“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…
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Family Scalloping Season Opens on Nantucket
byNantucket’s family scalloping season begins this morning, and nearly 1,200 shellfish permits were issued to island residents and visitors ahead of opening day. Nantucket…
SBPF Strikes Deal With Select Board To Expand Geotubes In Sconset; Drops Appeal In Superior Court
byThe Sconset Beach Preservation Fund (SBPF) has reached an agreement with the Select Board to work toward an alternative expansion plan for the controversial…
Almost Ready To Open, New Land Bank Parks Get Official Names
byThe Land Bank is just weeks away from cutting the ribbons on two new public parks, and have settled on official names for both…
HDC: The “Ugliest Building On Nantucket” Must Go
byThe trailer dubbed “the ugliest building on Nantucket” must leave its current location next to the old fire station on Pleasant Street after the…
Two Overdose Victims Sent To Nantucket Cottage Hospital From Mid-Island Rental
byNantucket Police and EMTs had just revived an unresponsive overdose victim with Narcan at a mid-island residence last Thursday night and loaded him into…
Annual Nantucket Shark Tank Competition Yields Big Winner
byFour teams made their best pitch to the island’s “sharks” during the 2nd annual Nantucket Pitch Competition, a “Shark Tank” styled contest that played…
Record Number of Nantucket Medflights During Summer Of 2021
byIf you thought you heard more helicopter traffic over the island this summer, you were on to something. Boston MedFlight marked its busiest summer…
Lifting Of Island Mask Order Tied To Youth Vax
byLifting Nantucket’s indoor mask order is tied to the FDA’s approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, Nantucket Health Department…
Downtown Fuel Tank Farm Removal Underway
byThe removal of one of the last remaining remnants of Nantucket’s industrial waterfront began this week, as the dismantling of the downtown fuel tank…