Nantucket Current

02/11/2025

Faregrounds Restaurant will soon be sold and continue on as a year-round establishment serving the island community.

The beloved mid-island restaurant operated by Bill and Kim Puder for more than 25 years will be sold to Ethan Devine, whose family previously operated the Veranda House hotel when it was known as the Overlook.

“Alexis and I hope to continue the legacy of a community-oriented restaurant that Bill and Kim have kept going for 29 years, and before them so many great Nantucketers like Mr. Holdgate and the Menards and the Barretts and the Malaveses,” Devine said. “It’s a long list of great people who have kept The Knotty Pines going under many different names over the years.”

“I have been looking for a business to get into since we moved back, and when I saw that Faregrounds became available again, I jumped at the opportunity,” Devine added. “Our family loves food, which is good because this is definitely an all-hands-on-deck type of business. Peri and Sam have lots of great ideas about what kids want to see on the menu. And we have a young chef with a lot of energy. He has experience in fine dining but has always wanted to open a diner. So we aren’t looking to go in a different direction, just update a little bit.”

“Bill and Kim have been so generous in working with us to help keep this a restaurant. It isn’t easy to pass the baton and keep a restaurant operating through a change in ownership. Our goal is to stay open other than a couple short periods (hopefully weeks) for paint and cosmetic repairs to the front of the house and modernizing some of the back of house. We hope to keep all of our regulars and continue to host the Rotary Club and other community organizations and family gatherings.”

More details to follow…

01/11/2025

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Halloween on Main Street!

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31/10/2025

The Nantucket Police Department announced Friday morning that the man who had been reported missing earlier this week has been found deceased in a remote area of the island.

“Yesterday afternoon, the body of Andrew Vonderwies was located in a remote area off Barrett Farm Road. He death does not appear suspicious. The case was accepted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner,” Lt. Angus MacVicar said.

Read the full story here: https://nantucketcurrent.com/news/missing-man-found-deceased-in-remote-area-of-the-island

31/10/2025

Sitting in the lobby of the Jared Coffin House, more than 1,600 miles away from his home in Jamaica, all Anthony Litchmore could do this week was worry as he waited for news from his home island.

Litchmore's family is from the St. Elizabeth Parish, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to make landfall on Jamaica. With all of the country’s cellular networks down as a result of the devastating hurricane, Litchmore had not heard from his family or one of his two young daughters, who were caught directly in its path. On Wednesday, his neighbor in St. Elizabeth briefly got internet service and sent him a photo of his family's home. The roof was gone.

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30/10/2025

After years of uncertainty regarding the fate of the Main Street icon Nantucket Pharmacy, the downtown business will soon have a new owner - one who will be a familiar name to island residents.

Longtime Nantucket Pharmacy owner Allen Bell told the Current on Thursday that he is selling the business to seasonal island residents Dennis and Kimberly Kozlowski. The sale includes only the business and not the real estate, which Bell will retain, and the deal is expected to close on Saturday.

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28/10/2025

The Nantucket Fire Department is responding to a structure fire on Pine Grove Lane Tuesday afternoon. No one was at home when the fire started, and several pets were rescued and appeared unharmed. Police and fire personnel remain on the scene as of 4pm. Updates to follow…

27/10/2025

Coast Guard Station Brant Point towed the Nantucket Sound Channel buoy lighted buoy 21A out of Nantucket Harbor this afternoon.

This is the buoy that washed up near Great Point in January and was picked up by a Chinook helicopter last month. The Coast Guard buoy tender Sycamore was waiting for it outside the harbor.

Photos by Kit Noble Photography

27/10/2025

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26/10/2025

Homecoming wrap & photos!

25/10/2025

Operations across all three floors of Remain’s property at 22 Federal Street will be led by restaurateur Jonas Baker, a familiar face in Nantucket’s hospitality community and a partner at the Brotherhood of Thieves. Baker brings over three decades of experience in restaurant management and operations on island. Joining Baker in this new venture is Michael Ferreri of ACK Roasters Coffee and Tea, forming a team Baker describes as “core Nantucket.”

The vision for this next phase of 22 Federal Street is to compound Broad Street’s role as a culinary and cultural anchor downtown, offering high-quality food and drink, a central gathering place and year-round employment opportunities.

“I’m thrilled to carry forward the legacy of 22 Federal and the Nantucket Culinary Center,” said Baker. “This is a chance to create something synergistic with the energy on Broad Street, connecting my ongoing work at the Brotherhood of Thieves with a new chapter just down the road. We see endless potential for collaboration, great food and genuine hospitality that the community can count on year round.”