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Nantucket is known for its hospitality, and every summer we welcome thousands of summer residents who love their seasonal island home. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 season will be unlike any other. Here at Nantucket.net, we think this gives us all the opportunity to enjoy Nantucket Island in ways […]
UPDATED APRIL 26, 2020 “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”― Fred Rogers There’s no question that we all owe great thanks and, in some cases, […]
The Community Foundation has established The Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has donated $100,000 from the Nantucket Fund to launch this initiative. In addition, late Thursday evening the Foundation received a pledge for a generous matching grant of $250,000 from ReMain Nantucket. The Foundation is […]
Nantucket Cottage Hospital is closely monitoring the outbreak caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and working closely with local, state, and federal health officials, along with infection control and emergency management professionals across the Partners Healthcare system. Local Risk Remains Low As of February 28, the Massachusetts Department of Public […]
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 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 […]