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Nantucket Council on Aging Hears PASCON Palliative Care Presentation, Plans Senior of the Year Vote

NANTUCKET — April 1, 2026 — Nantucket Council on Aging hears that island's free palliative care program serves 75 patients on a $1 million annual budget. The board hosted a presentation from Debbie Dolan, nurse practitioner and manager of the Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket program at Nantucket Cottage

Nantucket Airport Commission unanimously backs $3 million fuel farm expansion

Nantucket Airport Commission votes 5-0 to pursue a $3 million fuel farm expansion and defer a disputed TSA lease.

Nantucket Land Bank Awards $1.75 Million Deconstruction Contract for Jefferson Street Property

NANTUCKET — March 24, 2026 — Nantucket Land Bank awards $1.75 million deconstruction contract for 41 Jefferson Street. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to award a contract to JJ Cardosi of Rhode Island, which submitted the lower of two bids at $1,747,000 against a competing offer of $2,578,

Nantucket Retreat and Relocation Program Gets First Committee Preview Before April Public Meeting

NANTUCKET — March 24, 2026 — Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee previewed the island-wide Strategic Retreat and Relocation Program at its March 24 meeting, grilling consultants on public messaging, available land, and financial incentives before a first virtual open house set for April 16. Laura Moret, principal at lead

Nantucket Historical Commission finalizes strategy to complete 110-property Brant Point survey

NANTUCKET — March 20, 2026 — Nantucket Historical Commission advances Brant Point survey list and lands a state preservation planning grant. At its March 20 hybrid meeting, the commission reached consensus directing staff member Holly Baxter to compile an expanded list of candidate properties along Easton Street and nearby corridors to bring

Nantucket Parks Commission Approves Four Summer Events, Warns of Turf-Ban Risk

NANTUCKET — March 19, 2026 — Nantucket Parks Commission unanimously approved four summer events and heard a staff warning that a potential Board of Health synthetic turf ban could affect future field projects. The commission, chaired by Nikki, approved a Daffodil Weekend 50th anniversary children's beach program by the Chamber

Nantucket Cannabis Panel Sets Multi-Year Road Map for Social Consumption Review

NANTUCKET — March 19, 2026 — Nantucket's Cannabis Advisory Committee opened a formal planning process for social cannabis consumption venues, signaling no opt-in vote before 2027 at the earliest. Meeting remotely on March 19, the committee — identified in roll call as Chair Barry, Joe, Dawn, and Abby — voted unanimously

Nantucket Finance Committee advances Liberty Tree elm designation ahead of July 4 deadline

NANTUCKET — March 18, 2026 — Nantucket Finance Committee advances plans to designate a historic high school elm as a Liberty Tree for the Revolution's 250th anniversary. At the March 18 meeting, member Mary Longacre presented the two-part project — designating the school's 1848 Henry Coffin elm and

Nantucket Boards Agree to Revise Septic Regulations With Housing Protections

Nantucket's Planning Board, Board of Health, and Affordable Housing Trust met jointly to debate proposed septic regulations requiring innovative alternative systems across the Hummock Pond Watershed and Wellhead Protection District.

Nantucket CPC Votes 8-1 to Pull Town's Disputed Job Posting

Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee voted 8-1 to demand the town pull a job posting members said contradicted their hiring specifications in nearly every particular.

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