Nantucket High School seniors Shantel Hanniford and Philipe Bazilio were voted Queen and King of the Homecoming Court. For more photos on Saturday's Homecoming celebration, see page 5. More...
(Nov. 15, 2009) - Police arrested Francisco Pena, 29, of 12 Celtic Drive, on Friday for allegedly selling cocaine. Pena's arrest was the third arrest the Nantucket Police Department made in a week as part of an ongoing investigation conducted by the Nantucket police and the Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Drug Task Force. More...
(Nov. 12, 2009) – Four young Nantucket teens are charged with breaking and entering and larceny after allegedly breaking into the Nantucket Yacht Club sometime over the weekend. More...
Settling onto a sofa in front of a wall covered with her paintings, Jo Ann Welch said she has always loved fabrics and their mesmerizing patterns. More...
The Nantucket Community is devoted to its senior citizens and owes it to them - and to all of us - to find sustainable financial models so that needed services can continue to be provided on island. We should work hard to make the partnership with Servant Health Care work for Sherburne Commons, and we should continue to explore partnerships for Our Island Home. More...
Though the annual Island Cup match-up of the Whaler football team versus perennial rival Martha's Vineyard is no longer on the schedule, the Nantucket field hockey team had their own highly anticipated version on Friday. With a stellar 13-2-2 regular season record, the Lady Whalers earned a fifth seed and its way into a first round home game against No. More...
Using 'a dog's age' to indicate a lapse of time, as in "I haven't seen you in a dog's age!" is an expression that's been around since the mid-1800s. The origin is lost in the mists of time. I guess dogs are supposed to have a very long life, which may or may not be true, depending on circumstances. More...
Hospice of Nantucket has new name, expanded services