Nantucket's Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board moved toward asking the Select Board for authority to raise the commercial bay scallop bushel limit from five boxes to six.
Nantucket marks Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday as town boards hold a busy week of meetings. Also in today's brief (8 items): Council on Aging meets Wednesday afternoon; Select board holds regular Wednesday meeting; Water commissioners meet Thursday morning; Select board sits as count…
Nantucket Soccer Club's Fall 2026 travel schedule has filled in with a run of matchups for mid-October: Grade 3 through Grade 6 squads are set to face YDSC, Westport, Bourne, Monomoy, Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich across games at Johnny Kelley Recreation Area, Russell Davis Fields, Nob…
This week's Nantucket obituary notices column carries one entry: Maffei, Barbara Lynn "Bobbi," who died September 30, 2026, in Vero Beach, Florida, after a four-year illness. She was formerly of Nantucket and Plymouth, Massachusetts, and had been married to Ralph A. Maffei for 56 years.…
Six real estate deeds recorded on Nantucket as fall pricing data continues to take shape. From our own coverage: Nantucket sales roundup tracks six deeds recorded. Also in today's brief (9 items): Select board meets tuesday morning; Affordable housing trust meets tuesday; Historic distr…
Six property transfers were recorded in Nantucket between September 4 and October 3, but only one, 12 Atlantic Avenue at $1,700,000, had a posted sale price by press time; the other five await pricing data from the registry, a normal lag rather than withheld information. Van Gilder Aven…
Nantucket's Contract Review Committee opened its fiscal 2028 human services grant cycle, with the town's funding pool rising to $1 million.
The Nantucket Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously to formally hire Morgan Sayle as its administrator, ending a 10-month standoff with town administration over pay and hours.
Finance Committee raises airport fuel fund cap as jet fuel prices climb sharply. From our own coverage: Finance panel votes 8-0 to raise airport fuel cap. Also in today's brief (11 items): Nantucket PowerChoice posts new electricity prices; Recreational scalloping season kicks off; Sele…
Nantucket's Conservation Commission approved relocating a Sankety Head Golf Club wetland over objections from a land-preservation group.