(Nov. 25, 2025) The end of the dead sperm whale saga was reached late last week when one of Trevor Barrett’s excavators and a Robert B. Our tugboat were used

(Nov. 13, 2025) Up until eighth grade, Nantucket High School senior Ashley Klatt wanted to be a cheerleader with her twin sister Katie.

(Nov. 5, 2025) When Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm and one of the strongest ever to make landfall in the Atlantic, tore across Jamaica last week, its devastation

(Nov. 4, 2025) After years of heated debate, islanders voted decisively Tuesday to allow short-term vacation rentals without restriction, resolving the legal uncertainty that has loomed over the pract...

(Nov. 1, 2025) Main Street was packed with costumed islanders Friday evening for The Inquirer and Mirror's annual Halloween parade, costume and pumpkin-carving contests, and trick-or-treating.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story said the civil case was dropped, it has been transferred to a different court.

(Oct. 23, 2025) Nantucket’s real estate market topped $1 billion in annual sales in September, weeks ahead of last year’s pace.

(Oct. 18, 2025) An estimated 850 people blocked a portion of Main Street Saturday afternoon, taking part in another "No Kings" protest against Donald Trump and his administration.

(Oct. 16, 2025) Eight hours of public debate split between the Planning Board and Finance Committee last Thursday and Friday underscored what most islanders already know: Nantucket’s long-running, oft...

(Oct. 16, 2025) The Nantucket Land Bank is partnering with Nourish Nantucket and the Nantucket Food Pantry to purchase a Boynton Lane property intended to serve as a shared hub

(Oct. 9, 2025) MCAS scores for the Nantucket Public Schools are still lagging far behind pre-pandemic levels. But with the statewide standardized test no longer required for graduation, some educators

(Oct. 2, 2025) Town officials are growing increasingly concerned e-bikes are getting out of control.

(Oct. 1, 2025) An unresponsive man was pulled from Polpis Harbor Wednesday evening after authorities responded to the area for reports of a missing paddle boarder.

(Sept. 30, 2025) School officials were prompted Monday to explain themselves after it was revealed a motivational speaker who took the stage at Nantucket High School Friday espouses controversial beli...

(Sept. 24,2025) It appears there will be a Special Town Meeting this fall on short-term rentals after all.

(Sept. 20, 2025) For the past five-plus years, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been working with genetically-modified mice in an attempt to find ways to combat Lyme

(Sept. 11, 2025) The state’s new “deer damage permit” program could become a powerful tool for large landowners confronting Nantucket’s deer problem, offering more options than the regular hunting sea...

(Sept. 10, 2025) The Steamship Authority is proposing another round of fare hikes to cover an expected increase in operational costs next year, and for the first time since 2021,

The battle between the Trump administration and the offshore wind industry is heating up.

Laura Gallagher Byrne’s name has been synonymous with youth theater on the island for decades, so it only made sense that she announced the formation of her own nonprofit stage

(Sept. 6, 2025) Massachusetts will require insurance companies to cover vaccinations for all state residents, no matter what the Trump administration recommends, Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday.

(Sept. 11, 2025) The moon is currently waning from last weekend’s full corn moon, which lasted through the dawn hours of early week mornings.

(Sept. 4, 2025) Hope. Light. Warmth. Those are the feelings Jennifer Frazee hopes the new home of A Safe Place can evoke when a survivor of sexual or physical abuse

(Sept. 1, 2025) The anonymous donor who gave Nourish Nantucket $1 million late last month was very clear about how they wanted the money to be used.

(Sept. 3, 2025) In 1922, fishermen rescued an exhausted buck swimming in Nantucket Sound and set him free on the island. A few years later, a summer resident bought two

Shangri-La Kitchen, the eclectic Asian restaurant and pizzeria on Orange Street, will close its doors at the end of the month.

(Aug. 28, 2025) Nantucket Cottage Hospital has added four physicians to its orthopedic program, expanding access to advanced surgical and sports medicine care on the island.

(Sept. 1, 2025) A giant leatherback turtle washed ashore on Great Point Sunday.

(Aug. 18, 2025) Habitat for Humanity Nantucket recently announced that the first two families have moved into their new homes on Waitt Drive.

(Sept. 1, 2025) A ballot initiative offered for next year’s state election would ask Massachusetts voters whether they want to repeal the state law allowing for legal marijuana sales.

(Sept. 4, 2025) The moon is waxing, more than 50 percent visible to the eye tonight and will be full this Sunday, Sept. 7, the full corn moon.

(Aug. 28, 2025) For years, “shadow libraries” quietly circulated millions of pirated books online.

(Aug. 28, 2025) Travis Nichols is becoming a bit of a local legend.

(Aug. 21, 2025) Seafoam collected at Madaket Harbor and Sesachacha Pond has tested at the highest PFAS levels ever recorded on Nantucket, but experts cautioned the results are preliminary, based

(Aug. 20, 2025) The Select Board last Wednesday hesitantly approved permits for the filming of Elin Hilderbrand’s “Five Star Weekend,” which stars Jennifer Garner, on Nantucket from Sept. 10 to