RISING STAR
Clay Twombley
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Five and a half years ago, Clay Twombley found himself walking along the beach on Nantucket faced with a decision: Stay or go? "I was at a time in my life when I didn't really know what I wanted to do," the 35 year old recalls. "I had been living in Boston and ready for change when I decided to come out here for the summer.
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NANTUCKET POLICE BLOTTER
      Nantucket Police blotter for one week ending Jan. 12, 2008. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Friday, January 9 12:48 p.m.
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Suit, tie and boat shoes
BY MARGARET CARROLL-BERGMAN INDEPENDENT EDITOR
      When planning to live aboard his boat this winter, Carlos Colley studied what Alaskan fishermen did to keep warm. Naval architect John G. Alden designed the classic wooden boat in 1923, and while every detail from the built-in bunks to the fold-up table to the galley kitchen was considered, Alden did not think of insulating the craft for New England winters.
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Nantucket scallop delegation pushes state for 1" thick scallop regs
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Nantucket scallopers, the town's shellfish warden and biologist, the Board of Selectmen and the Nantucket Shellfish Association last Tuesday spoke in unison to the state's Division of Marine Fisheries.
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Island poet Robert Frazier featured this Sunday at Spoken Word Nantucket
      Robert Frazier is the guest poet this Sunday at the Spoken Word Nantucket Poetry Reading Series at the UMass Boston Field Station. Frazier is the author of eight books of poetry and a three-time winner of the Rhysling Award for poetry. His books include "Co-Orbital Moons," "Perception Barriers" and "The Daily Chernobyl.
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Haulover's annual sale on Friday a boon for both owner and shoppers
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
      The Nantucket version of the Filene's Basement's annual wedding gown sale can produce some odd behavior. Haulover owner Jeff Daume recalls one year during his annual 50-percentoff sale, two male customers engaged in a tug-of-war over a Patagonia fleece jacket, each clutching and yanking an arm determinedly.
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Community Events Calendar
Email your event listings to: events@nantucketindependent.com by Friday at 5 p.m. for the 8 days beginning on the following Wednesday
      Wednesday, January 14 10 - 10:30 a.m. Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery. 11 - 11:30 a.m. Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees.
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