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,…
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Mid-Island Auto Wash Demolished To Make Way For New Car Wash
byThe Mid-Island Auto Wash facility was demolished early Monday morning to make way for a new, state-of-the-art car wash slated to open next year. The…
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…
Nantucket Schools Crackdown On E-Bikes
byThe growing popularity of electric bikes, or e-bikes, among Nantucket students has resulted in “dangerous behavior” and damage to athletic fields, Superintendent Elizabeth Hallett…
Volleyball Rides First Set Comeback To Fourth Win In Five Matches
byThings were looking bleak for the Whaler volleyball team Monday night during the first set against the Sturgis East Storm. The Storm jumped out…
Whaler Football Looking For Payback Today At Mashpee
byThe night of March 12, 2020 was a cold, windy evening. It was also the night the Whaler football team began their “fall two”…
Conservation Commission Affirms Vote To Remove Sconset Bluff Geotube
byThe Conservation Commission affirmed its previous decision to remove the controversial erosion control geotube at the base of the Sconset Bluff last night, voting to…
Already Short-Handed, Island Businesses Brace For Late Summer Worker Exodus
byThe severe labor shortage left most Nantucket businesses short-handed all summer, but now as college-aged workers return to school with still a few busy…
Despite Overwhelming Defeat, ACK Now Insists Short-Term Rental Restrictions Will Eventually Pass
byJust hours after ACK Now suffered a stinging defeat at Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting, when voters slammed the door on its bid to restrict…
Sconset Erosion Control Project in “Failure”
byThe Sconset Beach Preservation Fund’s erosion control geotube project along the Sconset Bluff was found this week to be in failure of its permit…