Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Atherton, Chadwick sworn in as members of the Board of Selectmen Election of officers put on hold for two weeks.      First votes split new board 3-2, with Chadwick and Roggeveen seeking appointment of officers, Atherton, Kopko, Reinhard against. More ... Chadwick, Atherton win selectmen race, Williams for Planning Board Sconset beach nourishment overwhelming defeated      Lepore, Harvey take School Committee seats More ... NEWS UPDATE: Keltz resigns from Finance Committee 10 year member cites frustration with Town Meeting as reason for calling it quits. Read the Story... GateHouse acquires The Nantucket Independent      The Nantucket Independent, the largest circulation newspaper on the island, is pleased to announce it has been acquired by GateHouse Media New England. More ... TOWN MEETING CONCLUDES AFTER SECOND NIGHT Harbor Overlay District Approved. Planning Board Keeps 5 Year Terms.      A large number of previously called articles withdrawn, resulting in surprisingly short 2008 Annual Town Meeting. More ... $27.5 million fire, police complex approved Town Meeting 2008 BY PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER       Construction of the joint public safety complex cleared another hurdle Monday night as Town Meeting voters authorized the town to borrow $27.5 million to build the project at 2 Fairgrounds Road. Residents overwhelmingly passed Article 11 on a voice vote, which easily obtained the needed two-third... More ... Parks & Rec scores $3.6 million for four new playing fields BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Town Meeting voters in nearly unanimous agreement adopted Article 27 and gave the Parks and Recreation Department $3.6 million toward four new playing fields Monday night. The four fields - two natural and two artificial - are planned for 18 acres of Land Bank land at 81 Milestone Road. More ... Caio Correa in $4.7 million soccer deal BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER       Caio Correa, the Nantucket all-star soccer player who moved back to Brazil to play the sport at a higher level, recently had his contract purchased by the notable Sao Paulo team for a reported $4.7 million. This means that the 17-year-old Correa is now in the system of one of the best teams in Bra... More ...