Claire Murray, formerly of Nantucket, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Pacific Grove, Calif., surrounded by family, after a brief and sudden illness. She was 83.
As Nantucket voters prepare for Annual Town Meeting, it is important that everyone clearly understands the full financial picture of the Our Island Home project and what a “yes” vote truly means.
(Editor's note: The Nantucket Conservation Foundation provided this update on the move of its Coatue ranger shack to higher ground).
(April 20, 2026) Long-time island artist James H. Cromartie, known for his hard-edge realist paintings, died March 31, 2026. He was 81.
(April 20, 2026) The Nantucket Performing Arts Center will open June 17 for its summer 2026 season following an extensive renovation with a reimagined theater designed to support a closer relationship between artist and audience.
(April 20, 2026) The Artists Association of Nantucket will host an opening reception for Spring Forward, its first gallery exhibition of the season, from 5-7 p.m. Friday in its Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery at 8 Federal St.
(April 20, 2026) Gov. Maura Healey on Sunday signed into law a bill reforming the state’s cannabis regulations and rebooting the Cannabis Control Commission.
(April 20, 2026) Remain is launching a survey aimed at better understanding the role employers play in supporting housing for their workforce and the challenges and tradeoffs it poses for businesses, the nonprofit announced Monday.
Back in 2024, I stopped by Our Island Home to visit some friends. As I was there, I decided to ask them how they felt about their care and about their thoughts on a new Our Island Home.
The recent actions of certain members of the Board of Health to halt the school athletics improvement plan are overshadowing the true purpose of this project.
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