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Test Scores Show Nantucket Students Keeping Pace In Math, Lagging Behind In Reading
Results from last year’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests indicate that Nantucket Public Schools (NPS) are roughly in line with averages for student achievement in math, but lag behind in reading, though it is unclear how much of the lag is the result of the school system’s large English language learner population.
Bill Belichick, 72, and girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, go out for date in Nantucket
Bill Belichick and his new girlfriend continue to enjoy each other’s company. The eight-time Super Bowl champion was spotted with 24-year-old partner, Jordon Hudson, out for a dinner date in Nantucket Wednesday night, according to the Daily Mail. Per the outlet, Belichick and Hudson dined with two friends at The Boarding House. The pair also enjoyed time together on the island during the day on Wednesday, riding on Belichick’s $225,000 boat named VIII Rings. Bill Belichick’s 23-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson spotted at cheerleading practice It was revealed on Friday by TMZ that the 72-year-old was be dating Hudson, a former cheerleader. Belichick split with Linda Holliday,...
Sankaty caddies receive full rides to college
(June 21, 2024) Five caddies from Sankaty Head Golf Club have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a prestigious full housing and tuition grant offered to caddies across the country. The recipients will all begin college this fall as Evans Scholars, attending one of the program’s 24 partner universities nationwide. The...
Counsel: Health board has no jurisdiction over airport expansion
(June 21, 2024) The Board of Health was told it has no regulatory authority over the airport’s current expansion project, despite it determining it to be a public health issue for nearby homes. The airport, like most in the country, is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the...
Bill Belichick Steps Out With 24-Year-Old Girlfriend for the First Time Since Romance Went Public
Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick was seen out with his 24-year-old girlfriend for the first time since their relationship went public. The Daily Mail captured the Spring/Winter couple basking in the sunshine on his boat in Nantucket on Wednesday. Since ending his 16-year relationship with Linda Holliday, 62, the former...
Bill Belichick, 72, and girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, seen for the first time together on his boat in Nantucket
Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, publicly flaunted their romance for the first time as they enjoyed a boat ride in Nantucket. The retired New England Patriots coach, 72, and the former cheerleader, 24, were spotted heading aboard his $225,000 vessel — named VIII Rings — Wednesday, per photos obtained by Daily Mail. Belichick, who named the boat after his eight Super Bowl wins, held a stern face as he carried what appeared to be a bag and blanket while walking beside Hudson. Dave Portnoy reacts to Bill Belichick, 72, dating 24-year-old Jordon Hudson For the outing, he sported a blue polo...
Truro entrepreneur expands transportation business into Nantucket with latest acquisition
Editor's note: This story was corrected on June 20, 2024, to reflect the mileage around the earth's equator. Raphael Richter, owner of Mercedes Cab Company, Inc, acquired Valley Transportation Services of Massachusetts, Inc. Ritcher’s transportation empire now includes Pilgrim Transit, Mayflower Trolley & Excursions, The Funk Bus, Cape Cab, Cape Destinations and All...
One of the Top Beer Gardens in the U.S. is a Popular Spot Here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has lots of amazing spots to stop in for a cold one. As we have hit the Summer months, it's time to enjoy the warmer (and not so hot as its been) weather and stop in at a great spot to enjoy a drink possibly on the patio, out in a courtyard, a balcony or a terrace, or perhaps even up on a rooftop. In fact, there is one particular Massachusetts spot that was selected as one of the top 10 best beer gardens throughout the entire U.S.
A Magical Destination for Fine Dining
There are so many reasons to visit the quiet village of Siasconset this time of year: roses covering the historic cottages are blooming, their sweet fragrance mixing with salty ocean breezes… the Bluff Walk, with stately homes on one side and dramatic views of the Atlantic on the other…the famous footbridge and sundial… a wide sand beach where you can escape the crowds and take a dip in the sparkling water…and The Chanticleer.
Danger in the Blooms
Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation. When I was a kid, the first movie I ever saw in 3D was The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The movie was from 1954, but in the 1980s the VHS tape was released, and we all had the special glasses. It was fun in the watching and seemed sort of ridiculous. However, as a 7-year-old, it instilled a fear of freshwater in me that was hard to shake. I wouldn’t go into a pool or lake for the rest of the summer without thinking about the swamp man.
Geschke Series Inspires Discussion & Thought
The Nantucket Atheneum has a long history of bringing distinguished people to Nantucket Island to speak. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Horace Greeley, Lucretia Mott, and Frederick Douglass are among those who lectured in the Great Hall of the Atheneum during years long past. Around the turn of this...
Current Real Estate Roundup - June 20, 2024
This week’s Current Real Estate Roundup includes property transfers from June 13, 2024 to June 20, 2024. It is led by the sale of a Pleasant Street property built in 1750 for over $8 million and a West Chester Street property recently designed and constructed that sold for nearly $7 million.
Risking Lives to Save Lives
For several months, Egan Maritime has explored island responses to the many sailing ship-era shipwrecks near Nantucket. Virtually all these disasters happened during one of New England’s infamous nor’easters or other seasonal storms. Even the US Lifesaving Service (USLSS) on Nantucket took the summer off: they only worked from September 1 until the end of April. We, too, can pause now and reflect on why Nantucketers successfully rescued mariners facing the dangers of the sea.
Master Strokes Opens
This Thursday, June 20, Master Strokes: The 2024 Hale Juried Exhibition will open with a festive reception from 5 to 7 pm at the Artists Association of Nantucket Big Gallery, upstairs at 12 Straight Wharf. “The theme for this year’s show is Preserving the Future. Artist members will explore themes...
British Invasion
Now don’t let the history books fool you: the real British Invasion happened in the early 1960s, and there was nary a Redcoat to be found. The American music scene had been floating along with mediocre pop music for quite long enough, thank you. Exactly how much Fabian and Bobby Vinton can one nation stand, right? So the stars were aligned for a quantum shift. And here came the Beatles, just in time to fill that vacuum which nature abhors. The flood gates opened, the American population went gaga for everything British, and things were never the same.
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