Nantucket

A pilot project to install eelgrass-friendly moorings in Nantucket Harbor is underway, and there are still spots available for boat owners to participate.

They're fun and environmentally friendly. But electric bikes and other "micromobility devices" are involved in what health and safety professionals say are a growing number of crashes.

Can reusing older buildings help fight the housing crisis? The Boston Society of Architects says yes. The group recently published its first-ever guidebook to adaptive reuse, and the guide focuses entirely on the Cape and Islands.

During a morning trip, the ferry arrived safely in the harbor but was unable to dock normally. The edge of its hull got stuck under Old North Wharf.

The study identified a comparable market — the Hamptons, on Long Island — and examined how real estate fees affected home sales in the area.

State Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro says the Steamship Authority wasted millions of public dollars. He still thinks the ferry service could turn things around.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands matches volunteer mentors with kids who could use some extra support. But without enough volunteers, some kids get stuck on the waitlist.

Preparations are underway for the Nantucket Food Pantry to move to a new location in April and become part of a new, shared facility for organizations working on food security.

A Nantucket nonprofit is launching a pilot project for eelgrass-friendly boat moorings and they hope to entice a couple dozen boat owners to take part.

The scathing, 59-page report from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General was released Thursday.