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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday after his boat lost power and went adrift off Nantucket. The 47-year-old executive said in a video posted on social media that he unhooked his boat from a buoy before realizing he had “no power, no radio, no anchor, no nothing.”

(July 17, 2024) The Zoning Board of Appeals signaled last week it is leaning toward declaring short-term rentals are permitted accessory uses of island homes. The discussion at last Thursday's meeting follows a state land court judge’s ruling in the case of Cathy Ward versus Peter and Linda Grape, which ordered the ZBA to draw the line on what constitutes the legal “accessory” use of a short-term rental.

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The federal government has ordered an offshore wind developer off Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destination in Massachusetts, to suspend operations after parts of a damaged turbine blade washed up on the beaches. A spokesman for the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement...

(July 18, 2024) July haze hangs heavy as the Grey Lady shrouds valleys and marshes with blankets of fog. The humidity has brought us back to life in the clouds. Though your glasses may fog as you step out from the air conditioning into the muggy world, take joy in each passing breeze that relieves you of the sweltering day and helps you appreciate where you are.

More pieces of the broken Vineyard Wind turbine blade initially damaged on Saturday night fell into the ocean overnight, with the remaining portion expected to fall at any time. Company representatives, including CEO Klaus Moeller, hurried out in the midst of a meeting with the Nantucket Select Board Wednesday night...

A golden eagle is seen flying over a wind turbine in Converse County, Wyo. (AP Photo/Dina Cappiello, File) More debris is falling into the ocean from a damaged offshore wind turbine blade, and project developer Vineyard Wind said Wednesday night that a remaining piece of the blade could soon plummet.

All Vineyard Wind 1 operations are halted, for now, after a large section of wind turbine blade fell into the ocean over the weekend, the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Following the Saturday blade failure, the agency "has issued a suspension order to Vineyard Wind...

Nantucket beaches were shut down to swimming on Tuesday after a Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine broke and beachgoers began finding debris from the blade damage incident. The offshore wind development company on Tuesday said it was sending debris recovery teams to Nantucket’s southern-facing beaches, adding that the cause of the breakage remained unknown. Vineyard Wind’s operations have also been temporarily shut down following the incident.

(July 18, 2024) The Cliffside Beach Club is for sale. The Currie family, which has owned and operated the 2.66-acre Jefferson Avenue resort for the last 66 years, over three generations, announced the news in a message to members this week. “As you undoubtedly can imagine, this was a decision...

Beaches have reopened along Nantucket’s southern shores after more than six truckloads of fiberglass debris from the damaged blade of a wind turbine more than 20 miles offshore were removed in a clean-up effort that will continue throughout the week, officials said Wednesday. The blade was damaged Saturday evening,...

(July 18, 2024) Next week is the annual Nantucket Garden Festival, founded by the late Connie Umberger, a marvelous gardener and amateur horticulturist whose Nantucket gardens were wonderful, whimsical works of art. The festival supports the Nantucket Lighthouse School whose mission is, in part, to help students develop a sense...