The motto "Waste not, want not" perfectly describes the way John Becker lives his life. Not only did the retired carpenter build his own house with a fully equipped attached workshop, he built nearly every piece of furniture in the house from scrap wood he collected from dumpsters and uses his refuse from that to heat his home and workshop. More...

For those who believe that coffee is the elixir of the gods, your long wait for the messiah is over. On Saturday, he will impart his knowledge at the Nantucket Atheneum Great Hall. As an added bonus, he is bringing coffee to share. More...

Middle school children are complicated. They enter the sixth grade as children and leave in the eighth grade as fullfledged teenagers. They are noisy and energetic. They experience an average growth spurt of 7-9 inches during their middle school years. More...

Although football has had a tough season so far, a number of players have stood out. Junior Hunter Day is playing very solidly at the halfback position. He has high hopes for the beating the Vineyard in the Island Cup this year but if that's not in the cards he will have multiple more opportunities on the lacrosse field. More...

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Bam LaFarge 88 Vestal St. Editor's note: This week, The Nantucket Independent continues Voices Away from the Bluff, examining the ramifications of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach nourishment proposal. More...

Like many inns on Nantucket, the Sherburne Inn at 10 Gay Street was not always a guest house. In fact, when it was built in 1835 it was the original home of the Atlantic Silk Company. Thirty seven years later this gracious structure at the top of Gay Street became a guest house and it has been taking in lodgers ever since. More...