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(April 18, 2024) The fifth annual Nantucket Litter Derby will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5 across the island. The Litter Derby invites individuals and teams to get together for a …

(Jan. 9, 2024) The town’s long-term solid-waste work group and consultant George Aronson of CommonWealth Resource Management will host an in-depth overview of how solid waste is currently …

(May 18, 2023) Four candidates will battle it out for two seats on the Select Board in Tuesday’s Annual Town Election. Incumbent Malcolm MacNab is running against newcomers Tom Dixon and …

( May 11, 2023 ) Town Meeting voters on Saturday approved a laundry list of spending projects totaling just under $51 million, including permanent tax overrides of $6.5 million annually for …

(May 8, 2023) Nantucket voters will return to the high-school auditorium at 5 p.m. today to wrap up Town Meeting, after more than eight hours of discussion Saturday. Still on tap are 12 …

(May 3, 2023) The future of waste management was the hot topic of conversation at Wednesdays Select Board meeting.  The town’s current 25-year contract with Waste Options of Rhode …

Large restaurants, colleges and hospitals have been under a composting mandate for years. A new state law now requires smaller restaurants to compost.