Students returning to Nantucket Elementary School this September could be returning to a shorter week, with early release at noon on Wednesdays. The Nantucket Teachers' Association voted 80 to 15 last Friday to support a plan that would give NES a four and a-half day school week in exchange for eliminating half days throughout the year. More...

M any people know Randy Hudson, co-owner of Cisco Brewery, as a man who turns out creations of "the suds" variety, but in his free moments Hudson is a painter considered an emerging talent in Nantucket's art community, who is following a love that he recognized when just a child. More...

The Nantucket Teachers' Union's vote to support the plan for half-days on Wednesdays and to extend the work week by 40 minutes, speaks volumes about the NTA's commitment and willingness to help Nantucket Elementary School get out of corrective action. More...

Margaret Layton of Amos Construction, Inc. won the 2009 Chrysalis award in the Best Kitchen category. This is the fourth Chrysalis Award Amos Construction, Inc. has won. Continuing to set new standards of professionalism, 82 remodeling companies from across the country were honored at the 16th annual Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence on June 5. More...

At Town Meeting in April, the article to build the new police station passed with nary a whimper. At the special election mandated by Proposition 2½, "so called," it passed by 50 votes. The special election vote was by no means a landslide but in our democratic system, one vote can carry the day. More...