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Nantucket Parks Commission Approves School Band Concerts at Town Bandstand

NANTUCKET — May 21, 2026 — Nantucket Parks and Recreation Commission approves school concerts, hears sweeping capital project update. The commission voted unanimously May 21 to permit a Nantucket High School rock band end-of-year concert at the town bandstand on June 9 and a Cyrus Peirce Middle School band concert

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

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

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