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🌱 Why Nantucket’s CPC is lawyering up against Town Hall over hiring
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Nantucket's CPC is lawyering up against Town Hall over hiring
- How donating deer could put cash in hunters' pockets this season
- How did Nantucket Harbor's underwater world react to the storm?
Also on today's calendar: Love Letters and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 59 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Rift Over Hiring Pits Community Preservation Committee Against Town Administration (newsbreak.com) — A power struggle between Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee and town administration over hiring a key staffer and relocating offices is escalating to outside legal counsel. With millions in CPC grant funds at stake and deadlines approaching, the clash over job title, pay, authority, and office space could shape how independently Nantucket's preservation and housing projects are managed. 
2. Conservation Foundation launches deer donation program (ack.net) — Nantucket hunters can now earn $150 for every whole deer they donate through the new Conservation Foundation incentive program, starting Oct. 5 at the Land Bank's processing center. The effort tackles the island's oversized deer herd while supplying local venison to Nourish Nantucket and the Nantucket Food Pantry, supporting neighbors facing year-round food insecurity.
3. What The Storm Looked Like Underwater In Nantucket Harbor (nantucketcurrent.com) — Recent storm conditions dramatically cooled Nantucket Harbor and changed its underwater "weather," and a Maria Mitchell Association buoy captured the shift in temperature, salinity, light, and oxygen. For islanders, the data reveal how eelgrass and other harbor life coped with rapid cooling, darker water, and heavy mixing, underscoring why long-term local monitoring matters for Nantucket's marine ecosystem.
4. Watch a shark circle in bloody water after attacking a seal off Nantucket (capecodtimes.com) — A recent video captured a shark circling in bloody water after attacking a seal just off Nantucket, highlighting how active sharks are near the island in September and October. Locals and visitors are urged to stay cautious in shallow water, especially near seals or schooling fish, as multiple shark species regularly pass through Massachusetts waters.
5. Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck On Nantucket (dailyvoice.com) — Wooden beams believed to be from the 1884 Warren Sawyer have reappeared along Nantucket's south shore near Miacomet Beach after this weekend's nor'easter, drawing interest from local historians and state archaeologists. Island organizations plan to survey the site and work with Massachusetts officials to confirm the ship's identity, highlighting Nantucket's long, shipwreck-filled maritime history.
📸 Around Nantucket
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nantucket
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★ Featured events ★
- Birding Field Trip →
Linda Loring Nature Foundation, 110 Eel Point Road, Nantucket
7:45 am
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Open Arts Night!
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St, NANTUCKET
6:30 pm - ELL Beginner English
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street, Nantucket
6:30 pm - Children's Chess Club
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
3:00 pm - Teen Trivia
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
4:30 pm - Atheneum Knitting Group
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St, NANTUCKET
6:30 pm - Love Letters →
Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St, Nantucket - Story Walk: If You Find a Leaf
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket - Toddler Story Time
Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St., Nantucket
9:30 am - Capoeira on the Bandstand →
Nantucket, MA Calendar, 15 Harbor View Way, Nantucket
9:00 am - Chicken Slaughter Training →
Sustainable Nantucket's Farm, 168 Hummock Pond Road, Nantucket
8:30 am - Business Analytics Certification (CBAP) Training in Nantucket, MA →
1 Macys Ln, Nantucket
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Weston & Sampson posted a job opening for Lead Operator in Nantucket. Apply here.
- Lark Hospitality posted a job opening for Laundry Attendant in Nantucket. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nantucket here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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