Nantucket Current
Is Nantucket's Year-Round Population Still Growing? School Enrollment Is Declining, But Other Data Is Mixed. The Uncertainty Is The Story
JohnCarl McGrady •
Has Nantucket’s year-round population stopped growing? Maybe. Private and public datasets obtained by the Current show mixed evidence, and given the high level of uncertainty that has shrouded recent local population estimates, the real answer may never be known for certain. But the data, analyzed here for the first time, does raise questions about an assumption that many Nantucket residents have taken for granted in recent years. For the first time in decades, it is possible -
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Nantucket's Drought Downgraded To Level 1 "Mild" Status By State
Jason Graziadei •
Nantucket's long-running drought has begun to subside. The Massachusetts Drought Management Task Force on Monday announced that it had downgraded Nantucket's designation to a Level 1 "mild" drought.
Land Bank Adding Lights To Dog Park On Miacomet Road
JohnCarl McGrady •
The Nantucket Land Bank will install lighting at its dog park on Miacomet Road in response to concerns raised by community members and Land Bank Commissioner Mark Donato. “It’s a mess, and everybody
Hospital Thrift Shop Donates $351,000 To Nantucket Cottage Hospital
JohnCarl McGrady •
The Hospital Thrift Shop will donate $351,000 to Nantucket Cottage Hospital this year, with the money earmarked for cardiac rehabilitation equipment, new birthing beds, and newborn hearing screening
Long-Sought Properties Off Milestone Road Acquired By Land Bank For $2.75 Million
Jason Graziadei •
Two properties off Milestone Road that the Nantucket Land Bank has pursued for more than a decade were finally acquired by the agency on Monday for $2.75 million. The pair of properties at 32 and
Major League Baseball Betting Scandal Has A Nantucket Connection
David Creed •
A sports betting and money laundering scandal involving two Major League Baseball players reportedly involved several other individuals who were residing on Nantucket.Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz
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$42.5 Million Sale Of Hulbert Avenue Property Sets New Nantucket Record
Jason Graziadei •
A Hulbert Avenue property sold on Thursday for a record-breaking $42.5 million, the highest sale price ever for a residential Nantucket property and the second-highest residential sale in
Commercial Scalloping Season Opens With Sunny Skies, Mild Temperatures, And High Prices
Jason Graziadei •
Nantucket’s commercial scalloping season opened Monday morning under blue skies and warm temperatures as the island’s fleet returned to the harbors on the hunt for the prized shellfish. Roughly 26
Driver Involved In Fatal Stop & Shop Accident Arraigned In Nantucket District Court
David Creed •
The driver accused of fatally striking a woman with her SUV in the downtown Stop & Shop parking lot this summer was arraigned Monday in Nantucket District Court.
Effort To Strengthen Nantucket's Chain Store Ban Gathers Momentum
JohnCarl McGrady •
After a summer in which a popular retail business dodged Nantucket’s downtown chain store ban by slightly changing its name and merchandise, and others avoided it by staging temporary pop-up
Alpha-Gal Syndrome Spikes On Nantucket Over Summer As Lone Star Ticks Spread
JohnCarl McGrady •
For years, experts have warned that alpha-gal syndrome, the meat allergy transmitted by Lone Star ticks, is coming for Nantucket. This summer, it may have finally arrived. Nantucket’s case numbers
Current Sports
Nantucket Boys Soccer Advances To Round Of 16 Of MIAA Tournament
David Creed •
For the first time in five years, the Whaler boys soccer team won a state tournament matchup and is moving onto the Round of 16 following a 5-1 victory over Pentucket High School.The Whalers, ranked
Sports Roundup: Field Hockey Loses Round Of 32 Matchup
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes updates on the field hockey team following their Round of 32 matchup on the road and the football team following their final game of the season. It also includes
Sports Roundup: Girls Soccer Wins Senior Game
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes photos from the girls soccer team's senior game, which they won 1-0, the boys soccer team following a road victory to cap off their regular season, and round one
Isabelle Roberts Named Nantucket High School's Varsity Boys & Girls Swim Coach
David Creed •
The Nantucket High School Athletic Department announced Tuesday evening that they have hired the Nantucket Community School’s aquatics coordinator, Isabelle Roberts, as the next varsity boys and
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