After Big Summer, Miacomet Golf To Consider Freezing Memberships
The Miacomet Golf Course, the island’s only public 18-hole golf facility that is owned by the Nantucket Land Bank, has had one of its…
Nantucket Cottage Hospital To Hire New Security Force
Nantucket Cottage Hospital has never had a formal security force as most hospitals do, instead relying upon the Nantucket Police Department to respond when…
Coast Guard Station Brant Point Sends Response Vessels To Martha’s Vineyard, Shutters Station Ahead Of Storm
Coast Guard Station Brant Point has sent its two largest vessels, the 47-foot motor life boats, to Martha’s Vineyard ahead of Tropical Storm Henri’s…
Current Inspiration: Nikolay Aleksiev
If you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 on Nantucket, there’s a good chance you got your shot from Nick Aleksiev. As one of the town’s…
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Announces Awards At Annual Meeting
Ugne Aleknaite, nurse practitioner and clinical leader of Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s oncology program, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Seinfeld / Hartmann…
Town And Hospital Gear Up For COVID Booster Shots
Island health officials are preparing for another major COVID-19 vaccine initiative over the fall and winter months following the White House COVID-19 Task Force…
Behind One Restaurant’s Difficult Decision To Close For A Night In August
Numerous island restaurants have made the difficult decision to close for one or more nights this month following staff members testing positive for COVID-19…
Smith’s Point Reopened To Beach Driving
Smith’s Point on the west end of the island has been reopened to beach driving by the town. The access point at the end…
Nantucket DPW “Crippled” By Staffing Exodus
Potholes. Overflowing trash cans. Weeds. Overgrown brush. Faded crosswalks. Sand in the roads. Nantucket’s public areas and infrastructure have seen better days, and the…
Two Injured Downtown In Late Night Motorcycle Accident
Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Candle Street, near the intersection with Main Street, just before midnight Friday. The victims, a…