Deadline set for Sherburne Commons sale

A federal judge has set a July 20 deadline for the sale of the bankrupt senior living facility Sherburne Commons, after which the facility could be shut down and residents forced out of their homes ...More

Unusual cloud formation "rolls" in Wednesday

A roll cloud resembling a breaking wave was spotted over the island in advance of Wednesday's rain squalls.

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Survey seeks input on public transportation

Researchers from the University of Connecticut recently visited the island to determine attitudes about public transportation on Nantucket. . . More

The week in photos

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2009 Nantucket

Film Festival

2009 Nantucket High School Graduation

Keeping Up with the Dreamland

Moving Sankaty Light

Presidential Inauguration

2008: The Year in Review

2008 Nantucket Race Week

Charity on Ice

Audio Slideshow

A multimedia presentation of A.J. Mleczko's 2008 "Charity on Ice" celebrity hockey game...More

Fourth of July

Audio Slideshow

For a multimedia presentation of the 2008 Independence Day Festivities, click here

July 4 Photo Gallery

Ten years ago, not a single Nantucket municipal employee earned more than $100,000 a year. In fact, only three were paid more than $80,000.

A decade later, 47 town employees earn over $100,000. In an illustrative example of the pay increases that have occurred over that time period, an municipal employee who earned $50,000 in 1998 has since doubled their pay to an even $100,000, according to the most recent town report.     Read More

Seven years later, Great Harbor Yacht Club opens its doors

Despite two failed eminent-domain taking efforts aimed at thwarting the development, 27 separate appeals of the club’s regulatory permits and an 11th-hour self-financing effort by its members to finish construction, the Great Harbor Yacht Club will open this week amidst the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. ...More

Bob Matthews' Point Breeze on the auction block Aug. 19

The bank providing financing for the ambitious renovation and expansion of the historic Point Breeze hotel has moved to foreclose on its developer Robert Matthews, and has seized control of the Easton Street property which will now be sold at a public auction in August....More

Bulgarian democracy, island style

Mariya Chakarova spearheaded the move to bring the Bulgarian parliamentary election to the island. ...More

Full slate of activities on the Fourth

With the 4th of July falling on a Saturday this year, festivities for the 233rd Independence Day are set to begin for a long-weekend of family festivities and fun on Nantucket...More

Special Features:

Preschool and Private School End-of-Year Activities

2009 Nantucket Restaurant Guide now online

2009 Clean Team

The Nantucket Clean Team meets each Saturday between mid-April and November, rain or shine, and picks up trash for under an hour. . . More

2009 Master Plan

Community Resources

Click here for information about self-help meetings like AA and NA, warning signs of teen suicide and depression, and lists of organizations who can help. More

Adopt-A-Classroom

The Nantucket school system is facing a significant budget deficit this year, even as the elementary school struggles to work itself out from under a corrective-action order for failing to meet state-mandated Adequate Yearly Progress for three straight years. Middle-school teacher Adriene Lombardi has proposed a solution to help: The Adopt-A-Classroom program . . . More