Nantucket Current

13/01/2026

Nantucket has lost a well-known and much-loved member of the community. Read the obituary for Lionel James Starr:

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11/01/2026

Rest in peace Bob Weir. Here’s his setlist with Rob Wasserman and Bo Diddley for the Nectarfest concert in 1998 at Tom Nevers. Who was there? And who’s got photos from this?

11/01/2026

The Barnstable Police Department's detective unit arrested an island resident who was allegedly preparing to transport a kilogram of co***ne from Hyannis to Nantucket on Thursday, January 8th at approximately 11 a.m.

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10/01/2026

"Pedro was also a proud and loving father. His son, Brian, was one of his greatest motivations and joys in life. Everything he did, he did thinking about providing a better future for his family.

"In search of new opportunities, Pedro moved to Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he settled with his family. There, he began working as a painter, with the same dedication he had shown throughout his life. Later, he decided to keep moving forward: he studied electricity, completed his education in the field, and began working as an electrician, proving that it is never too late to learn and grow.

"Pedro Pereira leaves behind a legacy of hard work, honesty, and generosity. He lived to serve, to teach, and to love. Though he is no longer physically with us, his memory lives on in his family, in his son Brian, in his students, in the families he helped, and in every person who had the privilege of knowing him.”

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09/01/2026

The Nantucket Land and Water Council (NLWC), the local nonprofit dedicated to protecting the island’s land and water resources, is proposing a new project that could see the installation of up to 25 new, eelgrass-friendly moorings this spring.

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09/01/2026

As the year’s shotgun deer hunting season wraps up, the Land Bank is reporting a successful first year for its new venison processing facility on Boynton Lane. With the extended winter hunting season still underway, venison processing manager Dean Belanger said that the Land Bank has processed 45 deer so far from 21 donors since the facility opened a little more than one month ago on Dec. 4, 2025.

More info and photos from out visit to the processing facility this week:

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08/01/2026

UPDATE: FOUND 🙏

08/01/2026

Milestone Road is closed in both directions after a Jeep went off the road and struck a tree. The accident was reported in the area of 195 Milestone Road near the Serengeti. One person is being extricated from the vehicle by first responders. Authorities are advising motorists that island roads are very slick with black ice, and to drive with caution this morning, leaving several car lengths of buffer from other vehicles.

07/01/2026

06/01/2026

Three offshore wind farms targeted by the Trump administration’s recent suspension of existing offshore wind leases are suing to continue construction work.

Empire Offshore Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, and Revolution Wind have all filed lawsuits seeking relief from the order in the last two weeks. The wind farms, all of which are under construction, allege that Trump’s order is “unlawful” and could threaten thousands of jobs.

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05/01/2026

Since launching its short-term rental registry in 2024, the town of Nantucket has rejected 19 short-term rental (STR) permit applications due to the town's prohibition on corporate ownership, but 11 were later approved “because of clarifications on STR ownership by the applicant.” This means that most of the time, if the town rejects an STR application because of Nantucket’s ban on the corporate ownership of STRs, the applicant is able to provide some form of clarification that leads to the town reversing its decision.

This data comes in the wake of an investigation by the Current into one loophole that has allowed corporations, including the STR giant Stay Heirloom, to continue legally operating STRs on Nantucket despite the ban passed in 2024. As part of the investigation, the Current filed a public records request with the town of Nantucket asking how many STR applications have been rejected due to corporate ownership, which corporations have been rejected, and how the town determines whether a prospective STR owner is a corporation.

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