State Representative Matthew Patrick, (D) Barnstable is proposing to end commercial fishing for Atlantic striped bass in Massachusetts through House Bill 796 in the current state legislative session. More...

Photographer Daniel Sutherland's painterly landscapes of Nantucket are beautiful to the eye. Whether shot in stark black and white or in vivid color, they are rendered in a style of his own that he feels is "like a calling" and, in part, are a personal response to his deep appreciation of the island's conservation efforts. More...

We hope the Board of Selectmen will reconsider their decision not to hold a Special Town Meeting before August 31 to adopt the local meals tax and raise the room tax. By waiting until after August 31 to vote on these taxes, it will cost $450,000 in revenue. More...

There is no question that Nantucket has gotten a double dose this year. The weather and the economy have joined forces to hit the island hard. Bad weather is not anything new. In mid-July of 2005, one of these columns recounted a trip to San Francisco and how the weather in that city bore considerable similarity to that of Nantucket: windy and foggy. More...