PEDICABS ARRIVE ON NANTUCKET

Pedicabs are coming to Nantucket this summer. On a narrow 3-2 vote in early July, the Select Board endorsed a pilot program to allow two pedicabs to operate around a limited area of the core downtown district. If all goes according to plan, Michael Gormley, who first proposed the pedicab operation earlier this year, will have already begun running “NanTukTuk” as you read this. “I’m over the moon,” said Gormley,

Nissan Rogue Goes Rogue

A car was discovered submerged at the Children’s Beach boat ramp in the early morning hours of July 2. The Nissan Rogue with Florida plates went into the waters of Nantucket Harbor sometime around 2 a.m. The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle and emerged uninjured. Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved, and the woman is not facing any charges. “She’s new to the island and due to the extremely thick fog and her unfamiliarity with the area, she drove into the water mistakenly,” Nantucket Police Lt. Angus MacVicar told the Current. “It was just an unfortunate situation. I imagine she’ll be looking for a new vehicle.”

24, a New Hampshire native who grew up visiting Nantucket. “I’m hugely excited and eager to get out there. It’s really important to me that I’m an active and positive member of the community. I want this to be a collaboration with Nantucketers.” To start, NanTukTuk will operate with a fare system that is solely gratuity-based, meaning users will get to pay Gormley and his staff as much or as little as they want for a ride on one of their pedicabs.