Letter: Nantucket Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers On Short-Term Rentals
byThis letter was originally sent to the Select Board by Gary Beller, Chair of the Nantucket Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers To the editor:…
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Letter: Lobbying For Lyme Disease Funding In Washington
byTo the editor: I am a lifelong seasonal resident of Nantucket and the Government Relations Manager to a 501(c)4 that lobbies for Federal Lyme…
Letter: In Support Of ACK Now’s Short-Term Rental Proposal
byTo the Editor: Congratulations to the Select Board for bringing into full view the discussion of the warrant articles related to short-term rentals. It…
“We’re Screwed”: UPS Misses The Boat On Summer Steamship Reservations
byShipping Giant And Steamship Left Scrambling To Ensure Packages Get Delivered On Time To The Island
Why Is March Known As “Hate Month” On Nantucket?
byI don’t know how long year ‘round island residents have referred to March as “Hate Month,” or the origins of the term. It would…
NHS Grad Benjamin Murphy Completes US Marine Corps Boot Camp
byBenjamin P. Murphy, Nantucket High School class of 2020, graduated last week from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot…
Select Board – Finally – Weighs In On Short-Term Rental Proposals
byThe three proposals involving short-term rentals that Nantucket voters will consider at Town Meeting in May have been among the most hotly-debated items on…
Ambassador Soderberg: Russia Attack On Ukraine “Horrifically Tragic”
byRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has rattled the world this week, and Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, an island summer resident, called the unprovoked attack “horrifically tragic.” …
“Over My Dead Body” – Cyr Says Nantucket Won’t Be Left Behind In Push For Housing Bank
by“Over my dead body,” State Senator Julian Cyr told the Nantucket Select Board this week of the prospect that Boston could cut Nantucket in…
Could Boston Cut Nantucket In Line For Housing Bank Legislation?
byAfter years of campaigning by Nantucket’s affordable housing advocates for the island’s so-called housing bank legislation, it appeared the bill finally had some momentum…