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Welcome to YACK, The Nantucket Online Community
You've found YACK, the place where islanders and visitors meet to catch up on the latest island news, politics, issues and ideas. The heart of YACK are our Discussion Forums. To become a YACKer, use the link in the login box on the right to create a new account. It's free! Make www.yackon.com your home page or subscribe to the RSS feed and you’ll always know what’s going on around the island.
You can view previous home page images by clicking here.
If you have questions, or comments, you can email me by clicking the "YACK ON" button below
Thanks for stopping by -- Grant Sanders, YACK Host.
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Buttons-O-Rama!
YACK Sponsors (then and now):
 The specials board at Nantucket Seafood across from the stop sigh. Yeah. That stop sign.
 Nantucket.net (Nicer people you'll never find...)
 Shearwater Excursions. Whale Watches, Seal Cruises. Great fun. The biggest boat for the biggest experience.
 Bartlett's Farm. Local produce. Local color.
Local Businesses:
 Nantucket Bay Scallop Company. From the boat to the table. No middle man! Thanks for the link!
 Coffin/Sconset Real Estate. Thanks for the link!
 Cranberry Transportation. Leave the driving to the professionals. Thanks for the link!
 Nantucket Family Counseling, a private psychotherapy practice. (Thanks for the link!)
 Manor Management property managers on Nantucket. (Thanks for the link!)
 Cap'n Tobey's (with an e) Native Water Taxi. You can get there from here.
 Henry Junior. Get your favorite sandwich. Mine is a chicken cutlet w/ ham, prov & bacon, on a roll.
 TV 17. Yes, that Geno Geng guy is always up to something.
 Sanford RE (Thanks for the link!)
 Caffeinated Advertising. Yes, this is what the YACK Host does when he's not YACKing...
 Denby RE (Thanks for the link!)
 Something Natural. 50 Cliff Road. Open in the Summer. Bread at the Finast and A&P all year.
Local Orgs:
 Click here to go to the new Sustainable Nantucket web page. Become a member!!
 Poetry Slam. Hey. Go enrich yourself.
 Conservation Foundation
 Nantucket Cottage Hospital
 Clean Team. Operating April through October. (Please Join!)
 The new, Nantucket Civic League website
Handy online tools:
 Cool buoy daya from PD Family's Milford, MA WX site! Whoo!
 Cape Wind Tower Readings. Find out how much clean energy we could be making right now.
 SSA Standbys
 Send and SOS Service
 Town GIS Map. Wicked cool!Find your house. Find out how much your neighbors paid for theirs.
 Airport Traffic
 Traffic on the Cape and bridges
 Imageshack. Use it to post images in the YACK forums!!
 Weather Bonk for Nantucket. Great service. Great map.
Town/School Links:
 Town Calendar
 High school sports calendar
 Harbor Plan Website. No eelgrass, no scallops.
 Town Website. Lots of info here!!
 Visitor's Services
Friends of YACK:
 The Nantucket Art Blog. Thanks for the Link!
 Check out Grant's blog... :-)
 Georgen (Thanks for the link!)
 COINFLIP. NFL Football prognostication and jokes. In season.
 ACKDoc.com (Thanks for the link!)
 Mahon About Town (Can you find yourself here?)
Website owners: Want to have a cool button like this and a link to your site on YACK? Click here.
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Instant Tides & Audio Weather
Click on the "show tides" button to see the tides for Nantucket Harbor Entrance, or copy and paste the following search terms for other parts of the island:
Eel Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Great Point, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Wauwinet (outer shore), Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
Automatically updated audio weather reports from: PirateWeather.com
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What's Happenning on Whaler Sports TV?
... Thursday February 21 8:00 Boys Basketball vs Mashpee
... Saturday February 23 6:00 Girls Basketball vs Dennis Yarmouth
... Monday February 25 8:00 Boys Basketball vs Dennis Yarmouth
... Tune in!
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There are currently, 49 guest(s) and 27 member(s) that are online.
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Got a notice you want to broadcast to the world? Need to share a ride to Atlanta? Looking for a lost Nantucket pal? Want to find that person with whom you made eye contact at the Box? Got stuff to give away or sell? Just want to muse aloud? Click the Yackon icon above to email Grant your personal ad or announcement. Personals will stay up for 30 days from the date posted. (Please no profanity or illegal activity. The host reserves the right to refuse a notice or request editing.)
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Bernina Activa 130 Sewing Machine priced to sell, $200. islandharpist@comcast.net
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Hong Kong resident named Claire is looking to pass on my email ad to a nantucket resident named Johnny who attended the Hong Kong Rugby sevens on the 29th of March.If any one knows Johnny pls may you pass him my email. c.white.hk@gmail.com thank you.
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Share Two Bedroom Two Bath House In Town
One bedroom in a two bedroom house for rent in town. Fully furnished, W/D, 5 min walk to town and Stop and Shop. Has a two bed loft for visiting friends/relatives. Available until June 1st. Female preferred. $600 per month + utils. Email: ijstover (at) yahoo.com 508.965.8363
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need a good beach read? Standing Still by summer resident Kelly Simmons. Get it at Mitchell's or Bookworks.
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Desperate for Housing Gotta get outta the shuffle! Have to move out of my cottage to make way for summer "visitors". Would love to find a 1-2 bedroom YEAR ROUND but am so discouraged with lack of available housing. Any suggestions welcome: thesugarpuff@gmail.com
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Need help shoveling out your driveway from this wintery mess? Don't hurt your back trying to lift this heavy wet snow. I'm available to help clear you out with snowblower and shovels. Call Norm at 508-367-4778.
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Marantz Surround Sound Receiver and speakers. Like new Marantz SR5300 Surround Sound Receiver, 5 Cambridge Soundworks Newton speakers and one subwoofer. Rarely used... Just too big a sound for my small living room. Spent the last year in a box. Original price for the receiver alone was $600. Asking $450 for the entire set. you can see a review of the system at c/net reviews. Call 508-228-5269
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87 Ford Escort: 21k orig mi., 2-dr, auto, easy on gas!! $2000. PM me (Reina) (Family has expanded, now using a 4-dr.)
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Bagpipe Instructor Wanted: No joke!!! Teenage boy wants to learn to play the bagpipe. Ol' prankster-windbags need not respond.
Call 508-325-6489.
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PEG Station: If you want to know what a real public access and government station on Nantucket could b like, Click here. (3/7)
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We met at Shannon's two summers ago: I was wearing a Stonehill T-Shirt. You shot a mean game of pool. Please start paying court-ordered child support or I will sue your butt back to the stone age. Thanks.(3/5)
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I like cheese: It's like the best thing ever. Why is cheese so amazing? --JF (3/5)
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Seven for Sheriff: Bark if you like accountability.(3/5)
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Nub Nights. We are a group of bivalve aficionados who like to don large, furry costumes with a juvenile scallop theme and get together for dining, dancing, whatever. Safe spat is the rule. No singles, no mid-sexual developmental stagers allowed. irradians@hotmail.com (508) 228-0925 (3/4) |
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