITION BEING ELIMINATED

As part of Fiscal Year 2010 budget deliberations for the Nantucket public schools, the position of assistant superintendent of schools has been eliminated, effective July 1, 2009. More...

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Marcos Tejada
Pick up a gun or go to America. Not much of a choice for a 14-yearold boy from any country, but one that Marcos Tejada's parents presented him with during his home country of El Salvador's civil war. Having never attended school at any time in his life, Tejada saw a brighter, safer future in the United States. He chose a one-way trip to the U.S. More...
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 Opinion
• At what price Millie's Cottage?
EDITORIAL
Yes, we are getting waterfront property on Hither Creek, around a half-acre of land, plus a quasi-historic cottage, six public parking spaces and a whiff of a possibility of finally being able to build a bathhouse for Madaket beachgoers should the town desire to do so. More...
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 Columns
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I showed up at the Special Town Meetings on Monday evening having followed my own advice. Bad idea! Without a drink or dinner, I was thirsty and hungry. That translates into being cantankerous. I learned a lesson in cantankerousness many years ago during a high school history class trip to Washington. The class paid a visit to John L. More...
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