News and Events for Nantucket Island
Nantucket Cottage Hospital has recently been recognized as one of America’s Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals by the Charis Center for Rural Health. “This designation is another affirmation that the work our staff is undertaking here at Nantucket Cottage Hospital is paying off and yielding real results for our […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will reopen their Whaling Museum on Broad Street this Tuesday, February 1, with free admission for the year-round community and visitors. Daily in-person interpretive programming will return to the Whaling Museum this year after a hiatus during the pandemic. Interpretive programming includes The Essex Gam, which retells the […]
by Robert P. Barsanti Winter comes to Nantucket on a northerly gale. The sky descends to a few feet overhead, the clouds somersault, and the wind flings sand. If the wind is of a particular mind, the temperature nudges below freezing and the fellas in their shorts and “Let’s Go […]
Nantucket Book Clubs is a new project created by Nantucket Book Partners (Mitchell’s and Bookworks) to connect and collaborate with the Nantucket community. The books to be featured were chosen by island nonprofits, businesses, and community members according to their missions and interests. The 2022 Book Clubs focus on grief, leadership, climate change, connection, community, diversity, and much […]
Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like flowers? In fact, many folks find joy and healing in these gifts of nature. For seven consecutive Fridays, Fairwinds is placing buckets containing 100 blooms at a local shop or restaurant for anyone to take one, free of charge, while supplies […]
Island lovers everywhere can enjoy viewing Nantucket original art and bid to own their favorites when The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) hosts Just Add Water” Spring Sweep Online Auction from March 31 through April 5. An online preview will be available on Wednesday, March 31 and on Thursday, April […]
The Town of Nantucket has given a $153,500 grant to the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce to assist the island’s business community address the economic challenges of the global pandemic. Local businesses can apply for grants from the Chamber’s Rock Solid Fund to help cover the operational changes required to […]
