House Move Causes Problems For Mid-Island Residents
A house move down Bartlett Road on Thursday snarled traffic and knocked out power to roughly 700 households for most of the day. The…
Town Seeking To Buy 10,000 Rapid COVID-19 Tests
As coronavirus cases on the island continue to surge, the Town of Nantucket wants to buy as many as 10,000 rapid COVID-19 tests for…
Nantucket Public Schools Responding To Civil Rights, Title IX Complaint
The Nantucket Public Schools district is responding to a civil rights and Title IX complaint against an athletic coach. The school has a completed…
Daiva Salon Opens In Joe’s Barber Shop
Joe’s Barber Shop on Pleasant Street is under new management, as island resident Daiva Utariene is renting the space from the Souza family and has…
Steamship Authority Will Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination For Ferry Staff
The Steamship Authority will begin requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Starting today, all SSA staff must prove they have had at…
Roastd General Store Under New Ownership
The Roastd General Store on Orange Street announced new ownership on Tuesday, with founder Lynne Begier passing the torch to one of her employees,…
Island Police Investigating Reports Of Peeping Tom Near Downtown
Nantucket Police Department detectives are investigating a handful of reports about a peeping Tom and suspicious individuals on private property near the downtown area…
Coronavirus Detected In Nantucket Wastewater Soars To Record Levels
The concentration of coronavirus detected in Nantucket sewage has soared to a record-breaking level in the latest sample taken at the town’s Surfside Wastewater…
After Sale Of Hatch’s, Judy Brownell Reflects On Nearly 50 Years In Business
Judy Brownell started working at Hatch’s Package Store and gas station as a young woman in 1973. Six years later, Judy and Butler Brownell…
Nantucket’s Ludicrous Holiday Tradition: Flying In Chinese Food From Hyannis
The Nantucket tradition of ordering Chinese food from Hyannis and having it flown to the island aboard a Cape Air Cessna during the holidays…