News across Nantucket County
Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter
The remains surfaced near an area where pieces believed to belong to the Warren Sawyer, a schooner wrecked in 1884 while carrying cotton and scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston, have previously emerged and been reburied by shifting sands.

Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easter
The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'

Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easter
The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'

Amelia Drive One-way Traffic Flow Piloting
In the morning of October 5, 2026, the Town of Nantucket will begin piloting the conversion of Amelia Drive between Waitt Drive and Ticcoma Way from a two-way traffic flow to a one-way traffic flow southwest towards Ticcoma Way for a three-month period.
August/September Town Manager Newsletter
The Town of Nantucket’s August/September Town Manager E-Newsletter is here! As summer winds down and we head into fall, there’s plenty happening across Town departments and throughout our community.