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For 18-year-old Angela Paterson, setting and reaching goals brings satisfaction on many levels. As the alltime top scoring female basketball player in Nantucket history, Paterson is heading off to college in the fall, but will remain connected to her beloved island and family. Paterson is very close to her mother Kelly, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2005. More ... Firefighter Corey Ray was injured on duty last Thursday when he fell approximately 10 feet from the top of a truck while at a blaze on Shimmo Pond Road. Fire Chief Mark McDougall said his crew was battling a debris fire in a construction Dumpster at 23 Shimmo Pond Road when a call came in at 9:15 a.m. More ... Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. More ... Richard "Dick" Freed of Cocoa Beach, Fla., West Haven, Conn. and formerly of Nantucket died on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 at Connecticut Hospice Hospital. He was 79. Mr. Freed was born in Newark, N.J. on July 27, 1929 son of the late Sam and Catherine Lynch Freed. More ... Jeanne Margaret McHugh, 89, died in her sleep on February 24, 2009 in San Jose, Costa Rica, having just celebrated her birthday with her sons and friends. She had loved visiting Costa Rica since 1993. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. More ... Recommendations in the Urban Land Institute's final report for breathing year-round life into downtown include expanding the Land Bank's mission, building workforce housing, hiring a downtown manager and constructing a new waterfront neighborhood. More ... Incumbent Jane Miller and Melissa Bonvini Murphy, Helen Gilbody Blair, Chris Perry and Holly McGowan are running for two seats in this year's School Committee race. More ... I believe the School Committee can do more than adopt policies in an effort to make the elementary school a "performing" school. For example, I would work to ensure that we have strong, professional and committed leadership in all administrative positions. From there, we can re-emphasize some basic, core educational values. More ... The School Committee has empowered the administration to implement groundwork that will ensure our exit from the corrective action status with which we are challenged. This situation has developed over time. More ... The elementary school's current placement in corrective action is because of test scores, but the test scores are a result of poor curriculum development, lack of consistent curriculums, and lack of professional development for the teachers, to name a few. More ... Frankly, the only power the School Committee has is hiring and firing the superintendent. The School Committee, through the superintendent, could insist that the principal and others serving in administrative capacities, for example, reading and mathematics supervisors, et cetera, implement a curriculum focused on consistency on each grade level. More ... The School Committee has committed the necessary funding to move forward with corrective action plans as outlined by the state. Principal John Miller of NES has recently taken the first major step to ensure that the corrective actions taken will have a poignant and lasting effect by taking a group of NES teachers off island to vist an estimable public elementary school. More ... The collective sighs of relief from many local families were almost audible across the island when the selectmen voted unanimously to keep the Adult Community Day Center open for another year by covering its $130,000 budget with a reserve fund transfer. More ... Stephanie Mosscrop began hiking the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) on March 1, not because she needed to jumpstart her life or take a break between careers. Native Nantucketer Chad Walsh is trying to move past a bad segment of his life and leave a painful relationship loss in his hiking wake. More ... Kerrith Harrison and Matt Kresi have been named the two top winners of "I Lost It at the Club," an eight week motivational weight loss program coordinated by the International Health, Racquet & Sports club Association and sponsored by The Westmoor Club. More ... For years, many families have relied on second hand shops to save money on clothes for their children and in these dire economic times those inexpensive sources have become even more important. However, last month a new law was passed that has virtually eliminated thrift store clothing and some toys for children 12 years old or younger. More ... Instead of deciding on Curtis Barnes' citizen's article to establish a separate Board of Health, Town Meeting voters will vote on the proposal as a Home Rule Petition. The Board of Selectmen last week voted 4 to 1 to approve creation of an appointed health board, as Barnes suggested, that would operate independently of the selectmen who currently serve in that capacity. More ... Rebecca Weld will discuss "Building Green on Nantucket" at the noon Food for Thought Series Thursday, March 19, in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Free admission; bring your lunch. Weld, who graduated at the top of her class with a bachelor's degree in architecture from Tulane University in New Orleans, began her career in upstate New York. More ... Elizabeth Bradford is the guest poet this Sunday, March 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Spoken Word at the UMass Field station. The event is free and open to the public. Bradfield is the author of "Interpretive Work. More ... An appeal by Sheep to Shore for knitted hats for newborns at Nantucket Cottage Hospital drew more than 140 hats from 75 knitters. More ... If there ever was a time of the year or a time in society when people need something in their lives that brings hope, strength and joy, now is that time. More ... The Board of Selectmen agreed unanimously last week they were satisfied Reis Trucking will adhere to necessary safeguards and standards regarding its recycling operation at 30 Bunker Road. On March 4, Reis Trucking received a draft approval from the Department of Environmental Protection for a proposed small recycling operation. More ... Wednesday, March 18 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. 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