Nantucket Current
Vandalism Allegation Surfaces After Partial Collapse Of Geotubes At 'Sconset Bluff
JohnCarl McGrady •
The ‘Sconset Beach Preservation Fund claims that a portion of its geotube installation along the ‘Sconset Bluff has been intentionally vandalized, leading to a partial collapse of the erosion-control project. Video footage reviewed by the Current shows a long, straight, clean gash down the side of one of the geotubes, and several photos show further damage of a similar nature. On the evening of January 31st, the Nantucket Coastal Conservancy, a local advocacy group long opposed to the
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Nantucket's Quentin The Quahog Predicts An Early Spring
Jason Graziadei •
Nantucket’s Quentin the Quahog squirted to the right Monday morning, predicting an early spring is on the way (as hard as that may be to believe in this deep freeze), and we’re happy to report that
Deep Freeze: Harbor Ice Forces Hy-Line Cruises To Cancel Fast Ferry
Jason Graziadei •
Hy-Line Cruises was forced to cancel all of its scheduled ferry trips to Nantucket on Saturday due to the widespread buildup of ice in Hyannis Harbor. With the cold snap expected to continue, it’s
Massachusetts Poet Laureate To Speak On Nantucket For Black History Month
JohnCarl McGrady •
Massachusetts poet laureate Regie Gibson is coming to Nantucket’s African Meeting House Saturday, where he will deliver a keynote address and anchor a panel discussion at an event celebrating the
Commercial Scallopers Granted Catch Increase After Losing Days To Cold Weather
JohnCarl McGrady •
The Select Board voted unanimously to increase the bay scallop bushel limit from five to six for the remainder of the season on Wednesday to make up for days scallopers have lost due to cold weather.
Judge Allows Vineyard Wind To Resume Construction
JohnCarl McGrady •
A federal judge has ruled that Vineyard Wind may continue construction on its 62-turbine, $4.5 billion wind farm southwest of Nantucket while a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s
Featured Stories
Kit Noble Photo Gallery: Scenes From A Frozen Island
Kit Noble •
Temperatures have plummeted, sending the island into a deep freeze not seen in at least a decade or longer. The harbors and ponds have frozen over, and the snow that blanketed Nantucket a week ago
Old Nantucket Electric Company Building Demolished
Jason Graziadei •
The old Nantucket Electric Company building that had stood for nearly a century along the downtown waterfront was demolished Thursday.An excavator operated by Costello Construction, working on behalf
Large Swath Of "The Strip" Hits The Market For $35.9 Million
Jason Graziadei •
A curious ad appeared in Wednesday's edition of The Wall Street Journal announcing the sale of "rarely available" pieces of real estate on Nantucket's Steamboat Wharf. The advertisement
Bid To Nullify Nantucket's Vote Legalizing Short-Term Rentals Submitted To Attorney General
Jason Graziadei •
Just one month after Nantucket legalized short-term rentals by codifying them into the island's zoning code, a bid to nullify that vote at last month's Special Town Meeting has emerged. In a
Former Police Department Staff Members Describe Poor Conditions And "LORAN Flu" In Dormitories
Jason Graziadei •
When Erin Sullivan joined the Nantucket Police Department in the summer of 2022 as a community service officer, she was not only excited to start her career in law enforcement, but also to live and
Current Sports
Sports Roundup: Swim Teams, Indoor Track Compete In League Championships
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the girls and boys swim teams after a strong showing in the Cape & Island's league championship meet, the girls basketball team following a strong
Sports Roundup: Boys Hockey & Girls Hoops Lose Close Matchups At Home
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the boys hockey team after they nearly came back from a three goal third period deficit to defeat a Cape & Island rival and the girls basketball
Sports Roundup: Jenkinson's Hat Trick Lifts Boys Hockey Over Foxborough
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the boys hockey team after a road victory, the girls basketball team, and the boys basketball team.
Sports Roundup: Boys & Girls Swim Wins, Boys Hockey Loses On The Road
David Creed •
This Whaler sports roundup includes an update on the boys hockey team, as well as the boys and girls swim teams following victories in their road matchups on Wednesday.
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