Coast Guard Conducting Regular Escorts of Ferries Into Nantucket Harbor
byCoast Guard Station Brant Point has begun escorting Steamship Authority ferries as they arrive in Nantucket Harbor and boarding the vessels for security sweeps…
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“I’m Not Sorry” – The Gazebo Goes 25-Plus to Curb Underage Drinking
byThe Gazebo, the popular open air bar on Straight Wharf, announced over the weekend that patrons must be 25 or older to enter. The…
75-foot Sailboat Breaks Loose in Nantucket Harbor During Tropical Storm Elsa
byThe 75-foot sailboat Halcyon broke loose from its mooring Friday afternoon in Nantucket Harbor amid the heavy winds from Tropical Storm Elsa. The potentially…
Alleged Perpetrator in Hate Crime Against African Meeting House Named in Civil Rights Lawsuit
byAn island man has been named as one of two alleged perpetrators in the March 2018 hate crime against the African Meeting House in…
Forza Elio!
byStrolling down the uneven cobblestones and sidewalks of East Chestnut Street has quite the Neapolitan feel to it. The scooters and bikes line the…
Town to Pay $24K In Landscaping to Hide Island’s “Ugliest Building”
byThe “ugliest building on Nantucket” won’t be moving anytime soon, and the Select Board has voted to pay a landscaping company to try to…
White Heron Abandons Plans for Outdoor Theatre at Oldest House
byThe White Heron Theatre Company announced this week that it was backing away from a controversial plan to stage outdoor theatrical performances this summer…
Waterfront Braces For Tropical Storm Elsa.
byNantucket is under a tropical storm warning today as the remnants of Tropical Storm Elsa are forecasted to impact the island this morning and…
Drug Dog Moby Retires from Nantucket Police Department
byMoby, the yellow lab that has served as the Nantucket Police Department’s drug dog and faithful companion to school resource officer Keith Mansfield since…
Why Island Cell Phone Service Is So Bad This Summer
byAll over the island, calls are being dropped, web pages aren’t loading, and Instagram feeds aren’t refreshing as Nantucket’s limited cell phone infrastructure is…