Brothers Nate and Beau Barber have come a long way from the days when they used their father's scrap materials to build tree forts and boats with bed sheets for sails in their back yard. Standing in their spacious workshop near a handsome inlaid backgammon table commissioned by a client, Nate Barber modestly commented, "We were always tinkering, you could say. More...

Nantucketers pride themselves on being self sufficient. Yet when it comes to talking about taxes, local government officials are quick to point out that nonresident homeowners carry 80 percent or more of the tax burden. Under the residential tax exemption enacted in 1981, islanders pay a discounted property tax bill, shifting the burden to non-resident property owners. More...

After being solid from the line all season and trouncing opponents by dozens of points each game, Nantucket's varsity girls basketball team found itself uncharacteristically on the losing end of the one game that mattered most during the season. More...

1. A house on .17 of an acre at 58 Center St. sold to Michael T. and Elisha Allen of Nantucket, Mass. from Thomas L. and Ruth L. DuPont of Belle Air, Fla. for $2,192,500. The property is assessed at $2,333,800. The Land Bank fee is $43,850. More...

S ure as the Lord made those little green apples, it seems that like every year in the depths of winter and at the nadir of the town's budget discussions, a miracle happens. The state certifies the "free cash" that the town has remaining in the coffers after closing the books of a prior fiscal year. More...