HDC denial of Sconset application overturned - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

HDC denial of Sconset application overturned Nantucket Island Inquirer By Jason Graziadei (May 10 , 2012) The Historic District Commission received a scathing tongue-lashing Wednesday night as members of the Board of Selectmen and others scolded the architectural-review board for overstepping its authority in the case of ...

Anti-bullying discussion at NHS - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Anti-bullying discussion at NHS Nantucket Island Inquirer By Lindsay Pykosz (May 10 , 2012) In an effort to continue educating the public-young and old-about the repercussions of bullying and violence, the Nantucket Suicide Prevention Coalition funded a discussion for parents last night in the Nantucket High ...

Atheneum tested on access by pro-life event - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Atheneum tested on access by pro-life event Nantucket Island Inquirer By Jason Graziadei (May 10 , 2012) When Nantucket resident Joshua Mencer submitted an application to use the Atheneum's Great Hall to hold a pro-life lecture, he claims the island library politely rejected his request as “too controversial and ...

Deal in place for sale of Yates Gas to Suburban Propane - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Deal in place for sale of Yates Gas to Suburban Propane Nantucket Island Inquirer By Jason Graziadei (May 10 , 2012) For the third time since 2004, Nantucket's largest propane business, Yates Gas, is changing hands. Suburban Propane is set to acquire Inergy Propane, the parent company of Yates Gas since 2009, in a deal valued at ...

Biodiversity Week kicks off Wednesday - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Biodiversity Week kicks off Wednesday Nantucket Island Inquirer By Lindsay Pykosz (May 10 , 2012) Beetles, snakes, salamanders and other creepy-crawlies will take center-stage at the fifth biennial Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative's Biodiversity Assessment Week, a six-day series of programs intended to give the ...

NRTA services resume May 21 - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

NRTA services resume May 21 Nantucket Island Inquirer (May 10 , 2012) The Nantucket Regional Transit Authority's seasonal shuttle bus service, now known as The Wave, will begin its 2012 season on Monday, May 21. This year the Mid-Island Loop, Miacomet Loop and Sconset via Old South Road Route will operate ...

Advocates fro Children honored Thursday night - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Advocates fro Children honored Thursday night Nantucket Island Inquirer (May 10 , 2012) The ninth annual Nantucket Advocates for Children Awards will be presented at 5:30 Thursday evening at The White Elephant Hotel on Easton Street. This annual recognition is awarded each year by the Nantucket Community School to ... and more »

Hakeem Lecky finds success in lacrosse at Div. 1 Syracuse - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Nantucket Island InquirerHakeem Lecky finds success in lacrosse at Div. 1 Syracuse Nantucket Island Inquirer By Dean Geddes (May 10 , 2012) Nantucket's Hakeem Lecky can add a Big East title to his growing list of lacrosse accomplishments. The former Whalers phenom has started every game this season for the Syracuse Orangemen, who defeated St. Johns 12-4 in ...

James Roggeveen takes second in state science fair - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

James Roggeveen takes second in state science fair Nantucket Island Inquirer By Lindsay Pykosz (May 10 , 2012) Last weekend at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., all of the hard work Nantucket High School sophomore James Roggeveen has been doing for his science fair project paid off when he won a ...

Refurbished M/V Eagle back online - Nantucket Island Inquirer »

Nantucket Island InquirerRefurbished M/V Eagle back online Nantucket Island Inquirer By Jason Graziadei The 25-year-old vessel made its first trip back to the island Monday morning after two phases of upgrades and renovations were completed both inside and out, leaving in its wake between $9-$10 million worth of improvements.