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Nantucket Coastal Panel Defers Charge Revisions, Debates Advisory Role Limits

Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee reviewed its mission and charge Tuesday and deferred proposed revisions to a future meeting with a full quorum present. Chair Peter N.

Nantucket Land Bank approves beehive policy, pig enclosures, and $273,894 change order

NANTUCKET -- May 12, 2026, Nantucket Land Bank approves beehive policy, two pig enclosure sites, and a $273,894 change order at May 12 meeting. The commission voted unanimously on all items, adopting a new staff-drafted beehive policy to govern hive placement on Land Bank properties, balancing honey production against

Nantucket Visitor Services Panel Hears Steamship Update, Flags Summer Parking Loss

NANTUCKET -- May 12, 2026, Nantucket's Visitor Services Advisory Committee welcomed new Steamship Authority General Manager Alex Kriska at its May 12 remote meeting, receiving his first briefing on an operation that carried 2.9 million passengers and spent $160 million in 2026, supported almost entirely by fare-box

Nantucket Airport Completes Major ADA Overhaul After Random FAA Audit

NANTUCKET -- May 8, 2026, Nantucket's Commission on Disabilities heard a sweeping update on a completed FAA civil rights audit of Nantucket Memorial Airport at its May 8 meeting, with ADA Coordinator Brenda McDonough detailing months of near-full-time remediation work. The audit prompted seven new accessible parking

Nantucket Council on Aging Selects Senior Woman and Man of the Year After Eligibility Dispute

NANTUCKET -- May 6, 2026, Nantucket Council on Aging selects Senior Woman and Man of the Year after disqualifying three nominees on eligibility grounds. At the May 6 meeting, the board removed nominees M6, who had already won the award in 2023, and paid town employees F4 and M4, whose nominated