Nantucket Current

Live Updates: Nantucket's Annual Town Meeting 2026

Nantucket Current •

We are live from Nantucket High School's Mary P. Walker Auditorium, where voters have gathered for Nantucket's 2026 Annual Town Meeting. The proceedings will get underway at 4:30 p.m., with the first votes expected after 5 p.m. The Current will be sharing live updates from Town Meeting floor as votes are taken. Stay tuned!Adjourned to Night Two, 9:51 p.m. | We are adjourned until tomorrow at 4:30. Join us then for night two. Article 35, Stop

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Town Meeting Votes To Approve New Our Island Home Skilled Nursing Facilty

JohnCarl McGrady •

In a reversal, Town Meeting has voted 959-321 to support a $137 million proposal to move Our Island Home to Sherburne Commons after defeating the plan last year. The largest capital project to ever

Artificial Turf Field Approved At Nantucket High School As Part Of $26M Project

JohnCarl McGrady •

Town Meeting has voted 719-281 to support the Nantucket Public Schools’ (NPS) proposal to renovate the athletic facilities at Vito Capizzo Stadium, an emphatic win in the school system’s years-long

Amid Controversy And Pushback, Rainbows Pottery Abandons Plan To Open On Nantucket

Jason Graziadei •

Rainbows Pottery, the controversial Boston pottery studio, has abandoned plans to open a new location in downtown Nantucket amid intense community pushback on the island, according to its owner.

Dispatch Supervisor Fired One Day After Publicly Airing Grievances Against Police Chief

Jason Graziadei •

Patrick Considine, the town of Nantucket’s 911 dispatch assistant supervisor, spoke out at Wednesday’s Select Board hearing to allege retaliation and discrimination amid an ongoing grievance over

Veranda House On Trial: Jury Hears Opening Arguments In Lawsuits Over Devastating Fire

David Creed •

The legal disputes stemming from the devastating Veranda House fire in downtown Nantucket in 2022 have finally reached a trial. Three neighbors of the Veranda House who filed lawsuits against the

Featured Stories

Faces Of Nantucket: Gita Nakarmi Mali

David Creed •

For the past 26 years on “The Strip” along Broad Street, a constant presence greeting locals, workers coming over on the ferries, and summer visitors has been the smiling face of Gita Nakarmi Mali,

Danielle Lewis & Myah Johnson Named 2026 Nantucket Scholars

David Creed •

Danielle Lewis and Myah Johnson were named the 2026 Nantucket Scholars on Tuesday evening at the Nantucket Golf Club. The two Nantucket High School seniors were both awarded full four-year college

Photo Gallery: 50th Annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival

David Creed •

The 47th annual Nantucket antique car parade took place this morning on Main Street as the island celebrated the 50th anniversary Nantucket Daffodil Festival. The 110 registered vehicles lined up on

Former Surfside Lifesaving Station To Become Synagogue For Nantucket's Jewish Congregation

Jason Graziadei •

After years of uncertainty over its fate, the former Surfside Lifesaving Station near Surfside Beach is slated to become the new home of Shirat HaYam, Nantucket's Jewish congregation. The property

Vineyard Wind Sues Turbine Manufacturer To Stop It From Backing Out Of Wind Farm; $4.5 Billion Project In Jeopardy

Jason Graziadei •

Vineyard Wind has completed construction of the 62-turbine wind farm southwest of Nantucket, but the future of the project appears to be very much in jeopardy. Vineyard Wind is suing GE Renewables,

Current Sports

Sports Roundup: Weekend Scores & Latest MIAA Power Rankings

David Creed •

In this Whaler sports roundup, we take a look at the scores from this weekend's slate of games and where each team stands in the latest MIAA power rankings as we enter what is shaping up to be a

Sports Roundup: Girls Tennis Stays Hot, Boys Lax Beats Old Rochester

David Creed •

This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on yet another victory for the girls tennis team, a road victory for the boys lacrosse team, the softball team following a mercy rule win, the baseball

Sports Roundup: Girls Tennis Wins Sixth Straight Match

David Creed •

This Whaler sports roundup includes updates on the girls tennis team following their sixth straight victory, the boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse teams following victories, and the softball team.

Photos: Baseball Loses To O'Bryant

David Creed •

After a brief hiatus during spring school vacation week, Whaler sports officially returned to action with the baseball team hosting O’Bryant High School. Nantucket lost 6-4 despite a mid-game rally

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