Government · Other Committee
Land Bank Backs Madaket Playground Concept
Nantucket's Land Bank Commission backs a first-ever playground for Madaket.
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Sports
Nantucket sports roundup, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6
Nantucket High School had no games reported for Aug. 31 to Sept. 6. Nantucket Soccer Club's site now shows a fuller Fall 2026 Travel Soccer schedule beyond the Grade 4 girls' matchups noted last week, with games listed for Sept. 19 across Grade 3 through Grade 6 boys' and girls' teams a…
Real Estate
Single Disclosed Sale Sets $2.8 Million Benchmark for Nantucket Deeds
Nantucket recorded seven deeds between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only one listed a sale price: $2,800,000 for a leasehold interest at 2 Paupamo Way Lease Area 196B, sold by Nashaquisset Cooperative Inc to Tucked Away ACK LLC. Three separate deeds tied to 2 Paupamo Way, recorded the same d…
Government · Council on Aging
COA keeps officers, studies bylaw overhaul
Nantucket's Council on Aging retained its officers and began exploring a bylaw overhaul to secure dedicated funding. Chair Robert M.
Sports
Nantucket sports roundup, Aug. 24 to Aug. 30
Nantucket sports news was quiet for Aug. 24-30, with no high school games reported. Nantucket Soccer Club has posted its Fall 2026 Travel Soccer schedule for its Grade 4 girls team, with matches against Falmouth, SSYS, Monomoy, Wareham and Sandwich running from mid-September through ear…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 24, 2026 through August 30, 2026
One Nantucket-resident obituary was published this week: Gillispie, Robert John, 82, a longtime resident of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and Summit and Basking Ridge, New Jersey, who died suddenly on Nantucket on August 20, 2026. He was remembered as a devoted husband, father, brother, and…
Real Estate
Nantucket Deed Records Show $17M Sale as Most Disclosed Prices Remain Hidden
Seven deeds were recorded on Nantucket between July 31 and Aug. 29, 2026, but only two carried disclosed sale prices, ranging from $4.2 million to $17 million with a median of $10.6 million among those two transactions. The period's most notable transfer was 21 Berkeley Ave., which sold…
Government · Other Committee
Nantucket Historic Panel Tables Fine, Paint Rules
The Nantucket Historic District Commission opened its fall season without voting on any substantive policy, deferring a proposed as-built fine schedule, a new demolition definition and an expanded paint-color list to future meetings.
Morning Brief
Nantucket Housing Office Launches Rooted Renters Program
Nantucket's Housing Office launched a new Rooted Renters program and detailed Lease to Locals funding in its August newsletter. The quarterly update, released Wednesday, August 26, also touched on the 2026 Housing Production Plan, the town's blueprint for adding year-round housing, and …
Government · Other Committee
Land Bank waives penalty, approves fee release
The Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission voted to waive a penalty and release a lien on a disputed land bank fee assessment. Staff said the property owner's attorney had not received complete court information, leaving the owner "kind of in the dark" before the unanimous waiver vote.