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Nantucket (June 7, 2009) - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger was the keynote speaker at yesterday's graduation ceremony for the Nantucket High School Class of 2009. Bissinger, 54, a lifetime summer visitor to the island, challenged the 95 graduating seniors to redefine the American notion of success, given the �frightening� times, economically and socially. More...

(June 9, 2009) – The Department of Public Works will meet with the Historic District Commission tonight to request an as-built approval for the new bricks that the town laid on the north side of Main Street between Federal and Centre streets. More...

Six-out-of-10 Tom Nevers households report Lyme disease infections

Nantucket, MA, June 9, 2009 - In the first broad-based study of tick-borne diseases on Nantucket, 61.3% of the more than 220 property owners in the island More...

Nantucket police blotter for the week ending Monday, June 1, 2009. Information provided by the Nantucket Police Department. All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wednesday, May 27 6:23 p.m. More...
He looks much the same as he did when he was a Bosun's Locker regular 40 years ago: baby blue eyes, blond hair, chiseled features and tall, slim physique. What has changed about former islander Jeff Cook is that his fishing days have been cast aside and the star over his film and stage career is rising. More...
EDITORIAL
It is unclear what the motivation is for poor losers Brian Chadwick and Patty Roggeveen to try to unseat Board of Selectmen chair Michael Kopko barely a month after he was reelected to that leadership post by a three-to-two vote - with Rick Atheron, Allen Reinhard, and Kopko in the majority. More...
Nantucket beat Millis 14-3 in Saturday's varsity softball game before the home crowd for the opening round of the South Division 3 playoffs. Nantucket went into the playoffs seeded number two against Millis, number 15. Although in last place in the tournament, Millis was not to be taken lightly, as the team had won the championship in 2006, coming out of the lower ranks. More...
W e in the newspaper business work harder than you might imagine to proofread our copy so that typographical errors do not slip through. There is nothing worse than picking up a paper to see a typo on the front page or in an article inside that three or four sets of eyes may have reviewed. More...