Nantucket Current
Scientists Launching Drilling Expedition To Find Freshwater Beneath The Ocean Floor Off Nantucket
Jason Graziadei •
A team of international scientists will soon begin drilling beneath the sea floor off Nantucket in search of a vast freshwater aquifer that it not only believes exists, but could one day be tapped and used by humans. Decades in the making, the research project will be the first of its kind in the world and will be conducted just a few miles southwest of the island where researchers will drill to depths of 1,600 feet to locate the freshwater believed to be there in potentially large quantities
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ACK For Whales Files New Challenge Of Vineyard Wind Permit
Jason Graziadei •
The Nantucket-based group ACK For Whales has launched a new challenge to Vineyard Wind, filing a petition with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revoke the offshore wind
Town Testing New "Cliff Stabilizers" To Combat Erosion
Jason Graziadei •
Over the past three years, Madaket Beach has lost 19 feet of coastal bank due to erosion. The intersection of Ames Avenue and Madaket Road is now perilously close to the shore, and the town is
Foggy Nantucket To Return At Ice Rink As "Foggy's Puck Cafe"
Jason Graziadei •
Foggy Nantucket, the former pizza and barbeque restaurant on Orange Street, is making a comeback at Nantucket Ice, taking over the concession stand that was just vacated by Siam To Go."Foggy's
Nantucket Summer Resident Bill Chisholm Buys The Boston Celtics
Jason Graziadei •
The Boston Celtics franchise was sold on Thursday to an investment group led by Nantucket summer resident Bill Chisholm, the co-founder of the California-based private equity firm Symphony Technology
State DEP Requiring Cleanup Of Oil Spill On Marble Way
Jason Graziadei •
Nantucket Fire Department officials were called to a Marble Way property last week to investigate a possible oil spill. When they arrived at the short dirt road in the mid-island area they discovered
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Conservation Commission Approves Massive Expansion Of Geotubes At 'Sconset Bluff
Brian Bushard •
After years of debate and a four-month public hearing, the Conservation Commission on Thursday approved a nearly 3,000-foot expansion of the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund’s erosion-control geotube
Zoning Board of Appeals Signals Denial Of Surfside Crossing
Jason Graziadei •
Following a hearing the stretched over six months, the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals began its deliberations on Wednesday regarding the controversial Surfside Crossing project. It quickly became
Fall River Diocese Sells Six Acres Of Undeveloped Land On Nantucket To Church Supporter
Jason Graziadei •
The Diocese of Fall River recently sold six acres of undeveloped land off Milestone Road to a supporter of the Catholic church and an island summer resident for $4 million. The two properties at 46
"Abundance Of Scallops" Prompts Town To Seek Extension Of Commercial Season
Jason Graziadei •
With a huge number of bay scallops in the harbor and only a small number of fishermen still on the water, the Harbor & Shellfish Advisory Board lobbied the Select Board on Wednesday to extend
Meet The New Businesses Opening In Downtown Nantucket In 2025
Jason Graziadei •
A handful of downtown businesses won't be returning this year - including Vis-A-Vis and The Black Dog on Main Street, Dune restaurant on Broad Street, The Lovely on Washington Street, and the
Current Sports
Girls Lax Begins New Era, Final Season Of Jami Lower's Coaching Career
David Creed •
For the first time in five years, the Whaler girls lacrosse team is entering the spring season without Bailey Lower and Emerson Pekarcik on their roster. With the duo that dominated throughout the
New-Look Sailing Team Begins Season On Thursday
David Creed •
As the Nantucket sailing team attempts to replace six sailors from last year’s squad, head coach Bruce Turner will be leaning on some familiar faces to take on expanded leadership roles this spring –
Photo Gallery: Spring Sports Practices Begin
David Creed •
The 2025 high school sports season has officially arrived. Per MIAA guidelines, spring sports teams across the state were allowed to begin practicing on Monday, March 17th. Due to weather, most teams
2024-2025 Winter Sports Photo Wrap Up
David Creed and Chris Tran •
With the 2024-2025 winter sports season in the rearview mirror for Nantucket High School, the Current has gathered together a large quantity of photos from the year. Photos, which can be found below,
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