Boys & Girls Club Completes Purchase Of Sparks Avenue Property
byThe Nantucket Boys & Girls Club completed a purchase of the property at 75 Sparks Avenue for $1 million last Friday. Executive Director Jamie…
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Short-Term Rental Court Case Dismissed After Sale Of 14 New Mill Street
byThe property at the center of a legal dispute over short-term rentals on Nantucket was sold earlier this month, leading to the dismissal of…
Island’s Indoor Mask Mandate Lifted By Board of Health
byThe island’s indoor mask mandate has been rescinded in favor of a mask advisory. The Nantucket Board of Health voted unanimously this afternoon to…
Town Statement on Sconset Beach Preservation Fund Project
byThe town administration has released a draft position statement on erosion management along the Sconset Bluff that the Select Board will consider at its…
After COVID-19 Took His Pregnant Fiancé, Leu Dixon Learning To Be A Single Father
byLeu Dixon proposed to Tamika Anderson on June 3 at the Seagrille restaurant on Sparks Avenue. She said yes. The couple, originally from Jamaica,…
Ted Cruz Sponsors Bill To Send Migrants To Nantucket From Texas Border
byTexas Senator Ted Cruz has identified Nantucket and 12 other communities as locations where he wants to establish new ports of entry to send…
Grounded Powerboat “Poco Loco” Towed Off Fisherman’s Beach
byThe 38-foot powerboat Poco Loco grounded at Fisherman’s Beach Saturday night with two people aboard who escaped from the vessel uninjured. A salvage effort…
Island Cranberry Harvest, Now Dry & Scaled Back, Lives On
byPhotos like the one above – a flooded bog full of cranberries – typically fill the island’s social media pages during the month of…
High School Responding To Incidents of Hate Speech In Wake Of Student Newspaper Article
byIn the wake of the Nantucket High School student newspaper Veritas publishing a front page story on incidents of hate speech going unreported and…
Should People Stop Feeding Raw Chicken To The Island’s Snapping Turtles?
byFeeding snapping turtles from the town dock along Long Pond has evolved into a popular pastime for some island families and visitors. During the…