Sometimes, people's lives seemed predestined. For Julie Gifford, that appears to be true. Through a combination of her unwavering love of painting, her willingness to work at her craft and the support and encouragement of others, she has become confident at her easel and is now considered to be one of Nantucket's most talented emerging artists. More...

A little more than a year ago, the School Committee voted not to ask voters for a $1.2 million override. Last week it announced it has to cut the budget by $1.28 million due to "unforeseen" budget increases. More...

For many girls, signing up for the Cyrus Peirce School field hockey team is their first contact with the hockey stick. Fourth year coach Adriene Lombardi has only two years to teach the complicated fundamentals and get them ready to enter the JV or varsity ranks. More...

The editor doesn't want to hear any more about scallops. For most of the last two months, scallop stories have been front and center in the paper. Now, at last, there has been a resolution of the nub rule and the scallopers are out there harvesting and bringing in their limits and everyone is happy. Why, therefore, do we have to talk any more about scallops? More...