News Flash

Notice from Division of Marine Fisheries: Waters of Nantucket Closed to Taking of All Shellfish

Effective sunset on October 10, all waters, flats and all tributaries are closed to the taking of all shellfish, except for the consumption of the adductor muscle of bay and sea scallops only.

To read the official notice from the Division of Marine Fisheries, click HERE.

Waste Summit Follow-Up Sessions: Hazardous Waste Collection

Public Works invites you to the Waste Summit Follow-Up Sessions: Hazardous Waste Collection.
Thursday, October 17 from 6 pm to 8 pm, in the PSF Training Room at 4 Fairgrounds Road.

Please join us for the Waste Summit follow-up sessions, which will focus on each of the Waste Summit topics in more depth.Fore more information, visit: Nantucket Waste Summit.

National Grid Unveils New England’s Largest Battery Storage Facility, Back-up Energy Supply

Today, NGrid unveiled one of the largest battery energy storage resources in the Northeast US. The facility will ensure electric reliability for customers during peak summer months and defer the need for construction of third underwater supply cable.

To meet Nantucket’s rapidly growing demand, National Grid developed an integrated plan, IslandReady, to upgrade the island’s electricity infrastructure.  A critical component of this plan entailed the development and construct...

Judith Chase Lane Complete Road Closure

Starting October 3rd through December 5, Judith Chase Lane will be blocked due to complete sidewalk and roadway reconstruction.
Local traffic will be maintained and coordinated with residents along this road.

Town Meeting Citizen Warrant Articles

Town Administration has updated the Citizen Warrant Article Guide, the Citizen Warrant Article Submittal Form, and a Questionnaire that is not required but will help the various Town agencies that review warrant articles perform their reviews.

The warrant is open for citizen submittals from October 3 to November 18 at 4pm. Town Counsel is available for consultation as to citizen warrant articles on Wed, October 16 2pm – 4pm and Thurs, Oct 17 9am – 11am in the Town Building C...

Nantucket Network of Care

The Town of Nantucket is pleased to announced that with the assistance of a grant through the Nantucket Cottage Hospital Community Health Initiative Program awarded in FY2019, the Human Services Dept. teamed up with Network of Care/Trilogy.

The human Services Department teamed up with Network of Care/Trilogy to develop an online, interactive Nantucket community specific directory of providers in Nantucket that address human service needs. This site works to improve communications in the heal...