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Some kids inside the Lemon Press restaurant on Main Street started yelling to President Biden as he walked past them… @POTUS #nantucket
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An island resident driving around the Milestone Rotary with a Trump Flag flying out his passenger side window yelling “America First! I stand with America!”
As he drives off, you can hear him yelling “U-S-A!”
He drove around three times.
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We are not following anyone. Our readers submitted photos of the first Cybertruck on Nantucket and its… missteps. It got off the boat, parked on a crosswalk on Main Street and then got stuck on the beach. A little newsworthy, but mostly funny. Enjoy
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At least 12 people have been detained and removed from Nantucket on Tuesday in a federal immigration raid by ICE and FBI agents.
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🌀🟣 Insane Hurricane Lee sunset over Nantucket last night
The storm brought intense surf, wind, and some rain, but Friday night’s sunset as Lee passed east of the island was otherworldly 😮
🎥: Abby Rinker
#Nantucket
#PurpleHaze
#HurricaneLee
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Nantucket charter boat captain Bobby DeCosta, owner of the Albacore, from the top rope:
“We’ve got a bunch of suits here trying to cover their tracks”
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🦞Nantucket lobsterman Dan Pronk, staring down the Vineyard Wind CEO, says
"I fish 800 lobster traps right where you're putting these tombstones, which is also the end of my business."
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Here’s a portion of the surveillance video of the rental cars used by Secret Service agents going up in flames at #Nantucket Memorial Airport less than 24 hours after President Biden left the island
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A group of island residents gathered Monday at noon on Federal Street for a “No Kings On Presidents Day” demonstration against President Trump’s administration. The protest was one of many happpening across the country today.
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The Albacore charter boat brought a 600-pound tuna back to the docks on Monday afternoon following a two-hour fight approximately 30 miles off Nantucket. The 105-inch tuna was purchased by Straight Wharf Fish and it will soon be on the menu at island restaurants.
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Off #Nantucket today 🐋
🎥: Josh Holdgate
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WATCH: The Main Street fountain, a landmark of downtown Nantucket, was destroyed Sunday night by a pickup truck
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.@paytonpritch3 on the island today, taking a pic with some Nantucket boys 🍀
Love to see it @celtics
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Nantucket resident Nathan Skerritt was fishing this morning along the south shore and documenting the fiberglass shards still washing up from Vineyard Wind’s damaged turbine blade, more than a week after its failure 15 miles southwest of the island
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The skies over Nantucket were buzzing with activity Monday morning as the security detail for Vice President JD Vance arrived on the island ahead of his visit on Tuesday for a Republican National Committee fundraiser.
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New Jersey Congressman Jefferson Van Drew says he is collaborating with President-elect Trump on a potential executive order to “halt offshore wind turbine activities along the East Coast and lay the groundwork for permanent measures against the projects.”
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Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, just arrived on Nantucket for a fundraiser.
Island lobsterman Dan Pronk was waiting to greet him near the airport with a piece of Vineyard Wind debris.
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A "Hands Off" protest of the Trump administration is underway at the Milestone Rotary this afternoon.
It is organized by the group Indivisible Nantucket.
Here’s a few scenes from the rotary:
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Island fishermen spotted a somewhat unusual sight off Sankaty on Monday: a pair of antlers poking out of the water. Two bucks were swimming together in open water about a mile off the east end of #Nantucket.
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Ruck March through downtown Nantucket to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Army.
27 active duty soldiers from around New England are participating this morning.
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View of Easy Street and the harbor from the deck of the Dreamland 😳#nantucket
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As President Biden strolled down Broad Street, protesters yelled “Free Palestine!” before he entered the Brotherhood of Thieves for a late lunch.
He also spotted a “USS Nantucket” hat on the head of an onlooker and stopped to salute on his way into the restaurant.
#Nantucket
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After touching down on the island aboard Air Force Two, Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha went immediately from Nantucket Memorial Airport to Coast Guard Station Brant Point, where they boarded the charter fishing boat Irish Rover for a trip out to Great Point.
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Hope that’s a Guinness, Mr. President
The Bidens eating lunch at the Brotherhood of Thieves on #Nantucket this afternoon. @potus @FLOTUS
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President Joe Biden and family dining at The Brotherhood of Thieves in downtown Nantucket this afternoon
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🚨 All of Nantucket’s south shore beaches have been CLOSED by the town due to the debris washing up from Vineyard Wind’s broken turbine.
“The water is closed to swimming on all south shore beaches, due to large floating debris and sharp fiberglass shards,” per @ackharbormaster
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New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick taking in the Daffodil Festival on Nantucket this afternoon
@patriots
#nantucket #SconsetBill
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Good morning from Vineyard Wind turbine AW38.
This is the damaged turbine blade that has sent thousands of pieces of fiberglass & foam core onto Nantucket’s south shore.
The damaged blade is now in danger of detaching and falling into the sea. More debris came loose last night
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President Joe Biden taking some time with the Nantucket High School chorus Accidentals & Naturals at tonight's tree lighting ceremony in downtown Nantucket
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Madequecham Beach, Nantucket Island
Hurricane Lee swell
📸: Chris Tran
#nantucket #HurricaneLee
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We will rebuild
#Nantucket #HurricaneLee
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“The unintended release of foam and fiberglass debris by Vineyard Wind this week is tragic. The material is absolutely harmful and damaging to our waters and our environment. It will ultimately be ingested by fish and wildlife and this type of industrial accident…” - @AckNlc
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Hurricane Erin turning Nantucket’s south shore beaches into water parks today 😮
The surf is only going to get bigger tomorrow & Thursday, and rip currents will be life-threatening.
@ackharbormaster is urging people to stay out of the water on the south shore
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Big offshore wind news: the Trump administration has halted construction on Revolution Wind:
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Liza Phillips was walking along Low Beach in ‘Sconset Friday afternoon with family and friends before they had to catch a flight when they came across an all-timer of a beach find. 😱🦈
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Good morning from Miacomet Beach
The northern lights could be seen from Nantucket early Monday morning, and numerous island residents witnessed the phenomenon in the skies over the island.
This shot by @CMofsen from Miacomet Beach on the south shore.
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Cyber truck makes an appearance on Main Street, immediately parks on crosswalk 😬🤷♂️
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Vineyard Wind has informed Nantucket officials that the damaged 300-foot blade that detached from the turbine yesterday morning has settled on the ocean floor.
The size of a football field, the blade was attached to "the largest turbine in the western world."
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2 miles off Nantucket today 🤩🐬
🎥: @AbsoluteFishing
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The Vineyard Wind cleanup crew got their Jeep rental stuck east of Madequecham this afternoon.
Thankfully they got it out before high tide, don't need any more debris!
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An incident is unfolding in downtown Nantucket. State and local police are clearing streets and moving pedestrians away from Main Street. No comment yet from NPD. Developing…
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Surfing Hurricane Lee on #Nantucket this morning
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The Harvest Moon rising over Nantucket’s Sankaty Head Lighthouse tonight.
📸: @kitnoble
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🚨 BREAKING (literally)
Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Skoust Moller and his team just exited the building and he came back and said he had an urgent matter to attend to.
It sounds like the remaining piece of the broken blade that was left hanging may have fallen off the turbine.
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Ladies and gentlemen we have a confirmed SHARKNADO off #Nantucket today 🦈🌪
Incredible video by Ashley Van Dixhoorn off the eastern shore of the island. This was filmed from Baxter Road @A_WhiteShark @MA_Sharks
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At one point during last night’s meeting (which was not caught on camera), island lobsterman Dan Pronk confronted Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Moller about not paying attention to a Nantucket woman who was speaking…
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Spotted from Miacomet Beach today by Steven Viera 🐋 #nantucket
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.@flotus fan club as she exits Flowers On Chestnut
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An investigation into the fire that consumed five rental vehicles that had been used by Secret Service agents during President Biden’s visit to the island has determined the blaze was not suspicious, according to #Nantucket Fire Chief Michael Cranson.
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Lovely day for a swim on Washington Street #nantucket
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Incredible capture of another hammerhead shark swimming just off #Nantucket today by Jason Mleczko at Capt. Tom’s Charters. This was taken along the south shore between Clark’s Cove and Cisco.
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The 200-foot, $75 million yacht "Just J's" pulled into Nantucket Harbor this morning.
It is owned by billionaire Jay Schottenstein, CEO of American Eagle Outfitters.
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Island resident Bill Jennings to the Vineyard Wind and the GE team:
Jack Welch "would laugh at you if you said something like that."
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Vineyard Wind has “gone into hiding” Nantucket Select Board member Brooke Mohr said at today’s press conference.
Mohr said the offshore wind developer has failed to live up to its agreement with the town in three areas: communications, the aircraft detection lighting system, and a disaster response plan. It is sending a list of 15 specific demands to Vineyard Wind and giving the company two weeks to respond. Still, the town remains a party to the “Good Neighbor Agreement” with Vineyard Wind. Stay tuned for more details…..
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(Not so) good morning from Nobadeer Beach on Nantucket’s south shore where more debris from Vineyard Wind’s broken turbine blade continues to wash up
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🚨 BREAKING: A significant part of the damaged Vineyard Wind turbine blade broke off this morning.
“We have deployed additional crews to Nantucket Island in anticipation that more debris could wash ashore tonight and tomorrow,” Vineyard Wind stated
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Gaven Norton, owner of ACK Surf School, speaks out on the impact to his business located at Nobadeer Beach on Nantucket’s south shore
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A large car fire involving multiple rental vehicles at Nantucket Memorial Airport is now out. There were no injuries reported but at least four cars sustained significant damage. #nantucket
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Good morning from Hulbert Avenue 🦈
Amy White Graves spotted this fin in Nantucket Harbor on Monday, and she told the Current it appeared the shark was going after an eel in the water.
What are we thinking on species? @MA_Sharks
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A shark on seal predation at Great Point on Sunday was recorded from the beach by Sandy Fink who was visiting Nantucket from Orlando with her boyfriend Ron Welter.
Fink said she was about a half mile south of Great Point Lighthouse near The Galls when she spotted the shark…
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Scenes from the @fishstewardship flotilla protest at the Vineyard Wind farm today.
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Good morning from opening day of Nantucket’s 2025-26 commercial scalloping season.
Bruce Cowan was back at the docks with his five bushel limit by 8:30am.
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Getting reports that Nantucket’s south shore is littered this morning with green foam board that appears to be from Vineyard Wind’s broken turbine
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HOME 🌝
The October super moon - also known as the Hunter’s Moon - cast its light on Nantucket last night. It is the biggest and brightest moon of 2024.
Photo taken from Jet Blue flight over the island.
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Still thinking about @TheBostonPops playing a little Zeppelin at Jetties Beach on Saturday. So good!
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RIP @jimmybuffett 😢
When he visited the island, the legend was known to catch tunas around #Nantucket waters like this one), jump on stage at @TheBoxNantucket, and in 1994 he survived a seaplane crash off the west end
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Friday morning surf check on #Nantucket’s south shore 🌬️🌊
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President Biden arrives on #Nantucket just after 8pm aboard Air Force One for his annual Thanksgiving visit
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Now calling the Vineyard Wind turbine blade debris a “crisis,” the town of Nantucket shares that “Vineyard Wind vessels are collecting fiberglass pieces on the site; a very large piece of debris is below the surface, in the water
column.”
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DEVELOPING: Nantucket police “were involved in a multi-agency operation this morning.”
An officer wearing an “FBI Gang Task Force” jacket was spotted just after 7am at a mid-island residence on Hooper Farm Road along with multiple NPD cruisers. At least one person was arrested.
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