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Nantucket Cannabis Advisory Committee Adjourns Immediately, Unable to Reach Quorum

NANTUCKET -- May 21, 2026, Nantucket's Cannabis Advisory Committee adjourned May 21 without conducting any business after failing to reach a quorum. Only the chair and one other participant, identified as Mr. Plandowski, were present at the scheduled meeting; a third member, Miss DeMolina, attempted to join via Zoom

Nantucket CPC Approves $105,000 in Grants, Flags $50,000 Easement Fee Dispute

NANTUCKET -- May 19, 2026, Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee approved more than $105,000 in grant reimbursements and confronted a surprise $50,000 easement fee demand at its May 19 meeting. The committee voted 4-1 to approve fund requisitions for four grantees: the Racket Sports Association ($7,740.

Nantucket Committee Backs Surfside Road Parcel Sale, Defers Complicated Second Case

NANTUCKET -- May 18, 2026, Nantucket's Real Estate Assessment Committee voted 4-0 to recommend the Select Board sell a small remnant parcel at 110 Surfside Road for approximately $19,114, while deferring a more complex neighboring case and signaling the town's first review of its land-

Nantucket Historical Commission Votes to Challenge Coast Guard's Brant Point Tower Replacement Plan

NANTUCKET -- May 15, 2026, Nantucket Historical Commission votes to oppose Coast Guard plan to replace 1908 Brant Point range lights with metal towers. The commission voted unanimously at its May 15 meeting to write a letter to the Massachusetts Historical Commission objecting to the U.S. Coast Guard's

Nantucket Select Board approves $6.29 million NRTA budget with new driver benefits

NANTUCKET -- May 13, 2026, Nantucket Select Board approves a $6.29 million NRTA transit budget and hears police dispatcher grievances at a lengthy May 13 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to approve the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority's fiscal year 2027 operating budget, a roughly 6 percent increase