NANTUCKET CURRENT: PFAS IN ISLAND WILDLIFE?
byThe so-called “forever chemicals” known as PFAS have already been discovered in water wells around Nantucket Memorial Airport and in Nantucket Fire Department’s turnout…
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NANTUCKET CURRENT: NANTUCKET POLICE PLANNING FOR BODY CAMERAS
byNantucket Police Chief Bill Pittman plans to seek funding to equip his officers with body cameras, the technology that has become a focal point…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: ISLAND VACCINE ALLOCATION DOUBLED
byThe island has received its largest weekly allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses to date, Nantucket Cottage Hospital announced on Friday, roughly double the typical…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: NANTUCKET LIFTS OUTDOOR MASK ORDER
byNantucket’s outdoor mask mandate is no more. The island Board of Health voted 3-1 Friday afternoon to rescind the local outdoor mask mandate, effective…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: STATE MAY GIVE NANTUCKET SHERIFF A PAY BUMP
byPerelman “absolutely” running again in 2022. Nantucket County Sheriff Jim Perelman could be in line for a 10 percent pay raise after state lawmakers…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: NANTUCKET SEEKS EQUITY IN ISLAND VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
byA demographic breakdown of Nantucket residents who have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shows the island is making progress,…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: WORTH THE SQUEEZE
byThere’s something brewing at Roastd this summer and it ain’t just coffee. The little general store which has helped the island catch a caffeine…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: NANTUCKET SCHOLAR WINNERS ANNOUNCED
byTwo Nantucket High School seniors won full four-year college scholarships Tuesday night when the Nantucket Golf Club selected them as the 2021 Nantucket Scholars….
NANTUCKET CURRENT: NANTUCKET’S SECOND CANNABIS DISPENSARY READY TO BLOOM
byIn a high-tech, subterranean nursery hidden 24 feet beneath the ground of a small lot near the airport, hundreds of marijuana plants are growing…
NANTUCKET CURRENT: WHY THE FLU DISAPPEARED FROM NANTUCKET
byHow many cases of flu have been diagnosed on Nantucket over the past year? If you guessed zero, you get an elbow bump. That’s…