Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition ELECTION UPDATE: Chadwick, Atherton sworn in as Selectmen 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 ... ATHERTON, CHADWICK WIN SELECTMEN'S RACE      Board of Selectmen winners Rick Atherton, left, and Incumbent Brian Chadwick. More ... WILLIAMS WINS PLANNING BOARD BARHAM, ROGGEVEEN TAKE HDC      PHOTOS BY ROB BENCHLEY/The Independent School Committee winner Robin Harvey, left, with daughter; HDC winners David Barham and Dirk Roggeveen. More ... It's Harvey, Lepore for School Committee More than 85% of voters say "No" to SBPF BY PETER B. BRACE & PETER A. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITERS       Rick Atherton was successful in his second bid for the Board of Selectmen as 1,554 voters chose the Finance Committee chairman to help steer the town. Atherton will join Brian Chadwick, who was able to hold on to his seat garnering1,959 votes, atop the Nantucket political landscape. More ... GateHouse Media acquires The Nantucket Independent       The Nantucket Independent, the largest circulation newspaper on the island, has been acquired by GateHouse Media New England. The Independent was founded in 2003 by Editor and Publisher Don Costanzo, and since its inception has compiled an impressive record of editorial accomplishments and busine... More ...