10+ hour ago   (412+ words) Nantucket Current The Egan Maritime Institute and Nantucket Cottage Hospital presented the annual Nantucket Lifesaving Award, as well as Egan’s Maurice Gibbs Commendation Award and its Caldwell Heritage Award, during a ceremony last Friday night at the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (65+ words) Season Preview: Whaler Golf Tees Off 2026 Fall Season On Thursday Nantucket Current The Whaler golf team will kick off the 2026 fall sports season for Nantucket High School Athletics on Thursday, and will be doing so while attempting to replace seven…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (105+ words) Nantucket Current “The diversity of sightings was truly remarkable and a testament to why the Monument is such a special habitat,” said Katherine McKenna, an associate research scientist in the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center. “From regular visitors like dolphins and…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (73+ words) Great Expectations Nantucket Current To the editor: For me, perhaps the most beautiful moment of the year happens somewhere on the road through southeastern Massachusetts. It is spring, and I am making my way toward Hyannis and the ferry that…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (237+ words) Jack Bradner • Aug 23, 2026 “Nantucket has so much creative energy stored in it,” said Anna Popnikolova, the festival’s founder and a current Harvard undergraduate. “We can’t be the New York literary scene—that’s not what this place really is, and it’s…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (766+ words) The downtown Stop & Shop parking lot functions as a public lot, but is privately owned and governed by an obscure state law. JohnCarl McGrady • Aug 23, 2026 The parking lot in front of the downtown Stop and Shop is one of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (470+ words) Nantucket Current Hello from the Captain’s wife. It’s that time of year again when Captain Carl has a lot on his plate, and I get to give a little perspective from the other side of charter fishing. From my perspective,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (512+ words) Nantucket Current This edition of the Current’s government roundup includes new information on a battle over whether to allow the demolition of a small garage on Union Street and the shakeup at the top of the Nantucket Memorial Airport. - The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (378+ words) Meghan Perry • Aug 20, 2026 This letter was originally sent to the Nantucket Select Board, Planning Board, and Affordable Housing Trust. To the editor: After reading the 92-page Housing Production Plan, attending last night’s joint Select Board and Planning Board meeting, and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (548+ words) Members of the Historic District Commission suggested the plan infringes on their authority to regulate construction on-island. JohnCarl McGrady • Aug 20, 2026 The Select Board and Planning Board voted Wednesday to endorse the town of Nantucket’s new housing production plan, despite some…...