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Nantucket Harbormaster Found Not Guilty On Drunk Driving Charges
Nantucket Harbormaster Sheila Lucey was found not guilty on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and was found not responsible for speeding by Nantucket District Court Judge James Sullivan following a bench trial Wednesday morning. The charges stemmed...
Legislative Efforts To Stop Proposed Vessel Speed Restriction Emerge In Congress
Nantucket may have some unexpected allies in its fight to prevent the proposed marine speed restrictions under consideration by the federal government that are meant to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales but could have dire impacts on the island’s economy. Several legislative efforts have been launched in the...
Good Screenwriting Starts by Finding a Community
The great Frederick Wiseman gave writers some famous advice, which “Between The Temples” co-writer C. Mason Wells brought up at a Morning Coffee panel at the 2024 Nantucket Film Festival: “Marry rich.” 'Sebastian' Trailer: A Queer Writer Lives a Sexy Double Life in Raw Sex Work Drama Nantucket and its $28 hamburgers probably isn’t a bad place to hunt for someone with that sort of financial independence — but in fairness to the Nantucket Film Festival, it also has had an abiding love for writers and the craft of writing’s contribution to the filmmaking process. Its awards celebrate both emerging and established...
Much of Cape, Islands designated 'seasonal communities' in housing bill headed for Senate vote
Officials in some Cape and Islands communities say they’re disappointed to see a housing proposal supported by at least 12 local towns left out of a critical bill in the state Senate. But another element of the bill — designating Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and many Cape Cod towns as...
Update: Rip current statement issued for 5 Massachusetts counties until Wednesday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated rip current statement at 3:35 a.m. on Wednesday valid for Wednesday between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. The weather service describes, "Dangerous rip currents expected." "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from...
Town PFAS Summit: Progress Made, But More Work Ahead
The Select Board and Board of Health reviewed the Town’s existing PFAS mitigation efforts and discussed potential next steps at a joint summit on Tuesday. The meeting also highlighted the need for better guidance on PFAS disposal and other issues. The Town’s ongoing projects include a wastewater sampling program,...
Energy Code Changes Are Coming July 1, 2024!
Starting July 1, 2024, the updated Stretch Code will take effect on Nantucket. Adopted at the 2019 Annual Town Meeting, the Stretch Code promotes energy efficiency, sustainability, and reduced environmental impact in construction projects across the Commonwealth, aligning with statewide decarbonization targets. Key Updates:. Lower HERS Index Scores: New standards...
Nantucket Film Festival Announces 2024 Award Winners
The 29th annual Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) on Tuesday announced the Audience Award winners for this year's festival. Cuba-set early ‘90s coming of age tale "Los Frikis," written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, won the Narrative Feature Audience Award. Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev’s "Porcelain War,"...
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
When rich strangers move to Nantucket, social mayhem and a possible murder follow. Can the island’s best locals save the day and their way of life?. Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon, the notorious island gossip, is going through a divorce. But when a $22 million summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons (how did they make their money, exactly?) Ed, Sharon and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama.
Wine festival owner files suit over attempted takeover
(July 2, 2024) The Nantucket Wine and Food Festival, and owner Nancy Bean, have filed suit in federal court against the Gordon Companies, CEO David Gordon and the White Elephant Hotel over what Bean alleges is the attempted takeover of her event. “Most people learn by kindergarten that you don’t...
Harbormaster acquitted of drunk-driving charges
(June 26, 2024) A judge found harbormaster Sheila Lucey not guilty on charges of drunk driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and not responsible on charges of speeding Wednesday in Nantucket District Court. The charges stemmed from the night of June 3 when Lucey, 60, head of the...
Frances "Dede" Dewey, 63
Frances Windsor “Dede” Dewey, 63, of Berkeley, Calif. and Siasconset, passed away surrounded by family and friends on March 5, 2024. Dede was predeceased by her parents, Gordon and Frances Dewey, and her brother Frederick R. Dewey. Dede is survived by her aunt Joanna Dewey, her brother John Dewey and her niece Grace Russell Dewey. A celebration of Dede's life will be held in the Siasconset Union Chapel columbarium on Monday, July 8 at 11:00 a.m.
Nantucket Film Festival 2024 Winners Include Los Frikis and Porcelain War
The Nantucket Film Festival has announced the winners of its 29th annual festival, and they include Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz’s Cuba-set ’90s coming of age movie Los Frikis and Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev’s Porcelain War about Ukrainians using art to resist the war. The Nantucket...
State Senate Cuts Transfer Tax From Housing Legislation
The Massachusetts State Senate’s version of Governor Maura Healey’s housing bill will not include a local option for a transfer fee on real estate transactions to fund affordable housing, dashing local housing activists’ hopes that this could finally be the year the proposal, which Nantucket has asked for repeatedly for years, would pass.
Tour an 18th century pig barn turned art studio and summer home on Nantucket
Greater Light is the vision of two artistic sisters nearly a century ago. When two sisters from Philadelphia followed a herd of cattle up Nantucket’s Main Street in 1929, their discovery would impact generations to come. Gertrude and Hanna Monaghan fell in love with an 18th century pig barn...
The Green Market On India Street To Remain Closed For Summer
The Green Market, a small locally-minded grocer located at 4 India Street, closed early for the season last year after a series of health code violations and will not reopen this summer. The market had not yet satisfied the conditions laid out by the Health Department after last fall’s failed inspections.
De Molina Chosen Over Rayport For Vacant Planning Commission Seat
The Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC) voted 5-3 on Monday to appoint Planning Board alternate Abby De Molina over planning critic Hillary Hedges Rayport to the open at-large seat on the NP&EDC being vacated by former Chair Mary Longacre. Select Board representative Dawn Hill Holdgate abstained and two other members were absent.
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