Editor's note: This week, The Nantucket Independent begins Voices Away from the Bluff, examining the ramifications of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach nourishment proposal. More...

The 15th Annual Nantucket Arts Festival organized by the Nantucket Arts Council opens September 28 with over 50 shows dedicated to Nantucket's thriving arts community. More...

The following letter was sent to parents, students, faculty and staff of the Nantucket public schools and is reprinted here at the author's request. To the editor: We are writing to satisfy any concerns you may have concerning the indoor air quality at the Cyrus Peirce Middle School. More...

Many Nantucketers vividly recall the i "Big Bad Bruins" of the early 1970s, and the teams that won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and '72. Cable television was a relatively new phenomenon at the time (hard to believe, isn't it?), and winter nights were filled with the exploits of Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Derek Sanderson, Johnny Bucyk and Ken Hodge. More...

Not that many years ago, the prescribed method of dealing with solid waste at the dump involved the use of a pitchfork, a can of something combustible, and a box of matches. More...

The Friendship Lane area is a quiet, family neighborhood but has the benefit of quick access to schools and shopping, as well as to Miacomet Golf Club and the South Shore beaches. As properties go on Nantucket, the home at 21 Friendship Lane is a real sleeper. It is a family home in a family neighborhood, but it is much more.You can't just do a drive by. More...

1. A house on .11 of an acre at 37 Liberty St. sold to Whitney A. Gifford, Trustee of 37 Liberty Street Nominee Trust of Nantucket, Mass. from Steven and Rebecca Perkins of Alexandria, Va. for $2,850,000. The property is assessed at $2,497,800. The land bank fee is $57,000. More...