Dispute Over Catalpa Tree Removal Heads To Select Board After Intense Hearing
A 70-year-old catalpa tree on York Street was at the center of an intense public hearing Thursday afternoon that ended with a decision to…
Church Vs. Ara Charder In Feud Over Condemned Historic Home
The fate of a condemned historic house on Fair Street has been the subject of a lawsuit in Nantucket Superior Court that has been…
VRBO Jumps Into Nantucket’s Debate Over Short-Term Rentals
Finance Committee Endorses Codifying Short-Term Rentals Island-Wide
Island Vendors Prepare For Nantucket’s Biggest Wedding Season Ever
The bridezillas are coming. Nantucket’s wedding industry is preparing for what is expected to be the biggest wedding season in island history. Event planners,…
Sheriff Jim Perelman Will Seek Reelection To Third Term
Nantucket County Sheriff Jim Perelman will seek reelection to his third term in office. He pulled his nomination papers today, and is gathering signatures…
Island Property Owners Who Were Sued Over Short-Term Rental Speak Out
Last Friday we reported on the latest dispute over short-term rentals on Nantucket: a lawsuit that has made it to Massachusetts Land Court seeking…
Worker Injured After 30-Foot Fall At Island Construction Site
Nantucket Fire Department personnel and police officers responded to a construction site on Millbrook Road Saturday morning to extricate a worker who suffered significant…
Nantucket Fire Fighters Union Announces Opposition To Matt Fee’s Reelection Campaign
The Nantucket Fire Fighters Union is publicly opposing the candidacy of Select Board member Matt Fee, who is seeking his fourth consecutive term on…
Water Company Director Weighs-In On PFAS Threat To Aquifer
Much of the acrimonious debate over the Nantucket public school district’s proposed turf fields has centered around the question of whether they could pose…
Island Short-Term Rental Dispute Lands In Court
Another dispute over short-term rentals on Nantucket is headed to court. Silver Street resident Cathy Ward is suing the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals…