Nantucket Current
Feds Withdraw Proposed Vessel Speed Reduction Rule
Jason Graziadei •
The vessel speed reduction rule proposed by federal regulators to protect North Atlantic right whales that alarmed Nantucket's ferry operators and would have had potentially devastating effects on the island's economy has been withdrawn. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) posted a notice on the Federal Register Wednesday indicating that "NMFS withdraws this proposed rule in light of numerous and ongoing requests from the
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PFAS Contamination At Public Water Well Prompts Town To Seek Treatment System
Jason Graziadei •
One of the seven wells that provide Nantucket's public water supply has been contaminated by a creeping, underground plume of the forever chemicals known as PFAS that has already shut down private
Nantucket Considering Island-Wide Ban On Pickleball Courts
Jason Graziadei •
An island-wide prohibition on pickleball courts was floated at Wednesday night's Nantucket Select Board meeting as a potential warrant article for the 2025 Annual Town Meeting. The popular and
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge Of Vineyard Wind
Jason Graziadei •
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the challenge of Vineyard Wind brought by the Nantucket-based nonprofit ACK For Whales, effectively ending the group's legal effort to stop or delay the
FedEx Closing Airport Road Shipping Center, But Vows To Maintain Island Operations
Jason Graziadei •
FedEx has announced that it will permanently close its shipping center on Airport Road by March 1, but the company has vowed to maintain its operations on Nantucket. The move by the shipping giant
What Happened To The Town's Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Office?
Jason Graziadei •
In June 2020 - one month after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis - the Nantucket Select Board formally pledged to the island community that it would create a new diversity, equity, and
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$200,000 Nantucket Beach House Demolished Due To Erosion But "It Was Worth It In The End"
Jason Graziadei •
Just six months after it was sold for only $200,000 due erosion concerns, the house at 28 Sheep Pond Road was demolished Tuesday after being condemned by the town last month.The property lost another
Does Nantucket Really Have 10,000 Deer? State Biologists Think So
Jason Graziadei •
State wildlife officials have long said Nantucket has one of the largest concentrations of deer in Massachusetts. But could the population actually exceed 10,000 deer? That would be an incredibly
Photos: Pond Hockey At Miacomet
Kit Noble •
As the temperature has stayed below freezing for nearly a week, some of Nantucket's ponds have frozen over. A group of island residents took full advantage of the conditions Thursday afternoon,
Nantucket's African Meeting House Celebrates Its Bicentennial
Jason Graziadei •
"If these walls could talk," said longtime Nantucket teacher and historian Barbara White on Saturday as she recounted the long history of the African Meeting House on York Street. White was speaking
Coast Guard, Army National Guard Team Up To Remove Stranded Buoy
Jason Graziadei •
How do you get a stranded 12,000-pound buoy off the beach? U.S. Coast Guard personnel and helicopter crews from the Connecticut Army National Guard teamed up Thursday morning to remove the massive
Current Sports
Sports Roundup: Boys Hoops Stunned At Home By DY
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the boys basketball team following a stunning home loss to Dennis-Yarmouth after leading by 21 points with seven minutes to play, the boys hockey
Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Rafael Osona Fired Midseason
David Creed •
The Nantucket Athletic Department announced Thursday morning that girls varsity basketball head coach Rafael Osona was fired, effective immediately, in an email sent out by athletic director Travis
Sports Roundup: Girls Hoops Win, Rory Murray Breaks School Record For Fastest Mile
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes updates on the girls basketball team after a road victory, the indoor boys & girls track teams including a new school record, and the boys & girls swim teams.
Sports Roundup: Boys, Girls Swim Win Cape Cod Classic, Girls Hockey Honors Three Seniors
David Creed •
The weather finally cooperated this weekend and several Whaler sports teams were able to return to action following the winter break. The boys & girls swim teams won the Cape Cod Classic in Sandwich, the girls hockey team honored their three seniors, the boys basketball team lost a close game to the top seed in Division 5, the boys & girls indoor track teams had several personal records in an off-island meet, and the boys hockey team lost on the road.
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