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News wrap: Top stories in Nantucket

2021-10-23

(NANTUCKET, MA) Check out this roundup of hyper-local news in Nantucket.

Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Nantucket area, click here.

LOCAL PICK

Nantucket / newbostonpost.com

Ted Cruz Wants To Process Illegal Immigrants In Nantucket

U.S. SenatorTed Cruz (R-Texas) doesn’t want Texas to be the only state to deal with the influx of illegal immigrants at the border. He proposed the Stop the SURGE Act, or the Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio Grande Encampments Act. The purpose is to relocate illegal immigrants from South Texas to newly established ports of entry for processing under the Immigration & Naturalization Act (Title 8) and Public Health Service Act (Title 42). His proposed locations are wealthy parts of blue states. Read more

LOCAL FAVORITE

Nantucket / sentinelandenterprise.com

Ted Cruz touts Cambridge, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as immigrant ports of entry under new plan

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said it’s time Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Cambridge and other blue cities “where Democratic elites host cocktail parties” share in the immigration crisis at the southern border. Cruz’s so-called “Stop the SURGE” Act calls for 13 new ports of entry to be established by the Department of... Read more

LOCAL HEADLINE

Nantucket / ack.net

Draft statement on erosion project a road map to moving forward

In order for something to happen there's going to need to be compromise. Otherwise there's a disaster on the horizon.”. (Oct. 21, 2021) Above all else, the Select Board wants to “avoid endless wrangling,” and “spend town and citizen time and resources wisely” when it comes to protecting Baxter Road from erosion, according to a draft position statement released Monday. Read more

TRENDING NOW

Nantucket / ack.net

Trouble for turtles: “Baiting” snappers harmful to animals

(Oct. 21, 2021) Danielle O’Dell has seen the unintended consequences: snapping turtles tangled in fishing line, or with chicken bones stuck in their throats, even in some cases with rotting chicken hanging from line near their mouths. Other turtles have scarring on their heads and necks from previously being wrapped... Read more

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