Sheriff accuses county of "malicious" move

Sheriff Richard Bretschneider's attorney has accused the County Commissioners of having "malicious intent" when they changed the job title of one of his employees...More

Elska wins Opera House Cup

Elska, a 29-foot Dragon with Marc Feigen at the helm, won Sunday's Opera House Cup in near perfect sailing conditions. . .More    OHC Results

Nantucket Race Week 2008

This Week in Town Government

The week in photos

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TOP STORY: Building bust portends lean winter for islanders

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Charity on Ice

Audio Slideshow

A multimedia presentation of A.J. Mleczko's "Charity on Ice" celebrity hockey game...More

Fourth of July

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July 4 Photo Gallery

Nantucket building commissioner Bernie Bartlett reclined in his office chair last month during a slow day in the Building Department and pointed to row of empty shelves across the room.

Normally those shelves are filled with building permits waiting for Bartlett to process. But not this year. Only 35 building permits were active on that day, and most for minor projects. A shed here, a dormer there, but an obvious dearth of the new-home construction permits that have fueled the island’s economy in recent years. 

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Howe Constable dies in federal prison

Convicted child pornographer and longtime islander William "Howe" Constable died Wednesday in a federal prison in Brooklyn, N.Y. ...More

Garden Club pledges $50K to landscape lighthouse

The Nantucket Garden Club has pledged $50,000 to the Sconset Trust, the nonprofit organization that owns and recently paid to move Sankaty Light to more stable ground, for assistance in landscaping the area around the island icon. ...More

Jet Blues: Cancellations, delays and poor service plague New York flights

Once JetBlue ran out of complimentary snacks, Carol Holder resorted to her loaf of Something Natural Portuguese bread to feed the hungry 3-year-olds stuck with her for six hours on the tarmac at Nantucket Memorial Airport last Friday. ...More

A survivor finds peace, 50 years after crash of Northeast flight 258

This Friday afternoon, Cindy Houghton will close a chapter in her life that has haunted her much of her 50-plus years. ...More

2008 Nantucket High School Graduation

2008 Nantucket Film Festival

Keeping Up with the Dreamland

2007: The Year in Review

Moving Sankaty Light

One Book One Island 2008

2007 IOD World Championships