🌱 Miacomet dog park gets funding to brighten winter evenings
Nantucket, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Nantucket! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Miacomet dog park gets funding to brighten winter evenings
- Whalers bring playoff soccer home after a five-year breakthrough
- Nantucket's drought eases, but groundwater concerns remain
Also on today's calendar: Owl Walk and Watch and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, temps: high: 55, low: 49.
- Friday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 50 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Land Bank Adding Lights To Dog Park On Miacomet Road (nantucketcurrent.com) — Lighting is coming to the Miacomet Road dog park, where winter darkness cuts off access before many residents finish work. Nantucket's Land Bank Commission unanimously authorized $75,000 Tuesday and plans temporary lights while permanent fixtures are designed. Officials said the permanent lighting must comply with the island's dark sky regulations. 
2. Nantucket Boys Soccer Advances To Round Of 16 Of MIAA Tournament (nantucketcurrent.com) — Nantucket hosts Fairhaven in the boys soccer state tournament Wednesday, November 11, at 2 p.m. at the Nantucket Elementary School field. The Whalers earned their first tournament win in five years by rallying past Pentucket 5-1, scoring twice before halftime and adding three goals after the break.
3. Nantucket's Drought Downgraded To Level 1 "Mild" Status By State (nantucketcurrent.com) — Nantucket's drought designation has dropped to Level 1, or mild, after more than a year at Level 2. Water director Mark Willett welcomed the change but disputes the state's reliance on one monitoring well. State officials still recommend conservation, and island measurements show groundwater recovery remains uneven.
4. Nantucket Christmas Stroll Returns Dec. 4 to 6: Which Day to Go? (deeparrival.com) — Nantucket's Christmas Stroll returns December 4–6, with Santa arriving by boat at noon Saturday and the marketplace open that day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drivers should plan around the marketplace: two rows of the downtown Stop and Shop lot close from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.
5. Inter-Island BioBlitz Inspires Naturalists (bluedotliving.com) — Nantucket naturalists documented 1,636 species in the first Inter-Island BioBlitz, narrowly trailing Martha's Vineyard but submitting more observations despite the island's smaller population. Proposed by the Linda Loring Nature Foundation's Sarah Bois, the summer competition generated valuable wildlife records on both islands, with a rematch already being planned for 2027.
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★ Featured events ★
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Scalloping Field Trip →
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Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Owl Walk and Watch →
Location This program meets at the MMA at 4 Vestal Street, Nantucket MA. 4 Vestal Street Nantucket MA 02554, 4 Vestal Street, Nantucket -
Nantucket Water Commissioners →
Nantucket, MA Calendar
8:00 am -
Toddler Story Time
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
9:30 am -
Preschool Story Time
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
10:30 am -
Children's Chess Club
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
4:00 pm -
Philosophy Club in The Great Hall
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St, NANTUCKET
6:00 pm -
Mini Mariners at the Museum →
Location Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum 158 Polpis Rd. 158 Polpis Road Nantucket MA 02554, 158 Polpis Road, Nantucket -
MMA Steam Squad for Grades 6 - 8 →
Location MMA Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St, Nantucket, MA 02554, USA 7 Milk Street Nantucket MA 02554, 7 Milk Street, Nantucket -
Nature Storytime →
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Wine & Rinds →
The Market, 33 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket
4:00 pm -
Self Defense Class
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
4:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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