Schools face tougher graduation rules by December

From Nantucket News

• Conservation board weighs Sankaty Head wetland relocation. Nantucket's Conservation Commission heard dueling takes on moving a Sankaty Head Golf Club wetland that's been turf since 1921, as a land-preservation group pressed for proof the replacement site would actually work before the original is destroyed.Nantucket News
• Grant panel opens fiscal 2028 human services cycle. Nantucket's Contract Review Committee opened its fiscal 2028 human services grant cycle with the funding pool now near $1 million, fielding early requests including a $50,000 ask from the Nantucket Artists Association and Fairwinds for technology upgrades, ahead of applications due Oct. 19.Nantucket News
• Preservation panel confronts hiring standoff over administrator pay. Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee returned to a monthslong impasse over its administrator job after the town's pay and hours offer fell well short of what the committee said it needed, a gap that had already cost it four prior candidates.Nantucket News
• Shellfish board eyes bigger scallop bushel limit. Nantucket's Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board debated asking the Select Board to raise the commercial bay scallop limit from five boxes to six, while wrestling with calendar conflicts around Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, and flagged a monthlong gap in fuel-dock license enforcement at Great Harbor Yacht Club.Nantucket News
• School board tackles new state graduation mandate. Nantucket's School Committee began preparing for a state-mandated graduation overhaul after officials said compliance with the state's MassCore standard fell from 99.3 percent of students in 2023 to 77.1 percent in 2025, with a policy vote required by December.Nantucket News
• Select Board debates debt limits, revisits paid parking. Nantucket's Select Board paused a second phase of municipal employee housing at its strategic retreat and agreed to take a fresh look at downtown paid parking, as members split over a debt ratio now running above the town's old policy cap.Nantucket News
• Housing waiting list grows as Select Board weighs funding. Nantucket's Select Board weighed funding a second phase of Wait Drive employee housing as officials said the town's subsidized-housing waiting list has grown from 136 units in 2019 to 512 today, with the town set to lose 10 leased units at Richmond Place in 2029.Nantucket News

Nantucket on Fri, Oct 9

• Nantucket diner's lottery luck strikes twice. Dipak Thapa, who works at Old South Diner, won $500,000 this week on a scratch ticket, his second big lottery win, according to the Inquirer and Mirror. MassLive also reported on the win.The Inquirer and Mirror
• Downtown pop-up shops raise retail questions. The Inquirer and Mirror reports that temporary pop-up shops have become common in downtown Nantucket during the high season, prompting questions about what that means for the future of permanent retail.The Inquirer and Mirror
• Nantucket gives new pharmacist old-fashioned welcome. A new pharmacist's arrival was announced by the town crier on Main Street's brick sidewalks, the Inquirer and Mirror reports, an old-fashioned small-town greeting the paper says is rare these days.The Inquirer and Mirror
• Town manager publishes fall newsletter. The Town of Nantucket released its September/October Town Manager newsletter, rounding up department updates and community happenings as fall activity picks up across the island.Town of Nantucket

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 13, 2:00 p.m.: Select Board sits as county commissioners Tuesday. Nantucket's Select Board convenes in its dual role as the Nantucket County Commissioners Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m.Town of Nantucket
• Tue, Oct 13, 4:00 p.m.: Historic District Commission meets Tuesday afternoon. Nantucket's Historic District Commission, which reviews exterior changes to buildings across the island, meets Tuesday at 4 p.m.Town of Nantucket
• Tue, Oct 13, 4:00 p.m.: Land Bank Commission convenes Tuesday. The Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission, which oversees the land bank's conservation and open-space holdings, meets Tuesday at 4 p.m.Town of Nantucket
• Tue, Oct 13: Nantucket football travels to Nauset Regional. Nantucket's football team plays a non-conference road game at Nauset Regional in North Eastham Tuesday, per MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Wed, Oct 14, 5:30 p.m.: Select Board holds regular session Wednesday. Nantucket's Select Board returns for its regular Wednesday session at 5:30 p.m., days after its strategic retreat left housing funding and parking fee questions unresolved.Town of Nantucket
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday. Nantucket's Zoning Board of Appeals takes up its case list Thursday at 1 p.m.Town of Nantucket
• Thu, Oct 15, 5:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission returns Thursday. Nantucket's Conservation Commission meets again Thursday at 5 p.m., a week after voting to relocate the Sankaty Head golf course wetland.Town of Nantucket

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