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Realtors, advocates and medical officials testify before state committee pushing for real estate tax to create affordable housing.
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Each year, according to the Nantucket Preservation Trust and ReMain Nantucket, an estimated 8,800 tons of construction and demolition waste are shipped off island for disposal, which is not only a sustainability problem, but a historic preservation problem.
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A consultant hired to advise Nantucket on whether to replace natural fields with artificial turf has ignited a fierce debate on the islands. CAI's Eve Zuckoff speaks to the consultant, and to the reporters whose story in E&E news sparked interest.
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Nantucket Cottage Hospital workers who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine are nearing their termination date, according to hospital spokesman James Lanza.
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz is filing what he's calling the Stop the Surge Act, which would turn 13 communities into ports of entry to process undocumented immigrants.
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The town of Nantucket is calling for 40 coastal resilience projects to reduce risks from flooding, erosion, and storm surge that pose a threat by the end of the decade to more than 1,000 homes, businesses, and buildings on the island.
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PFAS have been linked to kidney, testicular, prostate, breast, liver, and ovarian cancers, among other diseases. Studies show firefighters generally have higher levels of PFAS in their blood than the general public.
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The board set the new requirement in place while facing a potential large surge in COVID-19 cases.
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A combination of logistical issues and a substantial increase in private jets resupplying at the Nantucket Airport led to the suspension.
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Health officials on the island say that about 2/3 of people testing positive at the local hospital are vaccinated. The unvaccinated have developed more serious symptoms.