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(May 16, 2024) As the dust settles from last week’s Town Meeting vote and a recent Land Court ruling, questions abound about what it all will mean for short-term rentals during this summer …

The Town Meeting will vote on a measure to formally legalize short-term rentals on the tony island where many rent homes to vacationers.

Residents are set to duke it out Tuesday over whether short-term rentals should be broadly legalized on the little island off the coast of Massachusetts.

Nantuckets 2024 Annual Town Meeting is set for Tuesday, May 7, beginning at 5 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

When the weather gets nasty and the boats and planes stop running, Kathy Baird wants to make sure stranded travelers have a place to stay. Baird is the co-founder and president of Nantucket Together, …

(Dec. 7, 2023) The lure of profits to be had from short-term rentals is one of the things fueling concerns by the island’s representatives at the state house about the rise of outside money …

Attorney Steven Cohen has sponsored a pair of citizen warrant articles for the 2024 Annual Town Meeting that are essentially a slimmed-down version of what didn’t pass at a Special Town Meeting last week.

( Oct. 26, 2023 ) A study on the economic impact of short-term rentals, commissioned by ACK•Now, claims that shortterm renters account for just 1 percent ($11 million) of annual consumer …

(Aug. 24, 2023) The Select Board chose at the last minute Wednesday to sever the link between the short-term rental general bylaw and the zoning bylaw that will be before Special Town Meeting voters …

( June 1, 2023 ) The Short-Term Rental Workgroup is considering adding more teeth to the bylaws and regulations it is now shaping. The moves are only draft proposals at this point, subject to change. …