Nantucket
GOVERNMENT
Facing Nantucket's Drinking Problem
To the editor: This is a letter I did not want to write, and I imagine that there are some on the island, maybe many, who feel that I write too much. But I do have an unusual perspective as someone who has been on the island since 1970, mostly visiting my family, and then full-time when my mother had her stroke. Those who know me know that I care deeply about the island and about its community. For me, alcoholism. or alcohol use disorder, as it is now referred to, is not a moral issue; rather, as someone trained in public health, I consider it both a behavioral health issue and a medical issue.
In Property Swap, Nantucket Land Bank Takes Over Ownership Of Mill Hill Park
A long-delayed land transfer between the Town of Nantucket and the Nantucket Land Bank was finalized last Wednesday, with the Land Bank receiving a 16.5-acre property including Mill Hill Park and Dead Horse Valley in exchange for the Nobadeer playing fields and a small parcel at 174 Orange Street. “It’s...
Landmark House (formerly Our Island Home) Repairs – Nantucket MA
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted repair work at Our Island Home in Nantucket, now known as Landmark House. The facility, which is set back from the north/east side of Orange Street, is still in use, serving as low-income senior housing. Location Info.
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