Stephanie Norris, a 2007 graduate of Nantucket High School, has been named to the Dean's list at Quinnipiac University for the spring 2009 semester. She is the daughter of Don and Kim Sparks of Nantucket and will be studying abroad at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town South Africa. More...

T his July's fifth annual Shakespeare Festival, sponsored by the Nantucket Arts Council and dedicated to the late Phillipe Schreiber, will begin Thursday, June 25 with the popular Shakespeare in the Garden fundraiser in the Madaket gardens of Arts Council board member Beverly Hall. More...

We may never know why Nantucket Elementary School principal John Miller abandoned his post with just six days left in the school year. The School Committee and superintendent are calling this a personnel matter not subject to public disclosure, and Miller isn't talking. More...

In a celebration of athleticism in which competitors of all ages take part, the 29th annual Iron Teams Relay once again attracted scores of island participants Sunday. Thirty-seven teams and 30 individuals took to the streets and the water to help raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nantucket. More...

"Reflections and Interpretations" will open at galleryblue on Saturday, June 20 and feature paintings by contemporary artist Lynn Patron. The exhibition will run through Thursday, July 2 at galleryblue's visiting artists' gallery at 20 Old South Wharf. More...

Once upon a time, there was a faraway island. However, but for the fact that the island was surrounded by water - as most islands are, the community of people that inhabited the island was much like such communities everywhere. More...