Opinion

It’s Still A Billion With A “B”

Chris Perry •

Between the release of Jen Shalley Allen’s comprehensive real estate analysis last week and Rob Ranney & Kate Ranney Sayle’s year-end update, I am not quite ready to admit defeat. Allen, a 2002

Reject Surfside Crossing For The Community's Wellbeing

Meghan Perry •

To the editor: Windmills, STRs, DPW locations, affordable housing and units won’t matter if the water is contaminated. Why is this not a priority?Since 2018, Nantucket Tipping Point has highlighted

Support Our Island Home

Alison K. Forsgren •

To the editor: I am a founder of Friends of Our Island Home, an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of the residents of Our Island Home (OIH), Nantucket's skilled nursing facility (SNF)

Conservation Commission Must Address SBPF's Sand Deficit In 'Sconset

Emily Molden, Executive Director, Nantucket Land & Water Council •

To the editor: The Conservation Commission recently signaled its likely approval of a positive permit for the geotube expansion project proposed jointly by SBPF and the Town of Nantucket. As data

Current Nature: Overwintering Strategies

Seth Engelbourg, Naturalist Educator & Program Manager, Linda Loring Nature Foundation •

As the weather gets colder, animals must adapt to survive the winter. Some animals forgo dormancy completely. Birds migrate, deer grow a thick winter coat, and squirrels cache nuts to have a reliable

Nantucket Coastal Conservancy Looks Ahead To Challenges In 'Sconset In 2025

Burton Balkind •

To the editor: As we look ahead to the New Year and the challenges it will pose for Nantucket’s precious natural shorelines, we are filled with renewed commitment. We are more determined than ever to

'Tis The Season To Be Jolly

Chris Perry •

This season, I made a promise to myself: No coal.Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of candidates. National Grid comes to mind. Those who support NOAA’s proposed changes to the North Atlantic

Nantucket At Its Best

Tucker Holland •

(Originally delivered in person during public comment at the Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 Select Board meeting, held in the Community Room of the Public Safety

Windswept Cranberry Bog Restoration: A Perspective

Jody Corkish •

To the editor: My grandfather once told me, much of life is perspective, through which prism do we view things? Once again, it is Fall on Nantucket. A time when things begin to quiet down, and the