The Nantucket Commission on Disability reported fielding its first-ever ADA discrimination complaint after a service-dog user was denied entry to a Nantucket establishment this summer.
Nantucket's Conservation Commission approved an enforcement order letting SBPF place roughly 10,000 cubic yards of sand on the eroded north and south ends of the Baxter Road geotube array.
Subtropical Storm Josephine passes near Nantucket with high winds and coastal flood risk.
The Nantucket Select Board voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve a $302,000, three-year contract with TRC Companies to consolidate the town's scattered PFAS testing data into a single database.
Nantucket Lighthouse School opens new technology-free middle school campus off Fairgrounds Road.
Nantucket's Historic District Commission voted 4-1 to approve a reworked driveway at 126 Main Street, ending a yearslong dispute with neighbors.
One Nantucket obituary was published this week: Pastuszak, Patricia M. Pastuszak, 78, a Nantucket resident of 20 years, died October 14, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, New Hampshire, after spending her final months in New Hampshire near family.
The Select Board meets Monday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. Also in today's brief (13 items): Select Board convenes Monday morning; Real Estate Assessment Committee meeting time updated; Planning Board meets Monday afternoon; Community Preservation Committee meets Tuesday morning.
Nantucket's Registry of Deeds recorded seven property transfers between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, but only one listed a sale price: 8 Ash Street, which sold for $9,100,000, sellers Block Bayou ACK LLC to buyer Eight Ash ACK LLC.
Expert disputes identification of south shore shipwreck as Warren Sawyer vessel. From our own coverage: Council on Aging previews senior expo.