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DEP Penalizes Island Fuel Business
NANTUCKET –The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is fining Nantucket-based Harbor Fuel Oil Corporation nearly $12,000. The penalty is for failing to obtain an air quality permit before building a tank farm that has the potential to emit air contaminants above state air quality permitting thresholds. The Harbor Fuel...
Barstool's Dave Portnoy rescued by Coast Guard when boat goes adrift off Nantucket
Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports "almost was lost to the ocean" before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of Nantucket on Monday, the internet personality said in a video posted to social media, donning a captain's hat. Portnoy — who referred to himself as Captain Dave...
Adrift In The Harbor, Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy Rescued By Nantucket Coast Guard
Barstool Sport’s Founder Dave Portnoy was excited to take his mother out for a leisurely boat ride Monday afternoon when he suddenly noticed his 28-foot pleasure boat drifting away from the shore after he undid his boat from the mooring and the vessel subsequently failed to start. It eventually led to members of Coast Guard Station Brant Point responding to the harbor to conduct a rescue and tow him to shore.
This Nantucket Boutique Hotel Is a Tribute to the Island’s Media Legacy
The newly reimagined 76 Main Ink Press Hotel even has an Elin Hilderbrand suite. From day trips to weekend getaways, our biweekly Traveler newsletter shows you the best of New England and beyond. The arrival of another chic hotel on Nantucket is seldom newsworthy—unless the hotel is about news itself....
Vineyard Wind turbine blade damaged; fiberglass debris in water south of Nantucket
A turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm sustained damage Saturday, sending pieces of fiberglass into the water, the company said. Debris has been moving toward Nantucket from the location of the turbines, 15 miles southwest of the island and south of Martha’s Vineyard. The company said it is deploying two teams of four people to Nantucket to remove debris from this island’s south-facing beaches.
Vineyard Wind Debris Recovery Efforts Underway on Nantucket
Public Advised to Report Debris Discovery Directly to Vineyard Wind. The Town of Nantucket has been notified by Vineyard Wind that extensive debris recovery efforts are underway on the southern-facing beaches of the island following a blade damage incident from one of its offshore wind turbines on Saturday, July 13.
Dave Portnoy Rescued by the Coast Guard After He Was 'Lost at Sea': 'No Power, No Radio, No Anchor'
Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy says he is lucky to be alive today after having to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard just outside of Boston. On Monday, the 47-year-old Massachusetts native and social media personality took to X (formerly Twitter) to recount the experience of how he was "almost was lost to the ocean" after his boat lost power and was drifting slowly out to sea near Nantucket.
Delectable Summer Recipes by Nantucket Chef Kaity Farrell
Drawing on the natural resources of Nantucket—among them a dazzling array of vegetables, edible flowers, and medicinal herbs that she grows outside her coastal hideaway, as well as the many treasures gathered along the island’s sandy shores—Kaity Farrell develops recipes and wares inspired by the changing seasons and infused with her signature romantic style. The private chef and artisan maker offers her recipes for Summer Vegetable Succotash and Wild Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Whipped Coconut Cream.
Wind power operations off Nantucket Island are suspended after turbine blade parts washed ashore
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.
Blade break prompts suspension of Vineyard Wind production, construction
Power production has been stopped from all of the project’s wind turbine generators until it can be determined whether the blade failure affects any other turbines. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ordered a suspension of power production and construction at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site off the coast of Massachusetts following a turbine blade break that sent debris into the water and prompted the brief closure of beaches.
‘Ruined by negligence’: Dave Portnoy blasts Nantucket wind farm after broken blade shuts down beaches
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Planning Board backs STR compromise article, with minor changes
(July 15, 2024) The Planning Board is backing Article 1, the Select Board’s compromise short-term rental article for Special Town Meeting in September. At Monday’s meeting, the Planning Board gave a positive motion to Article 1 and recommended voters “take no action” on Articles 2, 3, and 4. Those three were citizen articles proposed by Charity Benz, Steven Cohen and Grant Sanders respectively.
Barstool founder gets a tow from Coast Guard
(July 15, 2024) Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy had to call on U.S. Coast Guard Station Brant Point for help Monday after his boat began drifting in Nantucket Harbor without power. “He unclipped from his mooring and then went to start his boat and it didn’t start,” Brant Point master...
Turbine debris washes ashore
(July 16, 2024: Update 2:51 p.m.) Broken pieces of fiberglass and foam from a Vineyard Wind turbine washed up on south shore beaches Tuesday morning, after what the company is calling an unknown "offshore incident" caused damage to one of its blades. Nantucket lifeguards closed south shore beaches to swimming...
Hospital earns Pathway to Excellence designation
(July 15, 2024) Nantucket Cottage Hospital has been awarded a Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The hospital joins only two others in Massachusetts, and 218 worldwide, to achieve the recognition.
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