Nantucket Current
Town Submits $37 Million Plan For Alternative Access To Baxter Road
JohnCarl McGrady •
After years of planning and meetings, a proposal to provide alternative access to the homes along Baxter Road in ‘Sconset has finally been submitted to the Conservation Commission this week - though it will almost certainly be some time before there is any chance of approval from the Commission. A number of critical details, including how the project will be funded, remain unclear. The price tag for the alternative access project is estimated to be $37 million, but could end up costing over $45
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Fall Special Town Meeting For Short-Term Rentals Is Back On Following Citizen Petition
JohnCarl McGrady •
Local charter boat captain Brian Borgeson has submitted a petition that will require the town to hold a Special Town Meeting focused on short-term rentals this fall, according to Town Manager Libby
Nantucket Seagull Smashes Car Window With Quahog, Police Determine
Jason Graziadei •
Heather Stevens Woodbury was taking care of the morning rush at her family’s business Wicked Island Bakery Wednesday morning when some customers gave her the shocking news: the rear windshield of her
Steamship Authority To Replace Transfer Bridges On Steamboat Wharf
Jason Graziadei •
Two of the island's most important pieces of transportation infrastructure will soon be replaced and upgraded. Steamship Authority general manager Bob Davis announced at Tuesday's Board of Governors
Cell Phone Service On Nantucket (Still) Stinks. Lawmakers Are Now Pushing Carriers For Service Upgrades
JohnCarl McGrady •
Have you had trouble making phone calls on Nantucket? You’re not the only one. A coalition of Massachusetts legislators representing the Cape and Islands recently sent a letter to Verizon, AT&T,
Airport Considers $22 Million Jet Fuel Farm Expansion
JohnCarl McGrady •
The Nantucket Airport Commission on Tuesday reviewed a proposed $22 million expansion of its fuel farm that would include the installation of four new 25,000-gallon above-ground jet fuel tanks. But
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Photo Gallery: The 2025 Island Fair At Tom Nevers Field
Charity Grace Mofsen •
For the first time in six years, the Island Fair returned to Tom Nevers over the weekend, as Nantucket residents enjoyed two days of great weather during the community event. The volunteer-run event
Driver Crashes Into Historic House At Duck Pond On Union Street And Flees The Scene
Jason Graziadei •
A historic house on Union Street was damaged early Saturday morning when a driver crashed a vehicle into the front of the home near the duck pond at Consue Springs and then fled the scene of the
Could Expanded Deer Hunting Solve Nantucket's Food Insecurity Problem?
JohnCarl McGrady •
Mike Leavitt was sitting around a dinner table with a group of his friends when the conversation turned to a topic that has vexed many Nantucketers: it’s hard to drive anywhere at night on the island
Trump Administration Halts Work On Nearly Complete Revolution Wind. Could Vineyard Wind Be Next?
Jason Graziadei •
The Trump administration has halted construction on Revolution Wind, a $4 billion, 65-turbine offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that was approximately 80 percent complete. It marked
She Was Arrested By ICE On Nantucket, Shipped To Texas, And Now Faces Deportation
Jason Graziadei •
Since first coming to Nantucket in 2023, Lara Batista-Pereira had been working as a landscaper, babysitter, and dog-walker. She left her home in Brazil and crossed the southern border into the United
Current Sports
Sports Roundup: Volleyball Wins First Match Of The Season
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the volleyball team after they earned their first win of the fall season, the golf team after splitting their first two matches of what will be an
Sports Roundup: Football Wins Home Opener In Dominant Fashion
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the football team after they won their home opener in convincing fashion, as well as updates on the field hockey team and boys and girls soccer teams
Sports Roundup: Field Hockey, Golf Earn Victories
David Creed •
This Whaler Sports Roundup includes updates on the field hockey team following a shutout victory at home, the golf team after a road victory, the girls soccer team following a close loss at home, and
Sports Roundup: Volleyball Loses To St. John Paul II
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the volleyball team following a road matchup against the St. John Paul II Lions Tuesday afternoon as well as an update on the cross-country team
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