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by Catherine Macallister “It is our collective and individual responsibility… to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.”-Dalai Lama Every year more than 10 million tons of plastics enter the ocean and 89% of those plastics are used only one time. Think about how many coffees, […]
by Catherine Macallister The Nantucket Island Fair is just around the corner, this Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15, 2019, and the theme for this year’s baking contest is a traditional Tarred Roof (or Tar Roof) Cake. Having never heard of such a delicacy, I took it upon myself […]
by Catherine Macallister Do you have the perfect business idea for Nantucket? Are you a business founder with a plan to grow your business in new and exciting ways? Put your idea to the test in the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce’s N.I.C.E Pitch Competition. Simply fill out an application […]
The Discovery Playground at Hinsdale Park, created by the Nantucket Land Bank in collaboration with the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA), opens at 1 pm on September 1, 2019. The Discovery Playground is an inclusive, STEAM-based (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics), outdoor play, fitness, and gathering space for people […]
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is hosting a lecture by Dr. Christopher Niezrecki, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML). The talk, entitled “Wind and Renewable Energy and Why it is Important for Our Future,” will take place on Wednesday, August 28 from 7 […]
In front of the thousands gathered at Jetties Beach for the annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, Nantucket Cottage Hospital capital campaign chairman Bruce A. Percelay announced the successful completion of the hospital’s $120 million fundraising effort to build the island’s new healthcare facility. It marked the culmination of the […]
After enjoying a solid week of gorgeous beach days on Nantucket Island, it was almost a relief when we woke to overcast skies. But then the kids woke up, and we had a 4-year-old, 5-year-old, 7-year-old, and 10-year-old to keep occupied. The grownups in the house checked the Nantucket.net Calendar […]