Three Nantucket men were sentenced to serve two years of probation, pay restitution and perform 300 hours of community service after admitting to breaking into a number of vehicles last summer. The three men all appeared in District Court on Monday and had their cases disposed of at the same time. More...

In these times of escalating prices and a lagging economy, it is not easy for nonprofit organizations to cover the costs involved with their efforts to improve quality of life. More...

TAKE THE LONG VIEW To the editor: It has always seemed odd that I'm unable to vote in Nantucket, the place where five generations of my family have had their roots, the place I love more than any other in the world, and where we pay taxes. If I could vote, I would strongly support the referendum allowing beach nourishment on town land along the 'Sconset shoreline. More...

After being on the road the last few games, the Lady Whalers are ready to spend the weekend at home with upcoming games Friday against Provincetown and Saturday afternoon with Nauset. They are also hoping for some decent weather for a change, as rain washed out last weekend's contests with Chatham and South Shore Vo-Tech. More...

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." - Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672), 'Meditations Divine and Moral', 1655 In real estate, if we had no downturns, or not even just an occasional slow period, the boom times might not feel so good. More...

At a dinner party last weekend, our hostess and I had a brief discussion about the three "Non-Binding Public Opinion Advisory Question(s) Pursuant to MGL chapter 53 section 18A" that are on the ballot which we who vote here on Nantucket will be confronted with next week. More...

You'd never know it was there unless you look very closely. It is marked by a simple mailbox and a cast metal sign, "34R Cliff Road." A gravel walkway gives way to a narrow path of flagstone with tall arborvitae on one side and thick privet on the other. More...

3. A house on 5.6 acres at 1 Pochick Ave. sold to Mark A. Lombardi and Maureen Lombardi of Nantucket, Mass. from Mark A. Lombardi and Maureen Lombardi, Trustees of Lombard Realty Trust of Nantucket, Mass. for $1. The property is assessed at $5,576,100. The land bank exemption is D. More...