S he's holding a school assembly, hosting a support group, creating a fund-raising walk and looking for media coverage, all to help bring awareness to raise funds for Parkinson's disease research. Jennifer Chadwick is not a typical teen in any sense. What does a 17-year-old cheerleader know about Parkinson's disease? Plenty. And, she's doing her best to educate others. More...

Our congratulations to Bob Buccino and the Nantucket High School culinary arts team for taking first place in the Massachusetts ProStart Student Invitational. The team will travel to California this spring for the national competition, but first must raise $1,000 for each of the eight students on the team to cover their trip expenses. More...

Nantucket's varsity boys basketball team has hit its stride in the middle of the season this past week on the strength of a three-game winning streak. Nantucket avenged a previous loss to Norton by taking the 58-53 victory at Norton on Wednesday, followed by trouncing Lighthouse Conference opponent Cape Cod Academy 78-43 last Friday. More...

The end of January is a time for waiting. The holidays are long gone and, amid the chill, a collective silence has settled over Nantucket. This year the silence is perhaps deeper than it has been for many winters because of the strains of the economic situation and the impact that has had on our friends and neighbors. More...