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DAILY UPDATES AND BREAKING NEWS

Coast Guard suspends search for boater

The Coast Guard suspended its search for an island man who was reported missing after his 23-foot powerboat washed ashore Thursday morning on Steps Beach . . . More

Cape Air president enters state Senate race

Nantucket voters will likely see a Democratic primary election this fall as representatives for Cape Air president Dan Wolf confirmed his plans Monday to run for state Senate. . .More

Book fines waived for food donations
From now through April 3, patrons who bring to the Atheneum library packaged food items for the Nantucket Emergency Food Pantry can have their overdue fines waived. . . . More

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SEARCHING FOR CLUES

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Nantucket Police K-9 officer John Muhr and his tracking dog Arno begin working at the scene Friday of a 23-foot powerboat that washed ashore at Steps Beach early Thursday with its captain missing.    More            

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TOP STORY: State considers consolidation of smaller courts


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2009 Nantucket

Film Festival

2009 Nantucket High School Graduation

Keeping Up with the Dreamland

Moving Sankaty Light

Race Week 2009

2009 Master Plan

A new state committee has convened to consider the consolidation and relocation of courthouses in Massachusetts, and island officials are already mobilizing to get Nantucket District Court out of its crosshairs.


With Governor Deval Patrick’s administration seeking as much as $10 million in budget cuts from the state court system this year, the Court Relocation Committee was established late last month by Margaret H. Marshall, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and Robert Mulligan, the state’s chief justice for administration and management.

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MORE FRONT PAGE NEWS

Steamship Authority tests off-peak pricing

The Steamship Authority on Tuesday rolled out several discount-fare options it hopes will be a win-win for both its bottom line and those who travel to and from Nantucket on its vessels....More

Raindrops keep falling: Inside the new airport

After the thrill of opening Nantucket Memorial Airport’s new passenger terminal subsided last year, airport officials soon experienced another emotion: frustration. ...More

Baxter Road homes living on the edge

The winter nor’easter that hammered New England over the weekend took a heavy toll along the Sconset bluff, leaving several houses dangerously close to the edge and on the brink of tumbling to the ocean below.....More

Former NHS soccer star making a name for himself in Brazil

In front of 50,000 screaming Brazilian soccer fans last month, Caio Correa showed the same poise, grace under pressure and skill he did when leading the Nantucket High School boys soccer team to a Massachusetts Division III South final. . . .More

Schools seek input on superintendent search

School officials are asking for public input on the search for a new superintendent to replace Robert Pellicone, who will not return. . . More

Save the Date: Island Fair Sept. 11 and 12

The Park and Recreation Commission will once again sponsor the Island Fair in Tom Nevers Sept. 11 and 12. The commission is planning to expand the events and attractions, embracing the theme of “A Celebration of Our Island Community"  . . . More

Special Features:

The Year in Review 2009

Brightest Stars 2009

Best of Nantucket 2009

2009 Nantucket Restaurant Guide now online

2009 Clean Team

The Nantucket Clean Team meets each Saturday between mid-April and November, rain or shine, and picks up trash for under an hour. . . More

Adopt-A-Classroom

The Nantucket school system is facing a significant budget deficit this year, even as the elementary school struggles to work itself out from under a corrective-action order for failing to meet state-mandated Adequate Yearly Progress for three straight years. Middle-school teacher Adriene Lombardi has proposed a solution to help: The Adopt-A-Classroom program . . . More

 

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