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Nantucket advisory panel reviews residential tax exemption, eyes summer meetings with assessor

Nantucket's Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers voted to overhaul its public outreach and opened a formal review of the town's residential tax exemption at its June 27 meeting.

Nantucket's Three Disclosed May Sales All Clear $1 Million Mark

Ten deeds were recorded in Nantucket between May 28 and May 29, 2026, but only three carried disclosed sale prices, placing the period's median at $1.84 million on a range of $1.1 million to $2.12 million. The top transaction was 42 North Liberty Street Lot B at $2.12 million, sold by L…

Nantucket Land Bank Votes to Study Indoor Recreation Facility Feasibility

Nantucket Land Bank Commission unanimously authorizes staff to research whether conservation law permits an indoor recreation facility on Land Bank property.

Nantucket CPC Approves $341,000 in Grants, Sets September Application Deadline

Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee approved more than $341,000 in grant disbursements and set a new fall application deadline at its June 23 remote meeting.

Nantucket Land Bank approves $3,750-a-month social media contract, votes to raze lead-paint building

Nantucket Land Bank approves $3,750-a-month social media retainer and votes to demolish lead-paint storage building.

Nantucket Coastal Panel Sets Harbor Forum Strategy, Approves Trimmed Summer Schedule

Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee agreed on a narrowed, three-question framework for its July 14 State of the Harbor Forum, where it plans to seek public feedback on potential floodplain regulations for the first time.

This Week in Nantucket: Jun 15 - Jun 21

1 stories from Nantucket News this week.

Obituary notices, week of June 15, 2026 through June 21, 2026

One Nantucket obituary was published this week: Field, Glenn Lawrence, 76, a Nantucket resident, member of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, and longtime resident near Surfside Beach, who died June 16, 2026; arrangements listed under Fuller Funeral Home-Cremation Service via Echovita.

Cannabis Advisory Committee Adjourns With No Quorum, No Business Conducted

Nantucket Cannabis Advisory Committee cancels June 18 session for lack of quorum. The committee convened briefly at 1:15 p.m. before a presiding member announced that too few members were present to conduct official business.

Nantucket Tree Committee Sets July 2 Liberty Elm Dedication Ceremony Downtown

Nantucket's Tree Advisory Committee set a July 2 Liberty Elm dedication at the school grounds elm on Surfside Road and Sparks Avenue, scheduling it for 6:16 p.m. — a nod to 1776.

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