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Will Myopia Affect your Children’s Future Eyesight?
Myopia, commonly referred to as “near-sightedness”, typically first occurs in school-age children and progresses until young adulthood. With increasing myopia, there are increased risks of more severe vision conditions later in life, including retinal detachment, glaucoma, and maculopathy. Pediatric myopia has been increasing in prevalence and severity over the past few years. While we don't understand all the factors involved, we do know it is due in part to changes in lifestyle, with children spending less time outdoors and more time focusing on close objects such as digital devices. Until now, eyeglasses and contact lenses have corrected the blurred vision caused by myopia but have not been able to slow progression. After more than seven years of research and clinical trials, the FDA has approved CooperVision's MiSight® 1 day Myopia Management contact lens. With this remarkable technology, we finally have a solution designed specifically to slow the progression of myopia in children as young as eight years old. The clinical data demonstrating its effectiveness is beyond incredible, with 59% less myopia progression! We are excited to announce that we are now certified providers of CooperVision's Brilliant Futures Myopia Management Program, and look forward, with you and your children, to reduce pediatric myopia progression and its subsequent risks.
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2020 CONTRIBUTORS N 24
Meet some of the talented photographers who made this issue possible.
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A numerical snapshot of Nantucket in September.
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The husband-and-wife duo behind Yellow Productions reinvent the virtual event.
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The ultimate rundown of fall traditions, events and activities.
KIDDIN’ N AROUND 32
Here’s your guide to keeping your kiddos entertained this September.
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Put these items on your fall wish list.
TRENDING N 36
What’s going viral on #Nantucket?
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Chef Jermaine Scarlett shares his top tips for punching up your fruit salad.
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KEATON GODDARD The Curious Case of
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Page through the newest dining guide on Nantucket courtesy of Happy Place’s Holly Finigan.
Are massive delays at the post offices on Nantucket symptomatic of a nationwide crisis?
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How Keaton Goddard became a cut above the rest.
Meet the newly formed Nantucket Equity Advocates.
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Facing ALS, iconic island musician Andy Bullington refuses to let the music stop.
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Victoria Reggie Kennedy and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute launch a new campaign called Just Vote.
As he departs his post at Brant Point this month, Coast Guard Master Chief Chris Swiatek reflects on his career on the water.
Newly elected Select Board member Melissa Murphy shares her thoughts on the future of the island. As he prepares to take over as the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club’s executive director, Jamie Foster discusses the lessons learned from this summer.
98 THE GREAT DEBATES Island summer resident and co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates gives a preview of the Trump-Biden debate showdown to come this fall.
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If this summer has proven anything, it is that Nantucket can adapt. Under the most challenging of circumstances, the town figured out how to turn a potential restaurant disaster into a charming, European-style outdoor dining experience. At this moment, the hospital’s leadership has kept COVID-19 in check, while the island’s many nonprofits have found creative ways to reengage their supporters. Overall, Nantucket deserves a vote of confidence for its response to the pandemic. With election season now upon us, voting takes center stage in this issue. Summer resident Vicki Kennedy discussed an ambitious new initiative launched by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute to enhance voter participation on both sides of the aisle. The Just Vote campaign hopes to educate voters on the critical importance of the voting process as well as to bring more Americans of all political stripes to the polls. As it relates to actually casting ballots, mail-in voting has become a highly controversial topic, specifically around irregularities and delays seen in the United States Postal Service that many believe are designed to undermine mail-in voting. We examine the abysmal USPS delays experienced by Nantucketers throughout this summer to see if
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they were part of the bigger story playing out across the country. When it comes to actually picking a candidate, the presidential debates will play an important role in many Americans’ decision process. On this front, we interviewed summer resident Frank Fahrenkopf, the co-founder and co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates. Having witnessed some of the most consequential debates in American history, Fahrenkopf shared rare behind-the-scenes stories regarding previous debates and his thoughts on the upcoming election. More locally, we interviewed newly elected Select Board member Melissa Murphy. Having served in a number of leadership roles on Nantucket over the years, Murphy discussed the perspective she brings to town leadership, especially as it relates to some of the pressing issues facing the island. Finally, in a refreshing example of exceptional government service, our cover story celebrates Chris Swiatek, who is completing his duty as U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief on Nantucket. We recognize this unsung hero who has protected boaters around the island from his station on Brant Point and established himself as an exemplary citizen of Nantucket. As we approach the election, we encourage you to exercise a crucial privilege of democracy and just vote. As the season draws to a close, we wish everyone a wonderful end to summer and a healthy fall season. Sincerely,
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CONTRIBUTORS ZOFIA CROSBY Born in Poland, Zofia Crosby spoke three languages by the time she entered kindergarten. Moving between multiple countries and states her entire childhood, Zofia came to cherish the photographs her parents captured as her only reminders of times and places from her past. Valuing this documentary power of photography, Zofia started her photography business straight out of high school. After living as a ski bum across the country in Vermont, California and Colorado, Zofia planted herself on Nantucket where she has a busy wedding, portrait and commercial photography business, Zofia & Co. Photography, with her husband Mark. For this September issue, Zofia photographed fitness expert Joy Marks.
CARY HAZLEGROVE Living and photographing on Nantucket year-round since 1978, Cary Hazlegrove believes that Nantucket made her who she is. Stepping off the boat that early spring, she had the remarkable sense that she had finally arrived home. Cary has spent decades photographing every aspect of her layered Nantucket life and truly believes that Nantucket makes the
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For this September issue, Cary photographed her husband Andy Bullington.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TIME ON ISLAND THIS SUMMER. From Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s staff to the island’s first responders; from local restaurants, retailers and businesses, to the many volunteers who supported non-profits and critical island services, it took the spirit of community to make this summer happen. Team Fisher sends a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who worked tirelessly to keep our community safe and healthy.
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1:48 The time it took for Grant Wentworth and Tyler Roethke to swim from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard, raising over a $100,000 for Swim Across America.
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This summer, the husband-and-wife team behind Yellow Productions, Chris Wendzicki and Laura Cunningham, produced virtual events for some of the island’s most prominent organizations. From NiSHA’s Keep Our Shelter in Place live telethon, to the Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Boston Pops for Nantucket concert, to the Boys & Girls Club’s Tim Russert Summer Groove Virtual Experience, Wendzicki and Cunningham have leveraged their decades of video production expertise to create unforgettable virtual events. “They gave us the task of concept to completion with their events and the content in them, from creative brand films, scripting and the direction,” Cunningham described. “For us to be trusted by such large organizations was a highlight of our careers out here.”
While producing the live event, Yellow Productions also integrates prerecorded content designed to enhance audience engagement, sponsor recognition and brand awareness. In many cases, these prerecorded videos are standalone masterpieces, such as the “Nantucket in Harmony” music video Yellow Productions created for the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Orchestrating a virtual sing-along with twenty-six island musicians performing “Lean on Me” from their home, Yellow Productions created a video that went viral after it premiered during the Boston Pops for Nantucket concert. Long before Yellow Productions took the reins in the virtual event space, they were already creating content designed to boost and support the island. Whether it was their fundraising video for the Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Palliative & Supportive Care services, or their inspiring piece for the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce in the early days of the pandemic, or their celebratory clip for Nantucket High School’s graduating class, Yellow Productions has proven again and again that the Nantucket community is at the heart of their business.
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4 HARBORVIEW DRIVE • SHIMMO $3,250,000 • Bruce Beni
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5 & 6 HARBORVIEW DRIVE • SHIMMO $6,800,000 • Bruce Beni
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TEN WAYS TO (SAFELY) ENJOY THE FALL
SIP A PUMPLE DRUMKIN AT CISCO BREWERY Nothing says autumn more than a pumpkin-spiced beverage to warm you up on those crisp afternoons outside—just add a dash of alcohol and you’re ready to hit the pumpkin patch. Crack open a Pumple Drumkin, a special Cisco Brewers ale that’s fermented with pumpkins and spice, and enjoy the island’s fall beauty. For more information on hours and COVID-19 policies at the Brewery, visit ciscobrewers.com.
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TAKE A STROLL IN THE CRANBERRY BOGS Celebrate Nantucket’s 150 years of cranberry farming history with a sweet stroll around one of the island’s famous bogs. On your way back, stop by your local store to pick up a pack of your favorite Nantucket cranberry chocolates or juices. For more information about the cranberry bogs, visit nantucketconservation.org.
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TAKE PART IN THE NANTUCKET PROAM AND SWING GOLF WEEKEND Hit the links for a good cause. The Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s annual fundraiser offers two days of golf, dining and fun. The tournament is split into two days: The first, held at Sankaty Head Golf Club, includes the Legends Tour Shoot Out, a cocktail party and an awards ceremony for participants. The second, held at Miacomet Golf Course, includes a Meet Your Legend breakfast, the Legends ProAm and a barbecue luncheon and awards ceremony. At press time the tournament was still scheduled to take place September 14-15. For event updates and more information, visit nantuckethospital. org/ways-to-get-involved/events /golf-weekend.
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GO WHALE WATCHING While Nantucket has a long history of whales off its shores, it may be tricky to spot one on your own. Booking a whale-watching excursion is the perfect way to experience the beauty of marine life off our coasts. Only private trips are available, ensuring you’ll see and learn a great deal on the six-hour journey. With whale sightings guaranteed, and the chance to see a variety of other animals, you’ll be sure to have a “kriller” experience. For more information or to book a trip, visit shearwaterexcursions.com.
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BOOK A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE WHALING MUSEUM Everyone is whale-come to visit the museum this fall! Despite the coronavirus, the Whaling Museum is open for business and creating new experiences for all visitors. A quick tour includes their famous 46-foot sperm whale skeleton, a restored 1847 candle factory and the rooftop deck, which offers stunning views of Nantucket Harbor. For more information, visit nha.org.
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CONSTRUCT YOUR FALL WINDOW BOX The town of Nantucket is still in bloom— or at least its window boxes are! Pick up a copy of Renee Pembroke’s Nantucket Window Boxes (available at Nantucket Bookworks or Mitchell’s) for inspiration for designing your own window box, or simply browse the beautiful boxed gardens on your evening amble through town.
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COMPETE IN NANTUCKET’S FALL SERIES OF FISHING TOURNAMENTS Catch your fresh fall dinner when you participate in Nantucket’s annual series of fishing tournaments, organized by the Nantucket Anglers’ Club. Slip on your boots and wade into the water in early September and October for some classic saltwater fun. For more information, visit nantucketanglersclub.com.
9 6 ENJOY FALL RESTAURANT WEEK What better way to ring in the cooler temperatures than by partaking in seasonal cuisine provided by Nantucket’s sumptuous spread of boutique restaurants and bars? Even if Nantucket’s Fall Restaurant Week doesn’t happen in the usual way, you can support your local eateries by continuing to make your family reservations and, of course, following required COVID-19 safety precautions. For more information about Fall Restaurant Week, visit nantucketrestaurantweek.com.
GO FAMILY SCALLOPING Nantucket scallops are world-renowned for their delectable, unique flavor. While commercial scalloping does not begin until November 1st, Nantucket laws allow noncommercial, or “family,” scallopers to get harvesting as early as October. Just make sure to obtain a shellfish harvesting license from the Nantucket Town government and keep your pick under one bushel per week. Then, enjoy your delicious, hand-picked treasures! For more information and advice on family scalloping in Nantucket, visit harborviewnantucket.com/nantucketscalloping-season.
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TOUR HISTORICAL Ever wanted to explore a secret garden? Thanks to the hard work of the Nantucket Historical Association, you can GROUNDS AND take a peek into a variety of grounds, gardens and more on their historic properties. While the homes themselves are closed for the 2020 season, all outdoor spaces are free and open to the public. From the bohemian artist’s GARDENS oasis of Greater Light, to the grand Victorian gardens of the Hadwen House, you’re sure to find a variety of magical outdoor spaces, not to mention the added bonus of beautiful fall foliage! For more information, visit nha.org. DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT FOR THE N TOP TEN? CONTACT US AT EDITOR@N-MAGAZINE.COM
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KIDDIN’ AROUND TOP TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR KIDDOS ENTERTAINED THIS FALL WRITTEN BY WENDY ROUILLARD
FALL INTO ART
The Artist Association of Nantucket will be offering a variety of art classes for your kiddos this fall. Explore different multimedia and elementary art fundamentals with your budding artist in this creative environment. Starting mid-October, your child can dabble in one of the many arts, from clay sculpture, to mixed media, to illustration, to digital art. AAN will also be offering classes for your tween and teen. Be sure to check out their schedule by visiting nantucketarts.org or by calling 508-228.0722.
DISC GOLF
Nestled in the woods, this oldie but goodie is a great way to get your kids outside. Located at 21 Lovers Lane, the Nantucket Disc Golf Course doesn’t have tee times or tee fees. Bring your own discs and then pick up a scorecard and a map at the entrance. You can purchase everything you need at the Sunken Ship. For more information, please visit nantucketdiscgolf.org.
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Join the Nantucket Historical Association this fall in their Discovery Center and learn about this 18th century whaling town while sailing a boat on the water table, playing with the animals on the Nantucket Railroad, and sail away with at-home activity kits. The Discovery Center is open Monday through Saturday and is free for all members, Nantucket residents, or guests with an admission ticket. For more information, please visit nha.org.
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BARNABY BEAR’S IN-TOWN STORY WALK
Find a penny pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck! Join Barnaby Bear’s story walk around town, as you follow along with A Penny for Barnaby! Inspired by the original story of Nantucket seafarers who threw coins and jewels overboard as they left for a voyage to insure their safe return, the story walk starts on September 12th and runs through Columbus Day Weekend. Begin by following @barnabybearbooks and download the form via link in the bio.
BAKING WITH CHEF DAN SHAW
Mix up Nantucket chef Dan Shaw’s quick and kidfriendly recipe for a fall-flavoried energy bite. Ingredients: • 1 ¼ cup of oats • ½ cup of coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened) • 2/3 cup of peanut butter • 5-6 dehydrated apples chopped • ¼ cup of flax seeds • ½ cup of chocolate chips • ¼ cup of chopped pumpkin seeds • 1/3 cup of local honey • 1 tsp of vanilla extract • 1 tablespoon of cinnamon Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator for an hour. Once chilled, roll into twelve bite-sized balls. That’s it! Store in the refrigerator (in an airtight container) for up to one week. Chef Dan is also available for private cooking classes throughout the fall for your little or older chefs. To get in touch with him, please visit chefdanshaw.com.
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Longtime island-lover Jimmy Buffett (@jimmybuffett) popped up on the Grey Lady recently, sharing a bite of his croissant in paradise on Instagram. The country crooner was “feeling groovy” on Easy Street with his backwards cap on and bike behind him, urging his 296,000 followers to “make the morning last.” At press time, rumors swirled that Buffett would perform on-island for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation in August. We raise our margaritas high to that!
Broadway actor Ian Paget (@ianpaget_), known for his roles in productions like This Ain’t No Disco and Bliss, shared a vacation snap from the island this past July with his 62,800+ Instagram followers. Fans loved to see him off the stage and soaking up the sun, with the post accumulating over 14,000 likes.
Nantucket Book Partners (@nantucketbooks) took to Instagram on August 1 to celebrate Herman Melville’s 201st birthday, sharing a favorite photo from last year’s book signing with local author Nathaniel Philbrick with their 12.2k followers. Join the sea of Nantucket readers honoring Melville’s birthday with a copy of Moby-Dick or Philbrick’s Why Read Moby-Dick, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner or Nantucket Bookworks.
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CHEF JERMAINE SCARLETT SHARES HIS SECRETS TO FRUIT CARVING Fruit carvings are a signature delicacy of Chef Jermaine Scarlett’s catering company, Nantucket Island Creations. Whether carving extravagant fruit baskets for continental breakfast buffets, hand-carved dip bowls for barbecues and cocktail parties, or superheroes for kid’s parties, Chef Scarlett brings new beauty and excitement to fruit salad. Just in time for your fall feast, Chef Scarlett gave N Magazine a crash course in carving.
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Chef Jermaine Scarlett arrived on Nantucket in 2010 to run the kitchen at Arno’s Restaurant on Main Street. Today, he owns and operates Nantucket Island Creations with his wife, Marita. Whether for a breakfast buffet, barbecue, cocktail party, sit-down dinner or simply to stock your refrigerator with premade picnic supplies, Nantucket Island Creations is a top-notch catering option on Nantucket. Book your event at NantucketIslandCreations.com.
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SEATED ONE ARM PULL-DOWN Attach the band at head height around the post. Sit on the floor with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Hold the band with your right hand, inhale and, as you pull down, exhale and twist into your right side. Repeat for reps and then do the left side.
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ome workouts are the norm now. While there are great advantages to that, there are also certain drawbacks. People who are used to lifting weights and having equipment available at the club are now just doing bodyweight exercises. Unfortunately, it might not be challenging enough, and many are having a hard time buying home gym equipment to add resistance to their programs. Training your back and legs is the most challenging at home without weights. Enter the resistance band. It’s a large rubber circle that can be used in a multitude of ways and the best part is that it’s affordable, readily available and easy to order online. You may have seen people using them at a gym to assist in doing pull-ups, but there are hundreds of exercises that you can do at home with one. The following resistance band workout is geared more toward training your back and legs. EQUIPMENT: You will need a light- to medium-weight circle resistance band, a foam roller and a sturdy post, thin tree or railing. As you get stronger you can use a more robust band.
WARM-UP: Start with a warm-up of some light cardio and mobility exercises that move all of your joints through their full range of motion.
WORKOUT: Do each exercise for eight to twelve reps and repeat the entire circuit of exercises two to three times.
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BANDED SQUAT Place the band over your shoulders and under both feet, back up to a wall, and place the foam roller behind your back parallel to the floor. Move your feet away from the wall. Keeping your back to the roller, lower into a squat until you reach a 90-degree angle at your knees and then stand back up. Repeat for reps.
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WINS PERCELAY PHILANTHROPY AWARD The Nantucket Cottage Hospital has much to be grateful for this season as the timing of the new building could not have been better. Jeanine Borthwick, the longtime hospital board member and co-chair of the capital campaign, was cited as one of the reasons why the island has a new state-of-the-art medical facility. Borthwick, along with her husband, Alistair, and three children, Catherine, Charlotte and James, has been a longtime summer resident and went above and beyond the call of duty in her support of the NCH. For her dedication and hard work, she was awarded the annual Percelay Philanthropy Award given at the hospital’s annual meeting in rec-
ognition of her extraordinary efforts. “Jeanine’s performance on the capital campaign stood out,” said Bruce A. Percelay. “Not only did she and her husband donate personally, she was a tireless fundraiser and went as far as to create the Nantucket-themed Monopoly board game to benefit the hospital.” According to the selection committee, the decision to give this award to Jeanine Borthwick was unanimous. The Percelay Philanthropy Award was designed to recognize people who have made extraordinary contributions of time, talent and treasure to the hospital and was created in recognition of the Percelay family’s leadership in helping build the new facility.
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Last month, Nantucket High School graduate Higor Souza launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for robot-arm prosthetics. Despite being born without arms or legs, Souza has thrived and become an inspiration for the community. “I remember sitting in my office with superintendent Michael Cozort and seeing Higor and his mom coming into the building for the first time,” recalled Nantucket High School principal John Buckey. “I will admit my initial thought was concern for how we would meet his needs and provide a good education for him. Little did I know he would
educate and teach us well beyond any perceived needs I thought he would have. His accomplishments as an English language learner and as an inspirational student, peer and mentor are by far the most impressive I have witnessed in my career as an educator.” Although Souza has navigated through life successfully despite his handicaps, he says that sophisticated robotic arms—which can cost nearly $100,000—would further empower him. At press time, more than two hundred donors had helped Souza raise over $45,000 toward his $95,000 goal. “I hope Nantucketers do what Nantucketers
do best and exceed this goal by double, triple or even quadruple!” said Buckey. “I can think of no one more deserving.” To make a donation, visit gofundme.com/f/get-my-dreamto-become-true.
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SPLASH On August 8th, Grant Wentworth and Tyler Roethke achieved an inspiring feat by swimming from Falmouth to Martha’s Vineyard in an effort to raise money for Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Palliative & Supportive Care of Nantucket. Making the six-mile crossing in just an hour and forty-eight minutes, the duo raised over $100,000 through Swim Across America. Despite being the most decorated swimmer in the history of Nantucket High School, Roethke had never attempted an open ocean swim like this, but he drew confidence from his partner. “In terms of open water, as long as Grant is by my side, I’d say any challenge is a possibility,” he told N Magazine. Wentworth made history five years earlier by swimming thirty miles from
Cape Cod to Nantucket, becoming the first person to accomplish that route and raising $150,000 through Swim Across America in the process. “Every swim is different and presents a unique set of challenges,” Wentworth said. “The Cape-to-Nantucket swim was a two-year undertaking of training, logistics and fundraising. In contrast, the Cape-to-Vineyard swim was willed together in a few short weeks. Without the experience and contacts developed five years ago, I am not sure it would have been possible.” With Wentworth’s brother Mark kayaking by his side and Roethke’s father Steve by his, the swimmers were also monitored by a support boat operated by Roethke’s brother. Another pilot boat was navigated by Nantucket’s assistant harbormaster and head lifeguard Patrick Finlay. “In the end, this swim came together perfectly—and it really needed to,” reflected Wentworth. “From
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the desperately needed fundraising to the perfect conditions and course set by our team, Tyler and I had an incredible morning in the water.” Most important, the effort contributed to a cause near and dear to both swimmers’ hearts. “Cancer doesn’t care who you are or what you do,” said Roethke, who has watched his father and both his grandfathers successfully beat the disease. “Though they have been lucky, many people have not. I swim for my friends, family and community as we all battle this awful disease.”
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As with the rest of the food and dining scene on Nantucket, the Chicken Box got creative this summer to continue service amid new guidelines. Creating a beer garden in its parking lot across from the Stop & Shop, the Box rolled out its own food truck helmed by former Ventuno chef Joe Wyatt. With a menu that Chef Wyatt describes as “Love, Peace and Chicken Grease,” the Box menu serves up finger-licking-good chicken wings, juicy burgers and a tender chicken sandwich that some have described as the best on the island. With stunning murals painted on the cement dividers that section off the beer garden oasis, the Chicken Box has proved once again that it knows how to serve up some special sauce.
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A little taste of Milan is popping up on Nantucket this fall courtesy of Serenella. An extension of their location on 9B South Beach Street, Serenella has partnered with La DoubleJ, a lifestyle label by J.J. Martin, to bring the island rare patterns and prints exude Milanese fashion. Adding an exclusive apothecary line by Acqua di Parma to the mix, La DoubleJ x Serenella pop-up will be open through October.
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NEED TO READ PORTRAIT BY BRIAN SAGER
WRITTEN BY TIM EHRENBERG
N Magazine's resident bookworm Tim Ehrenberg gives his ultimate back-to-school reading list
CASTE: THE ORIGIN OF OUR DISCONTENTS BY ISABEL WILKERSON Friends, we are all going back to school this month and your first assignment is to read Caste by Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson. If you don’t have a profound reaction to it—you fail! Just ask Oprah Winfrey who said this is “the most important book I have ever chosen for book club… this is a book for all humanity.” Caste is a beautifully written, expertly researched story of the unspoken caste system that has shaped America, revealing how our lives are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. You’ll want to highlight whole pages and buy copies for your family, friends and community leaders.
THE COMEBACK BY ELLA BERMAN I love books that tell a fictional story about a very real subject. Written preWeinstein scandal and before the #MeToo movement gained momentum, The Comeback is a deep dive into the psyche of a young actress manipulated and abused by a much older director. Written by a social psychologist, The Comeback is not celebrity-magazine fluff, but an exposé on power dynamics, abuse in Hollywood, secrets that can destroy a sense of self and finding the courage to fight back.
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If you have been reading my recommendations for a while, you know The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne is one of my favorite novels of the last decade. Boyne is back with A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom, an epic tale of humanity that is unique in its structure but universal in its appeal. A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom is a novel of all of us, for all of us. Boyne proves that every human is more alike than they are different. The story starts with a family in Palestine in the year 1 A.D. We follow these characters to fifty countries and travel over two thousand years across human history. The world may change, their names may be slightly different, but their destinies remain the same.
THE EIGHTH DETECTIVE BY ALEX PAVESI Ever since I was a young bookworm, I have loved murder mysteries. I devoured Agatha Christie’s entire canon one summer. And I still love playing detective by sitting down with a good old-fashioned mystery. The Eigth Detective is an ode to the classic murder mystery, featuring the character of Grant McAllister, a professor of mathematics who once wrote the equation for the perfect detective story and then penned seven examples in a book called The White Murders. Julia Hart, an editor, comes to his door wishing to republish the book. They dissect each story, but there are inconsistencies that turn out to be clues. Nothing is as it seems. Readers will love playing the gumshoe to find the clues and will be left stunned at the twists and reveals in the end.
THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS BY ELENA FERRANTE The author of the “Neapolitan Quartet” saga, the pseudonymous Italian novelist Elena Ferrante returns to our shelves with one of the most anticipated books of the season, The Lying Life of Adults. A coming-of-age story, The Lying Life of Adults is a singular portrayal of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. I loved the voice of this novel. The characters leap off the page and stay in your heart and mind.
ACK! THE NANTUCKET DUCKLING BY A.K. SPURWAY
Support your Island Indies. All books are available at Mitchell’s Book Corner & Nantucket Bookworks!
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This book is just too adorable not to mention. I have been gifting it to all of my friends and family with young children. Ack! The Nantucket Duckling is a celebration of unconditional love and self-acceptance—a Rudolf the RedNosed Reindeer story for a new generation of Nantucket lovers. Ack! The Nantucket Duckling has an important message for parents to share with their children, with each page beautifully illustrated with artwork of Nantucket by Jacqueline East. For anyone who has stopped for ducks as they cross the road on Nantucket Island, this book is for you.
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Happy Place’s Holly Finigan reinvents the restaurant guide with Flowcodes
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f all the industries that have been forced to reinvent themselves amid the coronavirus pandemic, few have been more impacted than restaurants. Whether it was ramping up to-go service, redefining waiter protocols or reimagining outdoor seating configurations, Nantucket’s restaurant scene has exhibited remarkable nimbleness in continuing to deliver the high-caliber culinary experience for which the island is famous. In this spirit of creativity flourishing in confines, a longtime advocate of Nantucket’s restaurant scene, Holly Finigan, has reinvented the restaurant guidebook. “I worked in the restaurant industry on Nantucket for my first ten years on-island, so the local dining establishments have
always had a special place in my heart,” said Finigan. Partnering with summer residents Tim Armstrong and Jim Norton, Finigan launched the Happy Place Dining Sourcebook, a complimentary restaurant guide that incorporates cutting-edge Flowcodes to keep diners up to date with their favorite restaurants. When you hold your phone’s camera over the Flowcode on each page, a link pops up to bring users to the restaurant’s Flowpage where its menu, hours of operation, reservation link and all other pertinent information are available. While traditional restaurant guides feature static samples of menus that typically change throughout the season, the Flowcodes enable restaurateurs to continually update their menu for digital viewing. Flowcodes are the creation of the DTX Company, which is
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“I worked in the restaurant industry on Nantucket for my first ten years on island, so the local dining establishments have always had a special place in my heart.” — Holly Finigan
sional evolution for Finigan, who is most known on the island for Nantucket blACKbook, the marketing strategy business she founded in 2012. This offseason, Finigan fully transitioned Nantucket blACKbook to Happy Place in an effort to “set a new stage for creative marking, community building and higher consciousness.” In the year ahead, Finigan will be building out her Happy Place platform, while continuing to contribute to the community as she has for decades.
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run by Armstrong and Norton. Although QR codes have been in existence for nearly thirty years, DTX has made the technology far more user-friendly, while also making the codes themselves more visually appealing. Businesses can design their own codes at Flowcode.com to harness this technology that is on full display not only in the Sourcebook, but also at the restaurants themselves where most owners have jettisoned physical menus for Flowcodes. While the DTX Company made the Sourcebook’s technology possible, Finigan enlisted additional partners in launching this new Happy Place endeavor. She teamed up with Courtney Owens and Brittany Katz of Cobbleside, a social media platform designed for local restaurants offering “cobbleside” pickup as well as outdoor and indoor dining. “The Cobbleside girls helped in data gathering,” explained Finigan, “so that we could be 100 percent inclusive in listing all the island’s restaurants, eateries and markets.” All of these establishments were featured entirely free-of-charge, which was made possible by more than a dozen “Launch Partners” who helped Finigan raise over $50,000 to produce and distribute the Sourcebook. “In the beginning of the book, we wrote ‘You’ll always remember where you were the summer of 2020,’” said Finigan. “My hope is that the Sourcebook becomes a coffee table staple to help consumers this year and remind them in the future how our beloved restaurant community evolved together to rise up and serve Nantucket in a new way.” Happy Place represents a personal and profes-
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Nantucket Equity Advocates fight structural and systemic racism on Nantucket
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ong before the nationwide demon- Theran Singleton of the NEA mission statestrations prompted by the killings ment. “We will do this by identifying acof George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and tions that all community members can take Ahmaud Arbery, a group of Nantucket to identify and address both individual and residents had already been meeting to systematic racism within our community.” discuss issues of race and equity on the In addressing systemic and strucisland. “These conversations had been tural racism on the island, NEA is focused happening for years,” said Marita Scar- on greater inclusion in Town government as lett, a co-founder of Nantucket Equity well as in the staff and administration in the Advocates (NEA), which formalized school system. “If you look at young people the organization this summer. “There’s in the community and in the schools, it’s as been fits and starts, but George Floyd clear as day—the staff does not reflect the really pushed us to student body,” said Charity define ourselves.” Grace Mofsen. The NEA “There needs to Today, in addihas made it their mission to be a space to talk tion to Scarlett, the core call out this lack of diversity about race.” members of the NEA and demand change. “When — Marita Scarlett, co-founder include Charity Grace we introduced ourselves to of Nantucket Equity Advocates Mofsen, Theran Sinthe Select Board in an open gleton, Moe Moore and meeting, I described us as Brooke Mohr. This multiracial group being a thorn,” said Brooke Mohr, “because of island residents has pledged to fight I think the Select Board has good intentions, structural and systemic racism on Nan- but they can get slowed down within the systucket. “Our goal is to transform the sys- tems that exist. Our intention is to keep the tems of power and decision-making in pressure on because the people who work order that they become truly representa- and serve in Town government do not reflect tive of the whole community,” indicated the diversity of the island.”
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EA has launched a two-pronged On this front, NEA established a “This has to be approach to engaging these monthly community conversation that a movement, equity battlegrounds. Through a fund began last month. “There needs to be a not a moment... established by the Community Foundaspace to talk about race,” Scarlett exthere's been a lot of moments.” tion, NEA is raising $10,000 to hire the plained. “Essentially, what we wanted — Moe Moore consulting firm All Aces Inc. to perform to do with that first conversation was get a community assessment. “All Aces will information. What do people want to talk help evaluate the racial climate in Nantucket and idenabout? What are the issues that people see?” The NEA tify specific areas that need attention, education and hopes these conversations will help build trust in the improvement,” explained Mohr. “They will also collect community as well as educate residents on how to be stories that can help educate us all about the lived expebetter allies. “Time is of the essence,” said Mofsen. “We rience of our neighbors and to safely invite folks to parcan’t afford to put off these conversations anymore. No ticipate in the movement by engaging them anonymousone is comfortable right now. No one should be right ly and showing them that we are serious about investing now. If we are ever going to have a semblance of true in a process for and advocating for change and that we comfort again, we need to push forward.” want their help.” The NEA has risen at a time when calls for jusAfter hiring All Aces, the Nantucket Equity tice in the African Meeting House hate crime case have Advocates Fund will be directed toward sustaining the reached a fever pitch and new stories of injustice have NEA’s long-term mission. “This has to be a movement, emerged in the community conversation. As with the not a moment—there’s been a lot of moments,” said rest of the country, Nantucket is grappling with how to Moe Moore. “We need to get to a point where we can rid itself of deeply sewn systemic racism. And while explain structural racism to people and break that down there are many mechanisms in play, Moore said that into layers so they can understand the policies and laws when it relates to Nantucket Equity Advocates, “We that they see as normal are actually unfair.” won’t be influenced by anything but justice.”
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Despite battling ALS, composer and guitarist Andy Bullington refuses to let the music stop
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ullington’s diagnosis with ALS hasn’t meant what he thought it would. It certainly hasn’t been easy, but it also hasn’t been as hard as he expected— at least not yet. These days, some trouble breathing is what bothers him the most. There’s a stair lift just inside the front entrance of the Sconset home he shares with his wife, iconic Nantucket photographer Cary Hazlegrove, and their daughter, Virginia, but he hasn’t had to use it yet. His legs are still strong. Bullington began to notice some weakness in the fingers of his right hand in the spring of 2017, and by October of the following year, he knew that what doctors originally suspected had been some version of carpel tunnel syndrome brought on by a lifetime of playing the guitar, was in fact ALS, something that meant his days of performing live were behind him. “It’s not how I imagined it being,” he said. “Your focus changes. Before a diagnosis like this you think to yourself no matter your age, ‘I’ve probably got 85 years or so’ and you have this long-term view, but after you get the diagnosis, you think, ‘Today is great. Let’s go with that.’
Bullington with his wife, Cary Hazlegrove, and their daughter, Virginia
It flips how you’ve always thought about the future.” A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Bullington met his wife as a child growing up together in the small city set in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The two unexpectedly reconnected at his father’s funeral in 1988, many years “It’s not how I imagined after going their separate ways, and it being...Before a diagnosis like this you began a relationship, splitting their think to yourself no matter time between Austin, Texas, where your age, ‘I’ve probably he’d resettled, and Hazlegrove’s got 85 years or so’…but adopted home of Nantucket. More after you get the diagnosis, than a decade later, they made a you think, ‘Today is great. Let’s go with that.’” full-time transition to the island to raise their daughter. — Andy Bullington While performing in a number of island bands, Bullington began collaborating with friend and actor/filmmaker John Shea in 2014. The two, already friends and neighbors, started working together after Shea performed in the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s production of Time Stands Still, which Bullington scored for director Lynne Bolton. “I was playing a war photographer coming back from Iraq, and to be
honest I didn’t want to do the performance,” said Shea. “But as I was about to go on, I hear this incredible music coming from the stage and it got inside me like a little fire. It ignited me and sustained me through the entire performance. The funny part is I’d already known him for twenty years, but didn’t know he wrote music!” Bullington and Shea then collaborated on the TWN production of Dracula, which Shea directed, as well as Shea’s Nantucket-centric feature film, Grey Lady, starring Eric Dane and Natalie Zea. “We’ve always had perfect communication when it comes to music,” said Shea, who is also a trained musician. “Grey Lady was the first
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(Above) Bullington with his cat on Nantucket; (Bottom right) Bullington playing in The Shingles; (Left) Bullington discussing his score for John Shea's film "The Grey Lady."
feature-length film he’d scored and I saw he really is a rock ‘n’ roll gunslinger, a phenomenally multifaceted and talented composer and musician.” Since Bullington’s diagnosis, composing has sustained his passion for music. Armed with a basement studio filled with screens, cables, keyboards and digital sampling and recording equipment, he has built a digitized treasure trove of recorded sounds, loops, tracks and melodies constantly being arranged and rearranged to create his music. In addition to his work with Shea, Bullington has scored dozens of short films around the world with his friend Gene Elders, the longtime fiddle and mandolin player for country singer George Strait and a former member of Lyle Lovett’s Large Band. “Since I can’t play anymore and everything is done on synthesizers, I send the tracks to Gene when I’m done and he records them all on organic instrumentation,” Bullington described. The daily ritual of working and creating has kept him focused on the positives that surround him, namely his family. “I guess my perspective on life hasn’t changed as much as you might think,” he said. “I just want my daughter to be happy and have a good life.” While ALS is still considered an incurable disease, Bullington said he’s been told by his doctors that there have been significant advances in the study for a cure since Pete Frates’ “Ice Bucket Challenge” took over social media in 2014, raising more than $100 million for research into the previously low-profile disease. He receives ten treatments a month at Nantucket Cottage Hospital to slow the illness, which is a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he and his caregivers take extra precautions to protect him from “I’m just hanging the virus, but he says on for dear life.” they’ve established safe — Andy Bullington procedures and there’s a rhythm to it at this point.
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ll of this is compounded by the fact that Hazlegrove was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis several years before Bullington’s own diagnosis. It’s a daunting combination of circumstances by any standard, but Bullington said a bright spot in it all has been the time they’ve been able to spend with their daughter Virginia after her recent graduation from the University of Southern California with a degree in narrative studies. “I’m just hanging on for dear life,” said Bullington, who is not interested in the pseudo-reassuring platitudes about “battling bravely” that loved ones so often ascribe to those who are suffering. He takes comfort and inspiration from studying the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven, an interest driven by personal curiosity as well as scholarly study. He identifies with the challenges the composer faced, going deaf while he continued his innovative work at a feverish pace. Shea, who has already lost one dear friend to this malignant condition commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, shares Bullington’s love for and inter-
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est in Beethoven, recognizing that even in times of suffering there are opportunities to create something new. “Andy has said to me, ‘I don’t know how long I have, but all I can tell you is that I want to keep working on the music.’” And so they do. Shea has been writing a new feature film over the past couple of years, and Andy has been right there with him developing the music that one day, maybe years from now, will be heard in theaters and homes across the country. “He’s so phenomenally talented and humble, and he is leaving a legacy that will reverberate and inspire others,” Shea said. “It’s maybe the greatest gift that artists have to offer: the ability to turn the negative and the painful into something beautiful, something greater.”
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istorically, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been synonymous with dependability. As their motto goes, “Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night shall stay these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” But today Americans lament that the USPS is not only failing to deliver on its pledge, but in many cases it’s not delivering at all. Serious breakdowns in service have occurred in 31,000 post offices across the country, including the four here on Nantucket. Beginning this spring, delays for packages sent to the island went from days to weeks, and in some cases, even months. By July, long lines began forming at the USPS annex, with some waiting for hours to collect their packages. USPS Northeast spokesman Steve Doherty insisted that the delays were due to the dramatic volume of packages being shipped to the island. “We believe due to the COVID pandemic and the fact that a lot of the brickand-mortar stores are closed, more and more people are buying online,” he explained. “So we’re seeing volume that’s beyond what we see during Christmas time.” Packages shipped to Nantucket first make a stop in Wareham at the Cape and the Islands packaging hub where they are staged to be loaded on planes and ferries. “We have contracts with the boats and the airlines, but we have a fixed amount of space on those,” Doherty said. “We can’t go out and buy a boat or a plane.” As a result, once the contracted planes and ferries reach their capacity, any remaining packages get left in the hub in Wareham. “There’s stuff that’s been sitting in Wareham for a week or more,” Doherty admitted. “We’ve being playing catch up for a while, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.”
While an increase in packages might explain shipment delays to the island, mail sent from Nantucket has also been anything but timely. A simple letter sent from Nantucket to Boston this July took more than ten days to complete its journey to the recipient. These kinds of delays appear to go beyond the backlog in transportation Doherty
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described and might be more emblematic of the nationwide breakdowns in the postal service that many believe are intentional and politically motivated. Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has railed against the USPS. As he tweeted in December 2017, “Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Ama-
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top post office officials, including Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman and David Williams who had served as the USPS inspector general for thirteen years before taking a post on the USPS Board of Governors in 2016. Williams’ departure in June was prompted by friction with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who stipulated that the USPS needed to turn over proprietary information to him
about its contracts with private sector third-party shippers like Amazon in order to receive a $10 billion loan allocated in coronavirus relief funding. Meanwhile, Stroman’s resignation was in response to the appointment of a top Trump donor as the postmaster general in May. North Carolina businessman and Trump mega-donor Louis DeJoy became postmaster general despite having no post office experience. In
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USPS lost $64 billion, nearly 90 percent of which was due to the PAEA. Add to the mix a drop in demand due to email and shipping competitors like UPS and FedEx, and the USPS was already flailing before Amazon. Still Trump continued to point to Amazon as the source of the Postal Services woes. “I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy,” he tweeted in April 2018, a week before signing an executive order that assigned a task force to audit the USPS. Since then, the Trump administration has overseen a volatile restructuring of the institution that has led to the resignation of
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ing the Postal Service’s cherished role in our nation.” Despite this pledge, DeJoy subsequently eliminated overtime and implemented cost-saving measures that have hamstrung mail carriers and gravely impaired the USPS from performing its “cherished role in our nation.” He has reportedly changed the mandate of postal carriers. In an internal USPS memo
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obtained by the Associated Press, DeJoy stated that “one aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that—temporarily—we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom floor or docks.” By mid-July, DeJoy’s changes were in full effect, causing nationwide delays in mail delivery. When asked if DeJoy’s new measures have had any bearing on the mail delivery to and from Nantucket, Doherty said, “I’ve heard rumors to that effect, but anything we’ve seen in terms of package delay we can directly relate to the sheer volume, as opposed to any other stuff.” That being said, Doherty did admit that in his twenty-five years working in the Postal Service he has never seen the institution under so much public scrutiny. “Never to this extent,” he said.
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In the context of an election year that will depend on mail-in voting, the possibility that new delays to the USPS have been intentionally caused by a major Trump donor has raised serious suspicion—and not just among conspiracy theorists. During his eulogy of John Lewis, a civil rights pioneer who fought to protect the right to vote, former President Barack Obama called out the Trump administration for “undermining the Postal Service in the run-up to an election that’s going to be dependent on mail-in ballots so people don’t get sick.” Less than a week later, in early August, the House Oversight Committee called Postmaster General DeJoy to testify on September 17th regarding, as Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney described, “the need for on-time mail delivery during the ongoing pandemic and upcoming election.” Later that very same day when the Oversight Committee sent the letter to DeJoy, he raised even more alarm by reassigning twenty-three postal service executives in what appeared to be a maneuver to consolidate his power. Amid growing alarm, Democrats moved the hearing up to the end of August, which prompted DeJoy to announce that
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his scrutiny is largely a re“One aspect of these sult of Trump’s ongoing aschanges that may be difficult sault on mail-in voting. Despite for employees is that— fears that the coronavirus will temporarily—we may see mail left behind or mail on the prevent people from voting in the workroom floor or docks.” next presidential election, and despite the fact that he and many — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy he would reverse his cost-cutting measures members of his administration until after the election. have voted by mail, Trump has continually attacked As for mail-in voting on Nantucket, Doherty indicated mail-in voting in a barrage of tweets and statements that he was not concerned that this summer’s delays would have any that have gone as far as to suggest that the elecimpact on the election. “Mail-in voting is nothing new tion should be delayed. “With Universal to the Postal Service,” he said. “It’s something Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Votwe’re gearing up for in the same way we ing, which is good), 2020 will do for Christmas every year with the be the most INACCURATE expected surge in packages. We’ll & FRAUDULENT Elechave the resources in place.” While tion in history,” Trump the USPS has persevered through tweeted on July 30th. “It rain, sleet, and dark of night for hunwill be a great embarrassdreds of years, the question still remains ment to the USA. Delay the whether this historic institution can find Election until people can properly, deliverance through these political storms. securely and safely vote???”
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HOW LOCAL BLACKSMITH KEATON GODDARD BECAME A CUT ABOVE THE REST
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eaton Goddard—all six feet four inches—stood ramrod-straight behind an anvil on a dimly lit television set. Goddard and contestants Nic, Logan and Dale had just learned they had three hours to turn a high-carbon steel cylinder into a gracefully curving blade. Goddard knew a single false hammer blow could send him back to Nantucket empty-handed. At least ten years younger than two of the contestants, Goddard, twenty-five, completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2018. Last summer, he was pushing leaf blowers at Home Depot when he heard he’d been chosen to compete on the History Channel’s Forged in Fire. Since his junior year in high school, Goddard has been forging hunks of metal into knives, swords and fanciful weapons. He has turned rusted truck springs from the junkyard into polished blades almost as tall as he is. When Goddard saw the Instagram message from a casting agent, he thought, There’s no way this is real. He’d heard that smiths spent years vying for a spot on Forged in Fire, now in its seventh season. He made the cut in a matter of months. So last July, he quit his job and moved back to his family home on Nantucket to prepare to test his bladesmithing skills before a national audience this summer.
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ing training in college filled in the rest. Goddard now has his own YouTube channel, Faraway Forge, with more than 250,000 subscribers. His videos show only his hands—bare or clad in scarred leather gloves—working on a blade. To be more accessible to non-English-speaking audiences, the videos have no spoken words, just the clank of hammer on metal. He’s not sure why, but his videos are particularly popular in Indonesia. He doesn't like to waste things. “It’s still amazingly useful,” Goddard says of a rusty bar that looks like detritus from a car accident. “You just have to know how to use it.” Then there’s the challenge of making something “really cool and badass” t a house off while condensing eighty Somerset Road, hours of work into 13 minutes he walked visitors for YouTube. “Forging a kathrough a basement tana from junk” has more than shop outfitted with a belt 13 million views. Goddard wants grinder, a heat-treating to make tools that somebody will love oven, a milling machine and that will last forever. “I wanted to go above and a lathe for finish In his shop, Goddard displays a rapier and beyond, making [the whose hilt is encircled in sprockets from a work. Outside is an ax] as light as possible anvil and a forge fueled bicycle gear chain. It expresses tradition, while still strong and by propane. “Forging is craft and history, while its unexpected eleaesthetically pleasing.” dangerous,” Forged in ments give it a modern vibe. His incarnation Fire warns viewers at of a post-apocalyptic master sword from the — Keaton Goddard the beginning of each Legend of Zelda video game is studded with show, but Goddard routinely shoves hunks teeth from repurposed gears; the hilt is wound with strips of of metal into a 2,000-plus-degree inferno leather. This kind of creativity and sharp design was what and then whacks them on an anvil, making drew the Forged in Fire producers to this unknown smith sparks fly. His only injury was once nicking from Nantucket. his finger on a sharp blade. Goddard’s appearance on Forged in Fire premiered this Even though Goddard knew being a summer. Faced with the challenge of transforming a highsales rep for a power tool company wasn’t carbon steel cylinder into an elegant blade, the twenty-fivehis true calling, he believed he’d likely move year-old bested his more experienced competitors. One of his up from sales one day. But Forged in Fire opponent’s blade had developed cracks. Another contestant’s presented an opportunity to follow his pasblade was the wrong shape. Meanwhile, Goddard’s blade sion. He’d made his first knife after seeing lined up almost perfectly with the knife-shaped gap in the a YouTube video where someone fashioned jigsaw puzzle the contestants had to match. He then spent a knife out of a file. He went out and bought two hours fixing flaws in his blade, carefully grinding out an the wrong material at the Marine Home Cenugly brown blotch and shaping a handle from mahogany. The ter, but his high school shop teacher gave him effort sent Goddard and a contestant from Texas named Logan a crash course on metallurgy. His engineerinto the final round. N magazine
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Competing for the $10,000 grand prize, their challenge was to recreate a Japanese ono, a six-foot-long seventeenth-century samurai battle ax. For four days, a crew taped Goddard working on the weapon on Nantucket while another crew followed Logan to Texas. Returning to the studio with the weapons, the two axes would be judged on weight, balance and craftsmanship. Goddard’s blade was thin and finely honed, with brass details outlining heart-
shaped cutouts on the body of the semi-circular steel blade. In one test, the axes were swung like baseball bats into a bamboo wall. “I wanted to go above and beyond, making it as light as possible while still strong and aesthetically pleasing,” Goddard said. Had he made the right tradeoffs? Goddard’s biggest fear was that the hickory handle would break and he’d lose by default. His ono showed more artistry, but his and Logan’s weapons were neckand-neck in terms of performance.
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A few moments later, the judges congratulated Goddard, naming him the Forged in Fire champion. Goddard’s smile looked more like a grimace. “Are you in pain?” the host asked. The experience had been so nerve-wracking, it didn’t hit him until he was walking off the set that he’d actually won. In the months since the show was taped, he’s been working to capitalize on his newfound fame and connections in the blade-smithing community. With the help of social media, he hopes to build a client base for his fledgling business. Mostly, he’s happy to be back on Nantucket. The best part, he said, is being able to live on Nantucket with his family and turn his passion into a career.
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“[Voting] is the most important single principle we can pursue as a nation if we are to succeed in bringing our youth into full and lasting participation in our institutions of democratic government.”
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— Edward M. Kennedy's opening remarks to the U.S. Senate in 1970 when arguing to lower the voting age to eighteen
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Vicki Kennedy and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute launch a nationwide Just Vote campaign
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ne of Victoria Reggie Kennedy’s earliest memories is of listening to the election returns come over the radio in her childhood home in Louisiana and tallying the votes that would ultimately earn John F. Kennedy the presidency of the United States. “I’ve been focused and obsessed with voting since I was six years old,” says Kennedy, the wife of the late Senator Ted Kennedy. “I don’t think there’s anything more important that a citizen can do to participate in their democracy and affect change than to vote.” Today, as the co-founder and board president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Vicki Kennedy along with new board chair Bruce A. Percelay are launching a nationwide campaign called Just Vote.
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“The idea is to make voting cool and encourage both young and old to show up at the polls.” — Bruce A. Percelay
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he initiative sounds like a combination of a Nike ad and a call for democratic action, which was exactly the intent. As Percelay explained, “The idea is to make voting cool and encourage both young and old to show up at the polls.” What began as a physical exhibit in the Edward M. Kennedy Institute designed to educate people on voting has morphed amid the coronavirus to become a virtual portal where people can access all the voting information and initiatives in the country. “We want to be a one-stop shop for easy access,” Kennedy described. “We want to make voting accessible, important and on the forefront of people’s minds.” Collaborating with other voting organizations such as Michelle Obama’s When
We All Vote, music producer Jeff Ayeroff’s Rock the Vote and Peter Palandjian’s newly formed A Day for Democracy, the Just Vote campaign is aimed at simplifying data gathering on voter information including where to vote and how to get there, plus historical elements such as the women’s suffragist movement and the creation of the Nineteenth Amendment. “We don’t have any skin in the game as to who you vote for—we just want you to vote,” indicated Percelay, who made it extremely clear that all of the institute’s endeavors are “truly nonpartisan.” Kennedy added, “For a developed democracy, we have one of the worst participation rates for eligible voters, and I think there has been a concerted effort to make people think that their vote doesn’t matter. But voting matters. One vote matters. Our representative democracy can’t function the way we hope and our coun-
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Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams speaking at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute last year.
(Left) Vicki Kennedy discussing the EMK Institute at her home on Nantucket. (Bottom) Students learning about voting in 2019.
try can’t live up to its ultimate promise unless everybody participates.” In addition to educating voters and encouraging participation, Just Vote is planning on launching a voter suppression hotline that would provide real-time information on any attempt at discouraging voting at any location across the country. Just Vote is just the latest endeavor at the Kennedy Institute, which has strengthened its leadership in recent months through key appointments. In August, Martin Luther King III, the son of the legendary civil rights leader, joined the board of directors. “The Kennedy Institute’s role in the future of our democracy is vitally important, and I look forward to working with my fellow board members to reignite a passion in our citizens to understand the workings of our government and to engage in meaningful, participatory democracy,” King said. “I am especially enthusiastic about the institute’s focus on empowering citizens to exercise the right to vote, and I look forward to adding my voice and efforts to that essential work.”
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The centerpiece of the EMK Institute is a full-scale replica of the United States Senate Chamber where daytime and evening programs take place.
“Our representative democracy can’t function the way we hope and our country can’t live up to its ultimate promise, unless everybody participates.” — Victoria Reggie Kennedy
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he Just Vote campaign appears to be especially timely. This year is the 150th anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave African Americans the right to vote; the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the right to vote; the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which safeguarded the Fifteenth Amendment from discrimination; and the 50th anniversary of the statute championed by Ted Kennedy and added to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment that lowered the voting age to eighteen. In more recent news, voting—specifically mail-in voting—has been a topic of enormous controversy as the Trump administration has unleashed an all-out assault on it, from blistering Tweets by the president to the undermining of the United States Postal Service by the postmaster general. Amid a global pandemic Vicki Kennedy delivering remarks at the EMK Institute. and nationwide demonstrations over racial equity, the 2020 election is considered by many the late Ted Kennedy might think about the state of our democas the most consequential of our lifetime. racy today. “But I heard him say at various times that a particular “I made it my absolute firm policy to never put words election was the most important in our lifetime…I can hear him in [my husband’s] mouth,” Kennedy said, when asked what repeating those words now, but maybe with more urgency.”
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As he departs his post at Brant Point this month, Coast Guard Master Chief Chris Swiatek reflects on his career on the water
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orn in landlocked Cleveland, Ohio, Chris Swiatek wasn’t exactly destined for a life on the open ocean. Yet cruising around the Great Lakes aboard his father’s boat growing up, Swiatek marveled at the Coast Guard cutters patrolling those vast bodies of fresh water and enlisted at the age of nineteen. Upon finishing eight weeks of basic training in Cape May, New Jersey, in 1992, Swiatek had the option of returning home to Cleveland to serve on the Great Lakes or to hit the high seas off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. He chose the latter. Seven months later, Swiatek was plunging into the Atlantic as a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. “Everybody joins the Coast Guard because they want to save lives, but often times you come to a ship or a station and you don’t have that opportunity right off the bat,” Swiatek says today, sitting on the aluminum gunnel of a forty-seven-foot motor lifeboat (MLB) tied up in Brant Point where he has served as master chief for the last four years. “But at the age of nineteen, I got thrown right into the mix.” On that day in 1992, Swiatek was deployed to save the lives of Haitian refugees who had capsized while fleeing persecution amid the Haitian/Cuban Refugee Crisis. The moment he reached the terrified migrants in the water, Swiatek was swarmed and dragged under. “That was definitely the scariest moment I’ve experienced in the Coast Guard,” he says. “My life flashed before my eyes.” Swiatek pulled the cord to his buoyancy compensating vest, shooting him to the surface where he ultimately calmed the migrants and performed the rescue, saving the lives of an infant and three adults. “I had only been in the Coast Guard for seven months at that point,” reflects Swiatek, who was awarded the Coast Guard’s prestigious Meritorious Service Medal for the rescue. “But your training kicks in. You might have that gut reaction and that feeling of fear, but then you immediately think ‘what do I have to do to help people?’”
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early thirty years later, Swiatek is preparing to complete his tenure as master chief at the Coast Guard Station on Brant Point. With a bronze tan and a scar beneath his eye, he cuts the figure of a career Coast Guardsman. No matter how big the waves, no matter how rough the seas, Swiatek has never been seasick. A steel stomach might seem like a prerequisite for a Coastie, but Swiatek says that he’s one of only a handful who can keep their breakfast down when they’re out on training missions in high seas off Nantucket. was the first on scene,” Swiatek says. “When you arrive on Brant Point is one of the few heavy weather Coast the scene first, you’re the on-scene commander—you’re in Guard stations in the northeast. When islanders are batcharge.” More specifically, one of Swiatek’s men, who was tening down the hatches during hurricane season or in the in his early twenties, was coordinating a half-dozen other throes of a winter Nor’easter, Swiatek and his crew head agencies to aid the ferry hung up on the rocks. “That’s one out in the two MLBs to train. “We’ve been out there in thing I absolutely love about the Coast Guard: You can have fifteen- to eighteen-foot seas, where the wind is so bad that someone come out of boot camp, go to school, and then you can’t breathe when you open your mouth,” Swiatek the responsibility they get is nothing else I’ve ever seen,” says. “The ocean will keep you honest…you can’t defeat Swiatek says. “To see the outstanding her.” Lasting six to eight hours, the work they did to coordinate that rescue training missions involve man over“Everybody joins the Coast Guard because they want and evacuate everyone to safety—it board and vessels-in-distress drills. to save lives, but often times was impressive.” Taking turns acting as a helpless boat, you come to a ship or a station and you don’t Although he’s just in his midthe Coast Guardsmen hold on as the have that opportunity forties, Swiatek is already bearing ocean throws them around like flotright off the bat…I got thrown right into the mix.” down on retirement. “You can only be sam while their colleagues practice — Chris Swiatek in the Coast Guard for thirty years,” he responding to worst-case scenarios. explains. “So much has happened dur“The day-to-day here at the Brant ing that time, so it’s hard to narrow it down to one or two Point Station is training, maintaining, operating,” Swiatek stories. I’ve been involved in so many different things over describes. “The biggest event I can think of that happened the years.” Swiatek eventually transferred to a post in Caliwhile I was here was when the Iyanough hit the breakwall fornia where he spent nine years working in counter narcotin Hyannis last year.” Although the crash happened outside ics. “I was in charge of three separate patrol boats,” Swiatek of the Brant Point Station’s Area of Responsibility—which describes. “It was very arduous. You were away from home only stretches halfway across Nantucket Sound—Swiatek for weeks at a time. The operational tempo was really high had a boat underway training in the vicinity. “This boat
“That was definitely the scariest moment I’ve experienced in the Coast Guard…My life flashed before my eyes.”
and stressful, shooting at drug runners and chasing smugglers.” Cruising around in patrol boats for days and nights on end, Swiatek and his team waited to be radioed intelligence to launch into action. “When you get that call where they spotted a boat heading north, everything amps up,” he recalls. “You’re suddenly going as fast as you can with the ship, you’re handling the radio, talking to helicopters.” In December 2012, Swiatek was ripped awake in the middle of the night with news that a drug runner had killed one of his fellow guardsmen. Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III had been in a small inflatable boat chasing a smuggler with another Coastie when the suspect abruptly turned
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and rammed them head on at high speed. Horne suffered a traumatic brain injury when he got hit by the boat’s prop and was later pronounced dead. “Coast Guardsmen don’t usually die in the line of duty,” reflects Swiatek, who was two years into his appointment as master chief at the time. “I got that call that I had to chase this boat of drug runners down.” Minutes after getting the call, Swiatek was blasting through the darkness, scanning the radar and forward-looking infrared radar to apprehend the killers. The two suspects were eventually arrested and were convicted on federal charges. hile Swiatek transferred to the
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Brant Point station in 2016, it wasn’t his first time on patrol around the Cape and the Islands. “I spent a couple years working on a ship out of Woods Hole, in the late nineties,” he explained. “In fact, my daughter was born in Falmouth.” During that time, Swiatek was part of the effort to recover the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, and her sister Lauren who were killed in a plane crash in Nantucket Sound in July 1999. After days of searching, Swiatek was aboard the USCG ship that carried members of the Kennedy family back from the Navy’s USS Grasp where they had been briefed on the crash site. Photographers lined the coast as the vessel idled into Woods Hole’s Little Harbor, snapping thousands of images. Swiatek came out on the stern to raise an American flag. The next day, the image of him ran on the front page of The Plain Dealer, Swiatek’s home paper back in Cleveland. And that’s where his next stop will be. As a fitting conclusion to his thirty years in the Coast Guard, Swiatek will be patrolling the waters that first inspired him to enlist. Though he looks forward to spending more time with his wife and daughter as well as his parents who still live in Cleveland, leaving Nantucket is bittersweet. “This island has really taken care of us,” he says, walking down the dock back to the station. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with so many people in the town and they’ve given me so much. It’s just important that they know how grateful I am.”
“This island has really taken care of us. I’ve had the opportunity to work with so many people in the town and they’ve given me so much. It’s just important that they know how grateful I am.” — Chris Swiatek
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NEWLY ELECTED SELECT BOARD MEMBER MELISSA MURPHY DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF NANTUCKET
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ell before she was elected to the Select Board this June, Melissa Murphy had contributed extensively to the community. A graduate of Nantucket High School who went on to study at Eugene Lang College, Murphy has served in several key leadership roles over the years, from being on the Nantucket School Committee for nearly a decade, to overseeing the reopening of the Dreamland as the theater’s executive director, to serving as the town’s Culture and Tourism director. Most recently, Murphy co-founded WE CAN (Women Engaged in Civic Action on Nantucket) and led an island-wide book club designed to empower women on the island. Now in her new role on the Select Board, Murphy is addressing a whole new host of issues facing the community, which N Magazine had an opportunity to ask her about earlier this summer.
N MAGAZINE: What are some of the positives we can take away from this summer? MURPHY: I think that there is a lot for Nantucket to be collectively proud of. First and foremost, the rate of infection and spread of COVID-19 has remained relatively low compared to other Massachusetts towns. Second, our community has quickly adapted to this new reality, thus giving our community members and businesses a better chance for success. Residents and visitors alike have been able to enjoy all the wonderful things Nantucket has to offer, including dining al fresco, while keeping safety at the forefront.
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pandemic? MURPHY: The Town looks so beautiful and I am so happy that people are enjoying themselves safely while supporting our local restaurants. I can see supporting that going forward, especially as I believe we are going to be living with the virus for some time, especially until the governor’s Phase 4—when there is a vaccine and/or effective treatment.
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of the economy such as real estate have thrived this season, others are hanging on for dear life. How can the Town help those businesses recover? MURPHY: The Town can continue to create policies that support businesses’ creative adaptions. The outside dining is a perfect example of that collaboration between the Town and business owners to support their success.
templating staying beyond the summer are likely already woven into the fabric of the community in some way. I would say to them the same thing that I say to long-time residents: Find ways to get involved, buy local when possible and enjoy all the great things Nantucket has to offer in the offseason. Nantucket is always growing and transitioning, and frankly, such growth can bring vitality and energy to a community. A wonderful education option for new and old residents is the Nantucket Public School system. It is a welcoming environment full of strong teachers and terrific students. That being said, this year is going to be challenging for all schools and educators as we all continue to learn to live with this virus.
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nesses, the local nonprofit community has struggled to fundraise amid this new normal. Could we also see a dramatic shift in the nonprofit community in the availability of critical services they provide? MURPHY: Along with the rest of the local business community, the local N MAGAZINE: As “Nantucket is always nonprofit comgrowing and with the rest of transitioning, and munity has had the country, the frankly, such growth to pivot. A great killing of George can bring vitality and example is how Floyd and the energy to a community.” the Community demonstrations Foundation of that followed Nantucket quickly established the have prompted the island commuEmergency Relief Fund and was nity to reexamine issues of systemic able to direct funds to certain orgaracism on Nantucket. What are nizations who have direct commusome key pressure points we need to nity impact. be focusing on to create a more just and equitable Nantucket for N MAGAZINE: Based on new waiting all residents? lists at Nantucket’s private schools, MURPHY: I am grateful that we are talkmore people from Boston and New ing about the broad issues of racial inYork are presumably planning on equality and systemic racism and takliving on the island this offseason. ing affirmative steps to combat them. What will this increased population It is the mission of the Nantucket Eqmean for the community? uity Advocates to work with the Town
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and other stakeholders to make sure that “systems of power become truly representative of all members of the community.” This mission is being supported by the Town’s hiring of an equity and diversity officer. It is vitally important for all of us to take the steps to ensure that resources and opportunities are available to everyone in our community and represent all of our Nantucket residents.
N MAGAZINE: Policing is a key topic amid this nationwide discussion we’re having on race. What role can the Nantucket Police Department play in helping root out systemic racism on Nantucket? MURPHY: The NPD must be transparent and communicate the steps that it is taking to evaluate its own systems, remove internal biases and have a department that represents and serves the entire community. Police departments, in general, must create an environment of trust within their community in order to be able to truly serve it.
N MAGAZINE: How do you think Nantucket has been a leader in managing the COVID-19 crisis? MURPHY: From the beginning, our Town’s leadership has taken the affirmative steps necessary to protect the health and safety of our community— often making unpopular decisions that were stricter than the state’s. And the proof is in the results: The Boston Globe reported that Nantucket had the best community COVID-19 rates in the commonwealth. The simple fact is that we are different than the rest of the
state in many ways, and our Town leaders recognized that Lead [by Brené Brown] and attracted a dynamic group and took action quickly to protect the community. And a of women who wanted to continue when the pandemic great deal of credit belongs to our community members hit. So I moved the book group online where we did who have done the work to another Dare to Lead session, protect our community. along with Reshma Saujani’s “The simple fact is that we Brave Not Perfect, The Art are different than the rest of N MAGAZINE: You started of Asking by Amanda the state in many ways, and our Town leaders recognized a hugely popular book Palmer, Untamed by Glennon that and took action quickly to group on Nantucket. Can Doyle, Becoming by Michelle protect the community.” you tell us about it and Obama and Lead from the how people can join? Outside by Stacey Abrams.
MURPHY: The book club is an extension of my interest in leadership and personal growth. I run a personal coaching business, True Reach, where I empower my clients to reach their own personal, leadership and business goals. Also, with Jennifer Cohen, we started WE CAN, where we support women in leadership roles on Nantucket, whether it be personal, professional or municipal engagement. The book group started in January with Dare to
All of the women who participate have reported feeling a better sense of connection, growth and inspiration from the group—what’s better than that!? We meet Thursday nights at 7:30 via Zoom and we’d love to welcome new members. The only rules are to keep our shared stories confidential and to never apologize for being late or not reading enough of the book. In this way we foster trust, growth and acceptance. It’s truly a gift. N magazine
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“As a parent or caregiver, our responsibility is to be honest and give accurate information to help children minimize their anxiety or fear of COVID-19. Parents have to remain calm and reassure their children that they are safe.”
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How Jamie Foster kept kids playing at the Boys & Girls Club through the pandemic
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hen it was announced this May that Jamie Foster was going to succeed Phyllis McInerney as the executive director of the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club, Foster was facing a daunting set of circumstances. How do you run summer camp in the middle of a highly contagious pandemic? The longtime director of operations who first joined the Boys & Girls Club staff in 2006 as the athletic director, Foster led his team to reinventing their services to create a safe place for children to congregate. Now as the summer draws to a close and Foster prepares to formally assume his position as executive director, he shared the lessons he’s learned with N Magazine and how they might apply to caring for children in the uncertain months to come.
N MAGAZINE: Describe the process of creating a safe environment for children this summer? FOSTER: Getting ready for the summer with stringent COVID-19 regulations was very challenging. It took several months to dissect and implement state requirements that changed weekly. We were lucky to have the National Boys & Girls Club, ACA, the local health department and a task force made up of trustees offering support along the way. Also, we had a weekly directors meeting with the local camps to share ideas, strategies and protocols, which was amazing. This island is special in that way.
N MAGAZINE: What lessons have you learned holding reimagined camps at the Boys & Girls Club that could be transferred into a school setting? FOSTER: Our members are more resilient than we think. It amazed me how most adjusted to the new requirements we asked of them with ease. Masks were not as big of an issue as I had expected. Also, we offered virtual meetings with all campers and parents before they walked in the door to talk about all the new protocols. I think this really eased both the children’s and parents’ concerns on what a typical day would look like this summer. This
year, summer camp was predominantly an outdoor camp. Members had to disconnect from all devices and were active outside all day. We had no cell phones, computers or gaming devices all summer and it was a non-issue. The schools could definitely use these club experiences when returning this fall.
N MAGAZINE: Do you think schools should open this fall? FOSTER: Well that is the million-dollar question. Massachusetts in general has been leading the way on stringent protocols and flattening the curve. I would say even more so on Nantucket. I have been in regular communication with superintendent Dr. [Elizabeth] Hallett, and she has been working with several different committees to develop multiple options on how to open the schools this fall with safety as their number one priority. I have faith that they will make the right choice based on federal and local recommendations. So yes, I believe opening the schools is a good idea and our Club will be here to support the school system in any way possible.
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N MAGAZINE: What do you think the developmental cost is of not opening schools? FOSTER: Speaking as a father of a student who wasn’t in school during the spring, it definitely has had an impact on his learning. My son really loves interaction and thrives on the relationships between him, his peers and teachers. It was tough for him and many others to rely on virtual programming to receive the same amount of attention that he relies on in the school setting. I believe my son was not the only one having a hard time developmentally because he was not in the typical school setting. However, I must say that I think the teachers and technology department all did an amazing job providing the most comprehensive online experience they could with the sudden and unexpected closing in March.
calm and reassure their children that they are safe. Be upfront with them, be available to listen and discuss their concerns. Most importantly, remind them how to protect themselves by washing their hands, wearing a mask and social distancing as much as possible.
N MAGAZINE: Based on the children you interact with at the Boys & Girls Club, what seems to be their level of understanding of the racial reckoning occurring in the country today?
“We must do better as a community to teach our children about racial inequalities in our country and challenge them to make a difference. At the end of the day, these kids will be the ones to change the world.”
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about the pandemic? FOSTER: Questions have been interesting from our members and my children. When will this end and go back to normal? When can I hang out with my friends? Will the Club be open this fall? Will we be able to play sports at the Club this fall?
by this community and its ability to welcome all races and ethnicities. No community is perfect, and there is definitely work to be done, but if you walk into our Club on any given day, you will see something beautiful. You will see 350 children all playing together. We are lucky to have a program that includes a culturally and linguistically diverse group of children, as well as being inclusive of children with special needs. You will see these members reading books together, playing basketball, enjoying art activities or maybe taking drum lessons. Right now the country could really take a lesson from our members!
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demic with their children? FOSTER: As a parent or caregiver, our responsibility is to be honest and give accurate information to help children minimize their anxiety or fear of COVID. Parents have to remain
with their children? FOSTER: First and foremost, we need to begin by talking about it, not ignoring it. Racism isn’t something we should avoid because it's uncomfortable to talk about.
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We should acknowledge what race and ethnicity are in this country and celebrate our differences. The old saying “teach them to not see color” is outdated. Almost 50 percent of our members are racially and ethnically diverse, and we are proud to teach our kids values and life skills like acceptance and cooperation on a daily basis. We must do better as a community to teach our children about racial inequalities in our country and challenge them to make a difference. At the end of the day, these kids will be the ones to change the world.
This year we have seen a decrease in funding, as other nonprofits have, however we remain encouraged that our ability to fulfill our mission to the community will inspire our supporters to continue in their generosity.
N MAGAZINE: There’s a lot of wisdom found in the innocence of a child. Have you been taught anything by the kids at the Club this summer that you’d like to pass on to our readers?
N MAGAZINE: Looking toward the fall and winter, how do you envision the services the Boys & Girls Club can provide? FOSTER: The Club is here to support the Nantucket community in any way we can, while also making safety the number one priority for our members and staff. “Sometimes, we just need to Unlike previous take a break from the everyday worries, live in the moment and years, this school remember just how lucky we are year the Club will to call Nantucket our home.” not be a typical drop-in facility. We will continue to identify families most in need of our services and work with them to our fullest capability. In addition, the Club will be working with the public schools to develop a plan with hopes to support after-school activities. Lastly, as the Club boasts a 30,000-square-foot facility, we are considering teaming with the public school should they adopt a hybrid back-to-school model, in order to help working parents during the day.
N MAGAZINE: Can you share any strategies with parents who might be quarantining with their children again this fall? FOSTER: My wife and I are both hard-working members of the community, and with two young boys, it was definitely a challenge. Like most families, we struggled to get work done, be parents, teachers and mentors to our boys while maintaining our mental and physical health. I think our family’s biggest takeaways were to have a schedule, share responsibilities and make sure the family does something physical every day such as taking a walk outside, kicking a soccer ball or taking a bike ride. Also, parents need to find time to take a break, recharge your batteries and be able to support each other.
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the field playing, laughing, dancing and enjoying the summer. Not a care in the world, just having fun. It makes me smile to think of all the wonderful memories I have of summertime and savoring every minute of a carefree summer. As a child the summer feels like an eternity because nothing is rushed. Too often, as adults, we do not take the time to step back, look at what we have, where we live and just be thankful for it all. Sometimes, we just need to take a break from the everyday worries, live in the moment and remember just how lucky we are to call Nantucket our home.
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Girls Club has had to reimagine its annual Summer Groove gala. Are you concerned that the Club won’t receive the level of funding that it usually relies on each year? FOSTER: We know this year is a financial challenge for many of our supporters, and we are mindful of the limitations of the community as well. Our annual Tim Russert Summer Groove provides us with 40 percent of our yearly budget, and it is important for us to let our supporters know we receive no public funding.
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Over the past seven months, our doctors, nurses, medical professionals and support staff have demonstrated their commitment to keeping Nantucket safe during this coronavirus pandemic. It has been inspiring to see the teamwork and selflessness of these men and women as they have navigated the challenges of this crisis. They rose to the occasion amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, so we want to recognize their efforts and celebrate their professionalism. Above are just a few of the hundreds of brave healthcare workers at Nantucket Cottage Hospital who have continued to provide safe and compassionate care to the island.
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“THE CLUB LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE”
The Boys & Girls Club is more than a place to hang out but rather a place to gain a sense of confidence and self-worth. For many kids living on Nantucket, life is not the carefree refuge we all experience and the Boys & Girls Club serves a far deeper purpose.
provides an essential outlet for their children to learn and play in a safe and constructive environment. It also teaches children how to get along with people of all backgrounds and helps build the kind of community that Nantucket strives to be.
For parents who face the challenges of working multiple jobs, the Boys & Girls Club
Supporting the Boys & Girls Club supports Nantucket as a whole and we ask for your help.
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GREAT DEBATES INTERVIEW BY BRUCE A. PERCELAY
Co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates Frank Fahrenkopf gives a preview to the Trump-Biden showdown
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ater this September, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off in what many believe will be the most watched presidential debate in American history. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a national reckoning on race relations, the stage is set for a series of critical debates that could very well determine the occupant of the White House for the next four years. The responsibility for orchestrating this debate as well as the three others to follow weighs on the shoulders of Nantucket summer resident Frank Fahrenkopf, who co-founded the Commission on Presidential Debates more than thirty years ago. As co-chair of this nonprofit organization, Fahrenkopf is part of the team who decides the date, location, format and moderators of each debate. Over his tenure, Fahrenkopf has witnessed firsthand how the tides of an election can change in the wake of a debate performance. N Magazine spoke to Fahrenkopf to get his insights on this consequential debate and election cycle.
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N MAGAZINE: There’s a common perception that the debates are somehow mandated and government-controlled. But that’s not the case, correct? FAHRENKOPF: There’s no law that says a president has to debate. Maybe we made a mistake by calling it the Commission on Presidential Debates. It sounds like some official commission, but, no, we’re a nonprofit. We get no money from the parties, no money from the candidates, no money from the government. We raise all our money privately. After we had the 1960 debates between Kennedy and Nixon, we went sixteen years before there was another presidential debate.
N MAGAZINE: Why was that? FAHRENKOPF: Lyndon Johnson felt that if you’re president of the United States and you put your opponent on the stage with you, you’re lifting that person’s stature. So he said I’m not going to debate. Nixon was so shocked by what happened with his poor debate in ’60 that he refused to debate two times. It wasn’t really until he resigned and Gerald Ford became president that Carter challenged him to a debate. So that was the first time in sixteen years that there’d been a debate, which was done by the League of Women Voters. And they did it again in 1980. So there’s nothing that compels a candidate or president to debate. There’s no law, but I think if you try to walk away from the debates, you’re really hurting yourself.
N MAGAZINE: What is the best debate you have witnessed? FAHRENKOPF: In my view, the best debate was actually a vice presidential debate: Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney. They sat at a table and really discussed issues. It was a marvelous performance, but no one remembers it because it was a vice presidential debate.
N MAGAZINE: What have been the best lines in debates that you can recall? FAHRENKOPF: During one debate in 1980, then-Governor Reagan looked at Jimmy Carter and said, “There you go again.” As if to say, you’re making up things that weren’t true. Another was when Reagan was asked whether he was too old to be president. He actually looked down at me and winked and then said, “I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent’s youth and inexperience.” The place just broke up. Even [Vice President Walter] Mondale laughed.
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N MAGAZINE: Let’s fast forward to today. Up to this point, Biden has artfully stayed away from the media. What is motivating that? FAHRENKOPF: I don’t know. I know Joe very, very well. I’ve known Joe for years and years and years. The pandemic was the start of it all. It’s just changed the way we live and the way we do things. I think that when the people around him saw what the president was doing and saying, and saw his numbers dropping, they thought why go out if you don’t have to? Now “I think the pressure is starting to build. N MAGAZINE: Do you think Biden’s performance in the debates could dictate the outcome of this election? FAHRENKOPF: I think this first debate between Trump and Biden is going to
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Trump resorted to some unprecedented maneuvers, such as threatening to bring former President Clinton’s accusers as guests to one of the debates. How do you safeguard against such tactics? FAHRENKOPF: In that case, I was fortunate that one of my people had heard the rumor and had tipped me off. So I was able to stop it. To be honest with you, having done thirty debates, starting in 1988 with the general election debates, that’s the first time anyone’s tried to do something like that. this first We had never had that sort of problem before. debate between It was fortunate that I was tipped off and I was Trump and Biden is able to prevent that because that sort of prank, going to be crucial if you want to call it that, would destroy the in this campaign.” integrity of what we’re doing here. Now, I don’t — Frank Fahrenkopf anticipate anything like that again, but how could you know? You just don’t know.
N MAGAZINE: What other lessons from the 2016 debates will apply to this cycle? FAHRENKOPF: What I learned in 2016, which was an odd year, was that the American people are not necessarily going to vote for who they think is the smartest person. There’s what I call the “likeability quotient.” The American people want to like the person whom they’re going to vote for. Now, 2016 was different because for the first time—at least as long as I’ve been involved in the debate business—both candidates were overwhelmingly disliked by the American people. So it will be very interesting to see whether or not that whole rule applies to these debates and whom people are going to vote for.
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be crucial in this campaign. There will be a lot of weight on Joe. In 2016, the first debate was probably one of the most watched ever. Nielsen said it was between 86 million and 90 million. And that doesn’t count C-SPAN or the people who watched on their computers. The best estimate we have is that there was probably 110-120 million people who saw that debate. I believe this first debate will exceed 120 million people watching it.
virus, how will this year’s debates be different than the ones you’ve chaired in the past? Will there be an audience? FAHRENKOPF: Fundamentally, what we’ve done over the years is to have an audience, the average size of which has been around nine hundred people. It’s been as large “What I learned in 2016, as 1,200 and has which was an odd year, was that been as small the American people are not as six hundred, necessarily going to vote for who depending upon they think is the smartest person.” the facility that — Frank Fahrenkopf we’re hoping to hold the debate at. We have consulted with the Cleveland Clinic to give us their advice as to how many people we can have as an audience safely. The Cleveland Clinic will look at each of the sites and indicate to us what kind of distancing is going to have to be involved and how many people would be safe to have in the audience. I would be surprised if we were in the triple digits.
N MAGAZINE: How about formats with audience participation? FAHRENKOPF: Historically, with the town hall meeting, we’ve had somewhere between fifty and a hundred people on stage sitting in bleachers where they’re the ones to ask the candidates questions. Of course, we’re not going to be able to do that.
“One of your obligations to live in this great democracy is to exercise your right to vote. It’s the most precious thing you can have.” — Frank Fahrenkopf
I’m sure the Cleveland Clinic is going to look at the facility down in Miami and determine how many people can safely be on stage and what social distancing is required. Normally, somewhere between three and five thousand reporters cover the debate—I’m sure we’re not going to have that many.
a press conference. How does the Commission prevent that from happening? FAHRENKOPF: The Commission doesn’t know the questions that are going to be asked. That’s journalistic integrity. What the president was saying last time was that during the primaries Donna Brazile, who was then the chair of the Democratic National Committee, gave Hillary the questions that were going to be asked in the primary debate. But we’ve never had a problem like that where there’s been any case where the people we’ve chosen as moderators have done something like that. I don’t anticipate that that is really something that we have to worry about.
N MAGAZINE: How are the moderators selected?
FAHRENKOPF: We will not announce the moderators until probably near the end of the first week in September. We are monitoring the people we are considering very closely to make sure that we get the fairest and most balanced people. This is not like them interviewing a candidate, where if [they] sat down as a reporter. Their job is to facilitate debate—facilitate these candidates debating each other. So if candidate A says something that differs with what they said a week before, it’s not the moderator’s job to pop in and say, “Wait a minute, you said something different a week before.” The moderator should let the other candidate say that. This is a debate; it’s not an interview.
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self, the voting rate in America is one of the lowest in the developed world. Why are Americans so lax on utilizN MAGAZINE: What do you think the turnout ing a gift that democracy provides? will be in this election? FAHRENKOPF: I’ve got a pet peeve. And FAHRENKOPF: I think there will be a heck of a my pet peeve is that if you really look turnout. Trump has loyal followers and they’ll at who isn’t voting, it’s usually young turn out. They did in the past, and I think they people. It’s kids just coming out of will again. But there’s so much dislike for this school. I believe it’s president. You’ve seen “Trump has loyal a direct connection some of the polls ask, “Are followers and they’ll to the fact that they you going to the polls to turn out. They did in no longer teach civvote against Trump or for the past, and I think ics in K-12. They Biden?” And more people they will again.” don’t teach the hissay they’re going to vote tory of the United against Trump—they re— Frank Fahrenkopf States. That’s a lot ally dislike him. So I think of what’s going on right now. Some of you’ll have a very large turnout. The last study these people who are demonstrating— that came out of the Harvard Kennedy School and I have no problem with peaceful two or three months ago showed more interdemonstrating—but they don’t know est this time. And I also think that the whole the history. I mean they’re tearing Black Lives Matter movement has also enerdown statues of people who were in gized a lot of people who probably have never favor of defending Black people. So voted before. I think it will be a tremendous it’s crazy stuff that they don’t underturnout. Tremendous.
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Clinton had been given debate questions in advance of the 2016 primaries, President Trump claimed that Biden was recently given questions in advance for
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stand civics. They don’t understand that you have an obligation as a citizen. One of your obligations to live in this great democracy is to exercise your right to vote. It’s the most precious thing you can have. But it’s been a problem for a long, long time, and I think it takes leadership.
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Eleish Van Breems Home, the eponymous Scandinavian home furnishings and antiques brand from Westport, Connecticut, has continued their mantra of “bringing good design to everyone” with the launch of their new shop on Nantucket. Owners Rhonda Eleish and Edie Van Breems' dream of further spreading livable and smart design, all with a Nordic coastal twist, has come to fruition. The store will transport you to a Nordic summer retreat that celebrates Scandinavian style and craftsmanship while embracing island sensibility and the ease of living on the water. For more information, visit evbantiques.com
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HERA MAHARJAN: Our savior on Nantucket has been the coronavirus task force. They have handled the matter pretty well and kept the amount of cases down more than anywhere else in the world. My hats off to them.
N MAGAZINE: If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be and why? HERA MAHARJAN: I’d go back to the heart of the Himalayas—Sarangkot, Pokhara, to be precise— where I would love to write books about achieving the American dream.
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HERA MAHARJAN: As I remember, back in 2003, I helped hang those wall signs in the smoking area of The Muse.
N MAGAZINE: If you could change one N MAGAZINE: What’s one thing most people don’t know about you? HERA MAHARJAN: That I am the second generation of a cooking family. My dad is one of the great chefs in Nepal. His cooking videos have 400,000 views on Facebook the last time I checked. So I have a very good sense of food because cooking is in my family.
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the island to all. It’s frequent that you are not allowed to throw stuff out or you are limited as to what you can throw out, which leads to individuals having trash around the house or sitting in their trucks or elsewhere around the island.
advice you’ve ever received? HERA MAHARJAN: Life is a long journey. You have to work real hard at some point in your life. You might as well do it now while you are young and strong, or you’ll have to do hard work later when you get old and weak. You have to pick the battle.
N MAGAZINE: What’s your favorite order at your restaurant the Boat House? HERA MAHARJAN: All of it, but have you tried the curried mutton from our Jamaican specials?
business, do you think this fall will be different compared to past offseasons? HERA MAHARJAN: It could go either way. If we keep staying strong together as we have been doing, it will be a positive outcome both in business and saving lives. Stay strong, Nantucket.
N MAGAZINE: What’s something positive that has come out of the coronavirus here on Nantucket?
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Great Point Properties
17
Harborview Nantucket
12
Heidi Weddendorf
23
J. Pepper Frazier Co.
15
John's Island Real Estate
22
Jordan Real Estate
19
Kathleen Hay Designs
5
Lee Real Estate
29
Maury People - Chandra Miller
35
Maury People - Craig Hawkins, Bernadette Meyer
127
Maury People - Gary Winn
2
Maury People - Kathy Gallaher, Mary Taaffe
7
Maury People - Kathy Gallaher
125
Maury People - Lisa Winn
77
Maury People - Lisa Winn, Mary Taaffe
11
Maury People - Susan Chambers
53
Nantucket Boys & Girls Club Nantucket Conservation Foundation Nantucket Go Store It
90
Nantucket Historial Association Nantucket Hotel
59
Nantucket Realty Advisors
85
N magazine
126
LOG ON & SHOP LOCAL
6
ReMain Nantucket
49
Sea-Dar
31
Shelter 7
3
Stars & Strife
37
The Dreamland
90
Yellow Productions
Ack as One
97 96
William Raveis Nantucket
Ack as One
126
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Naples Nantucket Yacht Charter
NANTUCKET STRONG
4, 71 91
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THE ART OF LIVING
TOWN | $6,750,000
TOWN | $3,895,000
8 Beds 8 Full, 1/.5 Baths Garage Apt.
6 Beds 5 Full, 2/.5 Baths w/Guest Cot.
WAUWINET | $3,985,000
CLIFF | $5,295,000
5 Bedrooms 5 Full, 2/.5 Baths
TOWN | $2,475,000
7 Bedrooms 5+ Baths
TOWN | $1,995,000
4 Bedrooms 3 Baths
MID-ISLAND | $949,000
Retail Store with Apartment
CRAIG HAWKINS, BROKER craig@maurypeople.com 508-228-1881, ext. 119 MAURY PEOPLE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
3 Bedrooms 2 Baths Condo
BERNADETTE MEYER, BROKER bernadette@maurypeople.com 508-680-4748 l 37 MAIN STREET, NANTUCKET, MA 02554 l 508.228.1881 l MAURYPEOPLE.COM
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