Top 10 Things To Know If You Are Planning To Move To Nantucket
What to do if there is a hurricane? https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
What to do if three is a Nor'Easter? https://www.mass.gov/info-details/noreaster-coastal-storm-safety-tips
What is the difference between a Hurricane & a NorthEastern
Link to weather page: https://www.nantucketchamber.org/weather
News: https://www.nantucketchamber.org/news
- Insurance
- Banks
- Comcast - Cable & Internet
- DMV / Car Inspection / Fix Your Car
- Take It or Leave It / Thrift Shops
- Boat / Boating
- Movers - Your Friend With A Truck
Housing:
Learn more about Housing options here!
Bought or building a home?
Here are Nantucket's top services that you might need to build, renovate, or maintain a home on Nantucket!
Electricians, carpenters / builders / contractors, architects, alarm systems, carpeting & flooring services, cleaning services, custom woodwork, excavation service, hardware & building supplies, home repair & maintenance, insurance agencies, interior design, landscaping & gardening, locksmiths, mold inspection & removal, mortgages, moving company, oil heat services / delivery, plumbing, pool construction & service / maintenance, propane services / delivery, property management / caretaking services, refrigeration contractors, restoration - water & fire damage, roofing & copper work services, rubbish removal, utilities for electric & water
What Else You Might Need When You Move Here
Getting A Job
Food Shopping:
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Stop & Shop is the main grocery store on island. There is one located outside of town at 1 Sparks Avenue and one in town at 9 Salem Street! Make sure you sign up for a savings cards to take advantage of sales, coupons, & digital coupons.
- Bartlett's Farm is open majority of the year and is located in the Cisco area.
- Nantucket Meat & Fish Market is located outside of the downtown & mid-island area off of Old South Road.
- Liquor / Package Stores
Moving With Children:
Moving with Animals
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- Animal Emergencies - Doctors at Offshore Animal Hospitals are available 24/7 for emergencies, call 508-241-5014
- Traveling to Nantucket with your pet by boat
- Steamship Authority - Pets are welcome on both the fast ferry & slow boat, but must be accompanied by their owners at all times and kept on a leash. They are not allowed in any food service area nor are they allowed on any seatings. Pets travel free
- Hy-Line Cruises - Pets are allowed on board. They ask that you keep your pet properly leased and not allow them on seats. Pets travel free and reservations are recommended.
- Traveling to Nantucket with your pet by plane
- Cape Air / Nantucket Airlines - Pets are allowed on board for a $10 fee. Flights take about 20 minutes and it is important that you make a reservation for your pet as the airline is only allowed one pet on board, per flight. Multiple pets are accepted if from the same family. Cats always need to be in kennels and pets must be accompanies by a traveling passenger.
- Pet-Friendly Beaches - all beaches allow pets, except Children's Beach, Surfside, and Jetties are not so pet-friendly. Be a responsible owner, pick up after your dog and always keep your dog on a leash.
- Pet-Friendly Walking, Hiking Trails, and Parks - here are some of the most popular Tupancy Links, Sanford Form, and State Forest with a dog park coming soon!
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Health & Safety Important Numbers:
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Emergency Police, Fire, Ambulance: 911
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Police (non-emergency): 508-228-1212
- Fire Department (non-emergency): 508-228-2323
- U.S. Coast Guard Brant Point: 508-228-0398
- Nantucket Cottage Hospital (non-emergency): 508-228-1200
- 24 Hour Emergency Room Coverage: 508-825-8100
- Offshore Animal Hospital (non-emergency): 508-228-1491
- Emergency Offshore Animal Hospital (available 24 hours a day for emergencies): 508-241-5014
Card at stop & shop, cuts down pricing. Name on a list for daycare, Pricing on daycare, When places shut down for the season, information on brewery, bartlett farms, bigger places outside of town, information on getting your dogs brought to the island, Vehicle transfer by ferry or personal (details), Nearest airports, Marine home center information, best coffee shop, place for breakfast, "fast food", dinning rest (which need reservations). Electric, water, trash, internet company info, dump hours and location, parking in town info.
numbers to like the hospital, police station, options for health care (primary,eye, teeth...). Vet information.
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