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Softball struggles through winless week »

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:45:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

(April 16, 2026) The varsity softball team dropped all three of its games last week against Barnstable, O’Bryant and Rising Tide, sliding to 1-3 on the season.

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Baseball posts 2-1 week »

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:45:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

(April 16, 2026) The boys varsity baseball team improved to 5-3 this week, picking up wins against Monomoy and Rising Tide before falling to Bourne.

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Girls tennis notches fourth straight win »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:36:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

(April 15, 2026) The girls varsity tennis team extended its win streak to four after beating Sturgis West 5-0 at home Wednesday.

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Boys tennis tops Sturgis West »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:23:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

(April 15, 2026) The boys varsity tennis team picked up a 4-1 road win against Sturgis West Wednesday, improving to 4-3 on the season.

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The price is in: New Our Island Home will cost $137 million to build »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:55:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

(April 15, 2026) The cost of building a new town-owned nursing home came into much sharper focus this week, less than a month before Town Meeting, and it's just over $137 million.

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Land Bank clears path for higher water withdrawals »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:06:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

The Land Bank Commission approved a request that will help the town move forward with plans to increase how much water it can withdraw from public wells.

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The right tools for the DPW »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:18:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

Let’s give our DPW employees the right tools and equipment to do their jobs. Please vote yes on Article 17.

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Island gallerist, education advocate, Tipping Point founder Mary Beth Splaine, gone at 92 »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

Mary Elizabeth (Mitchell) Splaine, born April 15, 1933 to Francis Joseph Mitchell and Agnes Gertrude (Kelley) Mitchell of Medford, died at the age of 92, one week shy of her 93rd birthday, at home on Nantucket April 8, 2026.

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AI’s Effect on Future Jobs »

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0400 | via The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror

(NAPS)—Economic mobility—the ability of each new generation to do as well or better as the preceding one—has declined 45 percent for Americans over the past several decades, according to the Brookings Institution. Numerous factors, including technological advances and globalization, have…