Island’s Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted By Board of Health
The island’s indoor mask mandate has been rescinded in favor of a mask advisory. The Nantucket Board of Health voted unanimously this afternoon to…
Town Statement on Sconset Beach Preservation Fund Project
The town administration has released a draft position statement on erosion management along the Sconset Bluff that the Select Board will consider at its…
After COVID-19 Took His Pregnant Fiancé, Leu Dixon Learning To Be A Single Father
Leu Dixon proposed to Tamika Anderson on June 3 at the Seagrille restaurant on Sparks Avenue. She said yes. The couple, originally from Jamaica,…
Ted Cruz Sponsors Bill To Send Migrants To Nantucket From Texas Border
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has identified Nantucket and 12 other communities as locations where he wants to establish new ports of entry to send…
Grounded Powerboat “Poco Loco” Towed Off Fisherman’s Beach
The 38-foot powerboat Poco Loco grounded at Fisherman’s Beach Saturday night with two people aboard who escaped from the vessel uninjured. A salvage effort…
Island Cranberry Harvest, Now Dry & Scaled Back, Lives On
Photos like the one above – a flooded bog full of cranberries – typically fill the island’s social media pages during the month of…
High School Responding To Incidents of Hate Speech In Wake Of Student Newspaper Article
In the wake of the Nantucket High School student newspaper Veritas publishing a front page story on incidents of hate speech going unreported and…
Should People Stop Feeding Raw Chicken To The Island’s Snapping Turtles?
Feeding snapping turtles from the town dock along Long Pond has evolved into a popular pastime for some island families and visitors. During the…
Tank Farm Demolition Halted After Asbestos Discovery
The demolition of the downtown fuel tank farm came to a halt this week after the discovery of asbestos in pipe gaskets, prompting the…
Elevated PFAS Levels Found On Hawthorne Lane
Elevated levels of PFAS have been detected at a residential property on Hawthorne Lane, the first confirmed detection of the so-called forever chemicals on…