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Nantucket Cemetery Commission Approves Juneteenth Dedication Program, Monument Placement

NANTUCKET -- June 10, 2026, Nantucket Cemetery Commission approved a Juneteenth dedication program and monument placement for the Historic Colored Cemetery at its June 10 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to approve a printed program for the June 19 ceremony honoring Absalom Boston, including a historical blurb noting that in 1851

Nantucket Visitor Services Committee Deploys 40 Officers, Plans Major Summer Events

Nantucket's Visitor Services Advisory Committee heard that May visitor traffic hit 248,900 — up 14.8 percent year over year — as it previewed a packed summer calendar at its June 9 Zoom meeting.

Nantucket Land Bank Clears $315,755 Change Order for 41 Jefferson Avenue Site

NANTUCKET -- June 9, 2026, Nantucket Land Bank approves $315,755 change order and awards surprisingly low pine beetle contract. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize Executive Director Rachel to sign Change Order 5 for 41 Jefferson Avenue, covering garage closure, mechanical room modifications, and site grading, at a ceiling

Nantucket Panel Reviews $375,000 Erosion Study, New Coastal Flood Rules

NANTUCKET -- June 9, 2026, Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee reviewed a nearly $375,000 erosion study, flood insurance basics, and proposed higher-standard floodplain bylaws at its June 9 meeting. Engineering firm Arcadis told the committee that roughly 150 feet of shoreline has eroded adjacent to the Surfside

Nantucket Council on Aging cancels July meeting, hears Medicaid funding warning

NANTUCKET -- June 3, 2026, Nantucket Council on Aging cancels July meeting and hears warning of impending Medicaid cuts to elder home care. Sherry Hunt, director of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, the federally designated Area Agency on Aging serving Nantucket, Barnstable, and Dukes Counties since 1972, told