The series, Rising Stars, will profile a different person in the community who is becoming recognized and successful in his or her particular endeavor. Meredith "Meri" Lepore, age 31, grew up on the island and graduated from Nantucket High School in 1995. More...

E erie black clouds hiding a distant moon, a chill wind blowing through leafless trees, bats, flickering lights. . . . The Nantucket Historical Association requests the honor of your presence at Nightmare in the Wailing Museum, Saturday, October 25, in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, from 8 o'clock to midnight. Admission is Free. More...

When the Town fails to fulfill its statutory duty, it loses its place on its high horse. That's why it seems more than a bit disingenuous for selectmen Michael Kopko and Patricia Roggeveen to chastise the school department for not advising the Town's ad hoc budget committee about the percentage increases and step and longevity increases in the recently negotiated teachers' More...

The Nantucket varsity football team dropped a tough one on home turf to Holbrook High School 44-28 this past Saturday, after starting off on the right track by scoring first. The combination of quarter back Chris Welch and wide receiver Josh Butler was productive, as it has been all season, working well together to move the ball up the field. More...

New Dwellings Greg Phillips, 16 Madaket Road Greg Phillips, 16 Madaket Road Additions Caroline Osborne, 19 Cannonbury Lane Andrew Kamens, 3 Hamblin Road Garage Apartments R.L. More...

A friend related that she and her husband were walking down India Street last Friday morning, heading towards the Atheneum to hear the preliminary report of the Urban Land Institute team. To her amazement, she said, people were running past them headed for the same place, wanting to be certain that they would be able to get into the Great Hall to listen to the report. More...

Right in the center of things, less than five minutes from Main Street and from mid-island, Eagle Lane, running between Pine and Fair Streets, is probably one of the quietest streets in the Old Historic District. Unless it is your destination, there is no reason to go there. More...

2. A house on .18 of an acre at 51 Walsh St. sold to G and M Trust of Charleston, S.C. from Linda Hartman and Paul Lepeonka, Trustees of Annabelle M. Katz Revocable Trust et al. of Potomac, Md. for $2,800,000. The property is assessed at $2,246,000. More...