Land 15,000 Pounds Of Sea Scallops, Then A Pit Stop At Kitty Murtagh’s
New Bedford Fishing Boat Enjoys A Rest On Nantucket
Where The Figawi? Not On Nantucket, Again
Where the Figawi? Not on Nantucket – for the third year in a row. The traditional tent party along the island’s waterfront that was…
New Plan For Boston Pops At Jetties Beach Gains Traction With Town
The crowd might be smaller, security will be beefed up, and the fireworks may not be going off directly overhead, but it appears that…
Old South Wharf Reconstruction Enters Second Phase
Two massive cranes floating on barges have dominated the skyline along Nantucket’s waterfront for several months now. They are on the island to complete…
Burst Pipes In Wake Of Storm Force Closure Of Cyrus Peirce Middle School
The Cyrus Peirce Middle School is closed today after multiple classrooms were flooded and cold following burst pipes in the aftermath of the powerful…
Boys & Girls Club Secures Its Future With New Staff Housing
Molly Renegar was named program director for the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club in 2018. She loved the job, the community, and the hundreds…
Nantucket Topless Beach Petition Earns Endorsement From Finance Committee
“Is this our first R-rated Finance Committee meeting?” Joe Grause asked his fellow committee members with a laugh last month. The Finance Committee had…
“I Feel Like I’m In 1984” – Debate Over Short-Term Rentals Gets Weird
“I feel like I’m in 1984,” Select Board member Matt Fee said during Wednesday night’s meeting, referring to George Orwell’s dystopian novella on government…
Habitat For Humanity Sees Massive Demand For Three New Affordable Homes
When Habitat For Humanity Nantucket opened up the application process for three new affordable homes it is building on Benjamin Drive, they were expecting…
Town Installs Permanent Erosion Monitoring Stations
The town has installed three permanent erosion monitoring stations align the south shore, including at the end of Nonantum Avenue, near the sewer beds…