Tag: Nantucket

Private Jets and Yachts Land in Nantucket for Jefferies Takeover

(Bloomberg) — The superyacht Night Howl, all 164 lustrous feet of it, pulled into Nantucket harbor. Most Read from Bloomberg The new owner of this floating palace, Rich Handler, wasn’t aboard. He’d taken a faster route, via air, for what amounted to a brief, not-so-hostile takeover of a place that’s a summer playground for the […]

Several ferry trips to Nantucket canceled Sunday after pilot unable to work

Several Steamship Authority ferries between Cape Cod and Nantucket were canceled Sunday due to a lack of crew members. Four round trips between Nantucket and Hyannis have been canceled due to “Crew Shortage,” according to the Steamship Authority. The pilot of the M/V Iyanough was unable to work Sunday and there were “no other qualified […]

Billionaire’s million-dollar Nantucket beach house has officially been swept away

Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht’s Nantucket beach house has been demolished due to erosion. Strict zoning rules and unstable land make it unlikely that Sternlicht will be allowed to rebuild. The ongoing erosion is causing property values to fall on parts of the exclusive island. Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht’s Nantucket beach house is officially no more. […]

Police investigating after human remains found on Nantucket

An investigation is underway after human remains were found Thursday on Nantucket, police announced Friday. Two men looking for deer antler sheds stumbled upon the remains in a wooded area near the east end of the island just after 5 p.m. and notified the Nantucket Police Department, officials said. Officers and detectives secured the scene […]