Nantucket Current
Halloween In Downtown Nantucket
Charity Grace Mofsen •
Nantucket celebrated Halloween with the annual celebration on Main Street Saturday afternoon. While the crowd might have been a tad smaller due to the Island Cup football game, which was happening at the same time, Nantucket residents and families showed up in droves with creative costumes for trick-or-treating and the parade up Main Street. Our contributing photographer Charity Grace Mofsen was on the scene to capture these images of one of the best local events of the year:
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Chris Morris, The Voice Of Whaler Sports, Signs Off For Final Time
David Creed •
For the final time as the lead broadcaster of the Nantucket Sports Connection/OurNCTV, Chris Morris, the Voice of Whaler Sports, signed off and bid farewell to the island community after calling
Former Dispatcher Files Ethics Complaint Against Town Manager Libby Gibson
JohnCarl McGrady •
Patrick Considine, the public safety dispatcher at the center of a tense dispute with the Nantucket Police Department and the town of Nantucket over a series of grievances stemming from a
Conservation Foundation Completes LiDar Drone Survey Of Coatue
JohnCarl McGrady •
For years, Nantucket’s conservation professionals have worried about the possibility of a breach at Coatue, which would radically change the ecosystem of Nantucket Harbor. Now, for the first time,
Island Resident Charged With Sexually Assaulting Wisconsin Child
David Creed •
An island resident was arraigned in Nantucket District Court Wednesday afternoon on indecent assault and battery and rape charges involving an 11 year old girl, who said the assaults occurred on
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
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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
Historic Old Mill Partially Disassembled As Restoration Project Enters New Phase
JohnCarl McGrady •
The roof is off at the Old Mill.The next phase of repairs on the historic structure got underway Wednesday with the removal of both the cap of the mill, which can be turned to face the wind, and the
"It's A Mystery" Expert Says Nantucket Shipwreck Remains Likely Not From The Warren Sawyer
JohnCarl McGrady •
The shipwreck remains exposed by a rare fall nor’easter that hit Nantucket in September are likely not, as was originally believed, fragments of the schooner Warren Sawyer. David Robinson, the
Victims Of Plane Crash Off Nantucket Identified By U.S. Coast Guard
Jason Graziadei •
The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed the identities of the six people who were on board the plane that crashed into the ocean south of Nantucket early last Saturday morning. They include a mother and
New Zoning Changes Imposed By State Could Mean Less Local Control Over Development
JohnCarl McGrady •
The sweeping budget bill passed by the Massachusetts legislature and signed by Governor Maura Healey last July included provisions that, rather than relating to the state’s budget, changed how zoning
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Sports Roundup: Nantucket Football Wins Island Cup, Field Hockey & Boys Soccer Win Golden Anchors
David Creed •
Homecoming weekend has come and gone, and the Whaler sports teams capped off a busy day of sports with three varsity teams earning victories on Nantucket against Martha’s Vineyard. The day included a
Photo Gallery: 2026 Pep Rally & Homecoming Parade
David Creed •
Before the homecoming weekend games began, it was time for festivities including the Nantucket High School pep rally, pig roast and bonfire Friday evening and the Homecoming Parade Saturday
Sports Roundup: Volleyball Wins Five-Set Thriller, Boys Soccer Wins League Title
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the volleyball team following a thrilling comeback and five-set victory on Wednesday against the Nauset Warriors, the boys soccer team following a
Jillian Fey Named Next Nantucket Girls Hockey Head Coach
David Creed •
The Nantucket Athletic Department announced Thursday morning that Jillian Fey has been hired as the new varsity girls hockey head coach. “The Athletic Department is incredibly excited to welcome
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