Inquirer and Mirror

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Moment of zen 😌 A group of horseshoe crabs this week during the peak of their mating season. They come ashore on sandy beaches to lay eggs, with spawning activity highest specifically around full and new moons.

Congratulations to Whalers Field Hockey 🏑 player Marin Mooney on her commitment to continue her academic and athletic career this fall at Endicott College! @sportsCCT @GlobeSchools @BGlobeSports @DannyVee2026 @BosHeraldSports @EndicottFH @ECGulls

The Hospital Thrift Shop on Nantucket reopened for its 97th season today! The three-floor building is full of clothes, jewelry, furniture, homewares and more for islanders to shop! Get it before it’s gone! 🛍️🛍️

Town Meeting voters have approved a $44.4 million sewer project for the Somerset area — a major infrastructure investment aimed at addressing wastewater concerns. What the project includes and what comes next: ack.net/news/town-meet…

Nantucket voters have backed a higher threshold for historic demolitions — a move aimed at strengthening preservation protections across the island. Here’s what the change means: ack.net/news/voters-ba…

Article 72 (Hollis Webb’s preservation article) is adopted. YES: 290 NO: 58

2026 Town Meeting has officially begun! Check back here for updates! Thread below🧵

After lengthy discussion on secondary dwellings and Nantucket bylaws vs. the state’s new ADU policies, Article 51 is adopted. YES: 285 NO: 63

Article 45 for the Community Land Trust is adopted. YES: 289 NO: 68

Article 44 on attainable housing zoning has been adopted. YES: 299 NO: 40

Article 41: rear lot subdivisions is adopted. YES: 239 NO: 99

Article 39 regarding demolition delays has been approved. YES: 321 NO: 18

Article 37 for new waste technologies is not adopted. YES: 87 NO: 236

Article 36 is not adopted. YES: 81 NO: 230

We are back for night 2! Discussion has begun starting with Article 36 (Offshore Wind Stabilization Fund)

The claims to call Articles 19 and 68 were withdrawn. Both articles were voted on and adopted based on the Finance Committee’s recommendations.

Article 15: Somerset sewer project is approved. YES: 304 NO: 116

Article 14: appropriation for LORAN barracks renovation is NOT passed. The project would have entered its fourth phase if approved. YES: 324 NO: 218

Article 13: appropriation for new town employee housing development has passed. YES: 432 NO: 137

Article 12: Vito Capizzo stadium renovation with turf field and synthetic track is approved. YES: 719 NO: 281

The amendment to Article 12, removing the turf field from the renovation plan has failed. Discussion will now continue on the article as originally written.