It's never too late to apply for the affordable houses being built by Nantucket Homes for People. Windwalker sales associate Beth Maier encourages prospective homebuyers to contact her at 228-9117 or by email at beth@windwalkerrealestate. com. More...

It's an image you only have to see once before it's seared into your memory - a glassblower harnessing the dangerous power of fire to mold the fragile beauty of glass into a work of art. At once primal and erudite, the process taps into our basest understanding of the earth and our most elevated beliefs about transforming it. More...

June was an incredibly difficult month for our family! The emotional roller-coaster kept us on edge as the trial unfolded. We need to thank those sixteen courageous people who agreed to serve on the jury in spite of the distasteful evidence that they knew they would see and hear. We were confident that they would find for the truth. More...

In the second round of Little League district tournament play, Nantucket played South Plymouth at Plymouth Sunday afternoon but was turned back, 7-0. Andrew Benson started the game for the islanders and struck out five. In two innings of strong relief work, Zach Moran struck out four. More...

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Rated PG-13; 168 min.) It's a rebel seaman showdown in the (supposed) last installment of the Pirates franchise. More...

Nantucket's two Chapter 40B affordable housing developments are progressing at a pace that those building their own homes might envy. More...

As the Fourth of July comes at us like a fast-moving truck, so too are we faced with a Special Town Meeting that is suddenly looming ahead on July 26. At their session last week, the selectmen approved the warrant for the meeting, which was forced by the presentation of a citizens' petition for the town's acquisition by eminent domain of the Dreamland Theater property. More...

This week's property profile features one of the most stunning, new Nantucket estates ever offered at the upper end of the market. With approximately 15,000 square feet of living space and over 3,000 square feet of decks and patios, it would be impossible to convey every detail or to provide the reader with a complete and accurate tour in prose. More...

1. A house on .18 of an acre at 72 Baxter Road sold to Mary E. McAullife of Alexandria, Va. from Jerome L. Rappaport and Phyllis E. Rappaport of Stuart, Fla. for $2,900,000. The property is assessed at $1,998,400. The land bank fee is $58,000. More...