Opinion
Will The Turf Field Come With A Warning?
Meghan Perry •
To the editor: Just like a box of cigarettes has a warning label stating “WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical" and "SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking Causes
Current Nature: Nature's Calendar On Nantucket
Saoirse McCarthy, Linda Loring Nature Foundation •
On Nantucket, the turning of a new season isn’t written on a calendar but can instead be seen from changes in the landscape. The sprouting of daffodils, tree swallows returning to the island, and a
Imagine A Line Of Dump Trucks 35 Miles Long
Burton Balkind •
To the editor: One negative impact of the proposed expansion of the geotubes has not yet received appropriate public attention: the trucking of 312,000 tons of sand across the island. While traffic
A Broken Process Cannot Produce A Legitimate Outcome
Graham Veysey, et al •
To the editor: We write as concerned members of the Nantucket community in response to the March 19th Board of Health meeting. What occurred during that meeting was not only troubling from a
Goodbye To The Isle Of Summer
Charles Dundee •
To the editor: Ever since I first heard the name Nantucket at age 14 — nearly 20 years before I actually set foot on its sacred ground — I have thought of Nantucket not just as an island but as
In Defense Of John Shea
Gabe Caggiano •
To the editor: I found the Chris Perry Bluff Walk column to be noteworthy and well researched, but his cheap shot criticism of John Shea was over the line. John Shea was not being melodramatic
Joint Statement From Land Bank And Public Schools On Possible Playing Fields Collaboration
Rachael Freeman and Beth Hallett •
To the editor: The Nantucket School Committee and Land Bank Commission would like to clarify the community’s understanding regarding the potential for collaboration on playing fields. The proposal
Why Wouldn't We Listen To The Parents?
Amy Ford Keohane •
To the editor: The Nantucket parents – including a registered nurse - who have rigorously researched the proposed turf field are raising their children here and obviously care deeply about the safety
Chris Perry Column: Be Careful What You Wish For
Chris Perry •
I’ve been told by many who live in Nantucket’s farthest eastern enclave that Siasconset has it all. A Wampanoag Algonquian term for “place of great bones,” and once described by Edward Underhill as