(Sept. 24, 2024) An island man is being accused of threatening a barber with a loaded gun while he was cutting a clients’ hair during a house call Monday. moreIsland man charged with pulling gun on barber
(Sept. 11, 2024) The town hosted a 9/11 observance this morning at the Nantucket Fire Department on Fairgrounds Road to commemorate the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. Sept. 11, 2001. The public is invited to attend. moreRemembering 9/11
(Aug. 26, 2024) Nantucket’s history is filled with stories of heroic, lifesaving efforts made by everyday citizens and those who went above and beyond the call of duty. moreLifesavers honored Sept. 11
(Aug. 16, 2024) For much of the summer, a 25-foot-high pile of sand and dirt has loomed over the corner of Old South Road and Ironwood Road at the entrance to Richmond Great Point Development’s subdivision. moreTown goes to court over Old South Road dirt pile
(Aug. 15, 2024) It’s been years since the lifeguards under harbormaster Sheila Lucey have seen even one water-related death during the summer. This year they have already seen three. moreThird swimming death this summer Saturday
(July 24, 2024) Jim Meehan has been on both sides of an endurance race. He’s competed in all but two Nantucket Triathlons and countless others off-island, and he directs the island’s half-marathon every fall. moreConnecticut man dies following triathlon swim
(June 30, 2024) A guest staying at the Veranda House on the morning of the 2022 fire that destroyed the hotel has filed suit against its owners for over $10,000 in loss of property and an undetermined amount in emotional suffering. moreVeranda House guest joins neighbors in suit against hotel
(July 2, 2024) The Nantucket Wine and Food Festival, and owner Nancy Bean, have filed suit in federal court against the Gordon Companies, CEO David Gordon and the White Elephant Hotel over what Bean alleges is the attempted takeover of her event. moreWine festival owner files suit over attempted takeover
(June 26, 2024) A judge found harbormaster Sheila Lucey not guilty on charges of drunk driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and not responsible for speeding last Wednesday in Nantucket District Court. moreHarbormaster acquitted of drunk-driving charges
(June 18, 2024) The Nantucket Police Department will conduct compliance checks at businesses holding liquor licenses over the next several months. moreNPD liquor-license compliance checks coming
(June 12, 2024) Scott Burke, the Key Largo, Fla. doctor who was arrested on gun and drug charges when his yacht was raided by police in Nantucket Harbor last summer, pleaded guilty to four charges related to the incident in Nantucket District… moreFlorida doctor pleads guilty to drug, gun charges linked to yacht raid
(June 10, 2024) A Wellesley psychiatrist was sentenced in Boston last week for billing Medicare and private insurance companies for over $19 million in treatments he did not provide and obstructing justice in an attempt to conceal his crimes. moreWellesley psychiatrist convicted of fraud used proceeds to buy Nantucket home
(May 23, 2024) The boundaries of a law aimed at encouraging people in the room where an overdose takes place to call police and emergency medical services without the fear of being arrested were made clear earlier this month in Nantucket Supe… moreOpioid conviction illustrates challenges of Good Samaritan law
(May 16, 2024) A former island shuttle-bus driver was sentenced to 10 years in state prison Wednesday after a Nantucket Superior Court jury found him guilty of child rape and possession of child pornography. moreBus driver sentenced to 10 years in prison on child rape charges
(May 10, 2024) Nantucket's Hollis Webb, Tyler Schulz and Raymond McClure were among 33 Massachusetts firefighters who graduated from the state Department of Fire Services 50-day firefighting academy in Stow Friday. moreNantucketers Webb, McClure, Schulz graduate firefighting academy
(May 6, 2024) Nantucket Firefighters responded to the second island wildfire in less than a week Sunday afternoon. The fire was contained to an approximately 100-by-100-foot short grassy area just west of the entrance to Nantucket Golf Club o… moreBrush fire off Milestone Road put out Sunday
(May 4, 2024) A manslaughter charge against a Cape Cod man in connection with the fatal overdose of an island woman in 2021 was dropped in Nantucket Superior Court this week as part of a plea bargain. moreManslaughter charge dropped in fatal overdose
(May 2, 2024) Fire chief Michael Cranson said a lack of wind Tuesday night was a “godsend” in keeping a large brush fire contained that broke out in the woods between Old South Road and Milestone Road at approximately 8:45 p.m. Tuesday night. moreFire chief: Lack of wind a "godsend" in Tuesday night brush fire
(April 18, 2024) The owner of a Long Island amusement park who was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on COVID19 relief fraud and wire fraud charges used a large portion of his ill-gotten gains to buy a Nantucket vacation home, the U.S.… moreCOVID-19 relief used to buy Nantucket home
(April 4, 2024) The Nantucket Fire Department has hired two new deputy chiefs, Timothy Vamosi, a former captain in the Easton Fire Department; and Nick Esposito, former assistant chief in the Bridgeport, Conn. Fire Department. moreNFD hires two deputy chiefs
(April 3, 2024) A weapon was discovered in a fifth-grade classroom at Nantucket Intermediate School last week, according to a letter to parents from principal Becky Janda. moreWeapon found at Intermediate School last week
