Maria Mitchell was America's first female astronomer, the second person to discover a comet and called Nantucket her home. As part of our celebration of women's history month, Listen to Janet
Schulte, Jascin Finger, and Vladimir Strelnitski as they talk about the life and times of this important figure.
Eighth graders at the Nantucket Public Schools debate the proposed windfarm project in Nantucket Sound.
In this week’s Plum 98, we celebrate longtime whalers softball coach and Nantucket native Chris Maury. Last year's team went undefeated in the regular season, and this year's softball teams are already out on the diamond.
Nantucket is truly a community for the arts. While some islanders paint
or make music, others use the English language as their creative
medium. Listen as
local poets read their own writings and talk about why they love
poetry.
Nantucket has a hard working and dedicated Fire and Rescue team. In this week's Plum Takes On, Jenelle Ferri becomes part of the team, taking part in the daily activities and training. Take an inside look at your Nantucket Fire Department.
Local pop/funk sensation Miss Fairchild invited all self-crafted
superstars to come to their show and celebrate at the Chicken Box. Plum
took them up on their offer and enjoyed quite the treat. Watch excerpts from the performance and see an interview with the band.
888 Vodka’s Jay Harmen takes us through the process of how the Highest rated Cranberry Vodka in the world comes to be.
While many people come to Nantucket to get away from the reality, the reality is autism is on Nantucket and affects our community. Three mother's of children with autism share their story.



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