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Miid-island mixed-use building gets mixed reviews
(July 10 2024) Historic District Commission members last week had nothing nice to say about a 15,000-square-foot mixed-use building proposed for Nancy Ann Lane. “I’m sorry, but it looks like a prison,” commissioner Val Oliver said. “I appreciate that there is housing in it, but there is nothing about it that says humans are living here.”
Time to get serious about paid parking
A writer for this newspaper once sarcastically imagined a scenario where Main Street was made of some elastic substance that could be stretched during the summer to allow for more parking. The year was 1949. Very little has been done since then about downtown parking. A politician once told us...
When houseguests arrive, stars on the breakfast buffet
(July 11, 2024) Now that summer is in full swing, many of us are fielding calls from family and friends, looking for that invite for a Nantucket weekend, or longer. One of our tasks as host – even for family – is to provide memorable hospitality. A clean and comfortable bedroom with lovely amenities goes without saying, along with a warm welcome. A couple of delicious meals are also a must.
Diving In to Nantucket’s Art World
Take the plunge and dive in to the Artists Association of Nantucket Gala, on Saturday, July 12, 2024 at the Great Harbor Yacht Club. Feel the fresh ocean breeze as while bidding for the finest art pieces on the island. This time-honored tradition celebrates the arts, artists, and aficionados of all mediums. This year’s honoree artist is Anne Marie Bratton, who specializes in photo-real paintings.
Dense fog advisory issued for 3 Massachusetts counties until Monday midday
A dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 2:56 a.m. valid for Monday between 3 a.m. and noon for Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service adds, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous,"...
Weather alert for fog in 6 Massachusetts counties until early Monday morning
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 4:27 p.m. for fog until Monday at 5 a.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. "The very humid conditions continue overnight, and will lead to more areas of fog. Patchy...
Weathered Nantucket Cottage Provides a Blank Canvas for Timeless New England Style
The New England–style cottage in Siasconset, with its weathered shingles and white trim, was perfect. Across from the beach, it was a short walk to the small-town center of things, making it an ideal second home for the Marblehead couple and their two children, who had been vacationing on Nantucket for years.
Video shows shark devouring a seal off Nantucket’s Great Point Beach
A Nantucket beachgoer on Sunday captured a video of a shark devouring a seal just offshore at Great Point Beach. Sandy Fink, of Orlando, Fla., was visiting Nantucket with her boyfriend when she spotted the marine apex predator feasting on its bloody prey, according to the Nantucket Current, which posted Fink’s video and story on X, formerly Twitter.
Full slate of upcoming events at NISDA
(July 8, 2024) The Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts has a full schedule of events planned for the coming weeks. NISDA is currently hosting a national clay symposium at its Seaview Farm campus at 23 Wauwinet Road through July 11. The symposium has brought eight ceramic artists and college professors from across the country to the island to collaborate and create works that are influenced by the environment and beauty of Nantucket.
Nantucket Tents, Placesetters Nantucket, Soiree Floral sold
(July 8, 2024) Nantucket Tents, Placesetters Nantucket and Soiree Floral, all island-based event-related businesses, as well as Sperry Tents of South Florida, have been sold to Alec LeFort of LeFort Interests, who will be running the businesses full-time. The Nantucket companies were previously owned by Ande Grennan, Dawn Kelly and...
Town manager speaks to non-voting taxpayers Saturday
(July 8, 2024) Town Manager Libby Gibson will speak Saturday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers. The meeting will be held in person at the meeting trailer at 131 Pleasant St., and will be available by Zoom here. The public is invited to attend in person or via Zoom.
Beach erosion leaves Nantucket vacation home in peril — watch the astonishing time-lapse video
Real estate is in short supply on the exclusive Massachusetts vacation island of Nantucket — and according to an astonishing viral time-lapse video, the market’s about to get even tighter. The surprising clip shows the ocean practically pounding on the back door of a sumptuous second home at 28 Sheep Pond Road, on the western end of the isle — which recently sold for a jaw-droppingly low $200,000. The 1,700 square foot summer palace, purchased in 1988 by Jean Carlin and Ben Gifford, is “about ready to go in” to the drink, now mere feet from the abode, the Nantucket Current reported. Why luxe...
Buying in 'Billionaires Isle' Nantucket Is Now a Bargain: Homes Are 'Falling Into the Ocean'
Nantucket, MA, has long served as a sandy summer paradise for jet setters such as Joe Biden, Ben Stiller, Kourtney Kardashian, and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, among others. Not surprisingly, homes in Nantucket's highly exclusive luxury market known as "Billionaires Isle" are listed for many millions. But lately, the...
Pedestrian airlifted after being struck by a car on Nantucket
NANTUCKET – From Nantucket Police: On Tuesday at approximately 6:54 AM, the Nantucket Police Fire Departments responded to the area of 51 Tom Nevers Road for a reported motor vehicle vs pedestrian crash. The reporting person was the operator of the involved motor vehicle. He is identified as Brendan Lafferty of Nantucket. The pedestrian in this crash is identified as Steven Cohen of Nantucket. They were the only two people involved in the incident. Cohen was transported to Nantucket Cottage Hospital by the Nantucket Fire Department and later flow off the island by the United State Coast Guard. The crash is being investigated by the Nantucket Police Department and Massachusetts State Police. The operator will be charged with several motor vehicle infractions.
Bill Belichick, 72, and girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 23, wear matching rings in Nantucket on Fourth of July
Things are heating up between Bill Belichick and his much younger girlfriend. The former New England Patriots head coach, 72, and Jordon Hudson, 23, were photographed having a lovely time over the Fourth of July while sporting matching rings, according to snaps obtained by The Daily Mail. The couple enjoyed a bike ride in Nantucket, Mass., on Thursday, first stopping off at Sconset Market, where they picked up an iced coffee to share. They kept it suitably casual, with Belichick wearing a baseball cap, blue T-shirt and white shorts, while Hudson rocked a red long-sleeved top that showed off her shoulders, white jeans...
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