News and Events for Nantucket Island
• by Dr. Sarah Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station • This week’s topic came up while talking with friends about trends on island that might be fun to write about. They mentioned that they remember when no Turkey Vultures were present on island and how prolific they […]
Parents of kids aged eight and under, are you looking for a fun, free and educational activity on Nantucket? Nantucket Community School has you covered. From now until June 8, you can enjoy the StoryWalk, a casual stroll through downtown Nantucket that allows kids to read the book My Garden, […]
• by Leah Mojer • I don’t know what has possessed me this spring to delve so deep in the DIY methods of food preparation. Maybe it’s the damp cold spring we are having that is keeping me plenty busy indoors or the recent excursion to western mass for the […]
• Sarah Morneau • Murray’s Toggery Shop, an island institution since 1945, is a store that proves year after year that they know Nantucket style and what our islanders and visitors are looking for when it comes to clothing and accessories for the whole family. Located at the top of […]
“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fetch paper towels,” promise national headline comics Karen Morgan and Jim Colliton about their “Laughing Over Spilt Milk” performance set for Saturday, May 31, 7:30 p.m., at the Dreamland Film and Performing Arts Center. Admission to the performance is $20, with tickets available at the […]
• by Robert P. Barsanti • When they finally flashed I175 on the screen at the Department of Motor Vehicles, I wandered up to a pleasant fleshy woman who wore glasses on a chain of plastic pearls, a green vest, and a big orange button with two children and the […]
• by Jenny Benzie | Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, | Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • Nantucket is a special place, and sometimes we have our own rules that do not apply to other locales. No, you still can’t drink and drive here. You still have to […]
