Island Businesses Get Back To Normal During Wet & Windy Memorial Day Weekend
byDespite rain and wind that canceled some boats and put a damper on outdoor dining, Nantucket’s businesses celebrated the lifting of all remaining COVID-19…
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Counter Culture
byNantucketers will get the chance to walk down memory lane again just after Memorial Day, because the stools are coming back to the Counter…
Dr. Joel Hass Leaving Nantucket Cottage Hospital
byDr. Joel Hass, one of the island’s few primary care physicians, is leaving his practice at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. “For personal reasons, I have…
Lost Child Found in Woods of Boy Scout Camp
byA lost child at the Camp Richard Boy Scout area was found by a search party of nearly a dozen Nantucket police officers and…
Street Guitarist “Matty X” Makes a Splash on Nantucket
byThe street performer Matthew Belliveau – who goes by the moniker “Matty X Fugitive From Reality” – has been serenading grocery shoppers outside the…
Island Artist Matt Oates Losing Housing As NISDA Cottages Being Removed
byMatt Oates was sitting outside his cottage and studio Thursday afternoon, blowing bubbles at the passing cars on Francis Street and looking generally amused…
Eric Savetsky Stepping Down as Land Bank Executive Director After 23 years
byEric Savetsky, the longtime executive director of the Nantucket Land Bank, announced this week that he is stepping down from his leadership post after…
Board of Health Falls in Line With State on Indoor Mask Order
byThe Nantucket Board of Health engaged in a vigorous debate Thursday over the possibility of extending the island’s indoor mask order, one that was…
Taking It To The Streets
byCousins Darya and Rachel Afshari know a thing or two about Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern cuisine and they’re taking it to the streets this summer….
The NHA’s History Holograms
byThe spirits of historic Nantucket women will soon be visiting the Whaling Museum. At least their holograms will be. The Nantucket Historical Association will…