The Strange Tale Of Whale Oil Gus: Nantucket Native To Be Interred On Island After 82 Years In Limbo
byMore than 82 years after his death, a Nantucket man known as “Whale Oil Gus” will finally be laid to rest on the island…
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“How Are We Going To Pay For This?” Coastal Resilience Plan Will Need Funding & Sand. Lots Of It
by“If we can’t convince the taxpayers, the island might as well bend over and kiss its ass goodbye.” Those were the words of Ian…
Island Man Who Destroyed Sparks Avenue Sculpture Headlines This Week’s Court Report
byThe Nantucket Current will begin publishing a weekly court report every Wednesday. It will not include minor motor vehicle offenses. An island man who…
Deputy Fire Chief Sean Mitchell Preparing For Boston Marathon Next Week
byIt has been 11 years since Sean Mitchell has run a marathon. But next Monday Mitchell, the deputy fire chief of Nantucket’s Fire Department,…
Tyler Roethke And Grant Beebe Bring Special Bond To UMass Swim Team
byGrant Beebe remembers the spring of his freshman year like it was yesterday. Beebe, a member of Nantucket’s Class of 2021, had just begun…
Boys Soccer Ties, Girls Soccer Loses Saturday Matinees
byThe Whaler boys soccer team tied the Archbishop Williams Bishops 1-1 Saturday afternoon. David Lemus-Castro was the goal scorer for Nantucket, converting on Nantucket’s…
Whaler Football Drops To 2-2 On The Season
byThe Whaler football team couldn’t get out of its own way Saturday afternoon against the West Bridgewater Wildcats, riding several undisciplined plays and penalties…
Field Hockey wins, Volleyball and Cross Country lose
byThe Whaler field hockey team started their season 0-4 and looked to be in the midst of what would end up being a long,…
Whaler football looking for revenge today against West Bridgewater
byThe Whaler football team found themselves in a defensive battle on the road last year against the West Bridgewater Wildcats, losing that game 16-6….
Hagestad holds off Costanza for Mid-Am Championship
byStewart Hagestad won this year’s U.S. Mid-Am Championship on Nantucket yesterday morning but it wasn’t in as easy fashion as many expected. After taking…