Because Nantucket is our home, we have a strong commitment to giving back to our community, whether by charitable donations or by volunteering our time. Atlantic East continues to support nonprofits by donating a percentage of each sale which is matched by the company at

Mistress of the Daffodils: Mary D. Malavase

We are so fortunate to have the daffodil expert as a work colleague.  Mary D. Malavase is the island’s foremost expert and resource on all things daffodil.  Mary’s interest in daffodils began 46 years ago.  She shares, “With our busy summer schedule, daffodils were easy to plant in the fall

Congratulations to Housing Nantucket!

Affordable Housing News:  After years of planning, outreach, and fundraising, Housing Nantucket embarked this week on Phase II of construction at 18 Ticcoma Way. Supporters, including Ken Beaugrand (far right in photo), gathered together to commemorate this new beginning at an official groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday. Housing Nantucket is a private non-profit that relies on partnerships within

Congratulations to Ken Beaugrand

Kenneth Beaugrand

Congratulations to Ken Beaugrand who was recently voted in as the 2018 President of the Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers.  Ken is a dedicated professional who has served more terms as the President of NAREB than any other individual.  He brings a wealth and depth of experience and perspective

Our Agents: Our Community

Covenant House with Owner

Because we live on Nantucket year-round we take seriously our commitment to our community. Many of us are involved in a variety of different ways with non-profits and the Town and County of Nantucket.  Housing Nantucket is a local non-profit dedicated to helping house year round people in secure and

Nantucketers Afar

Long time member of the Nantucket Rotary Club, Ken Beaugrand, recently spent a week in Geneva, Switzerland as part of an international travel scholarship outreach program. The program, sponsored by the Nantucket Rotary Club, was designed to create a higher level of understanding of our collective responsibilities as citizens of

Getting Involved with the Town of Nantucket

Penny Dey Broker,GRI, ABRM

The Town has numerous openings on various boards and commissions, many of which are filled by appointment by the Nantucket Board of Selectmen. This means you do not have to run a campaign! Penny Dey was recently appointed by the BOS to serve a 3 year term on the Real Estate

Nantucket Masons Honor Ken Beaugrand

            Ken Beaugrand was recently honored for his 20 years of community service here on the island.  The Nantucket Masons presented Ken with this beautiful gold ring with the Mason emblem.  The Nantucket Masons were established in 1771 and continue their work today on Nantucket Island.  

Our Community: Our Agents

Alison Forsgren

Alison K. Forsgren was a founding member of the Friends of Our Island Home (OIH is Nantucket’s only nursing home for the elderly).  The vision of Friends of Our Island Home is to help reconnect Our Island Home residents with the Nantucket community, to foster relationships with individual residents and

Tax Benefits of Doing Good

Nantucket has been the beneficiary of the generosity of many unheralded people who had the foresight to protect their property with a conservation easement. There are many ways such an easement occurs, from protecting the facade of an historical structure to establishing limited areas for future building. For property owners,

Raise Your Paws for the Cause

2014 Canine Couture Fashion with Judges

We support many organizations on Nantucket and went the extra step with the “Canine Couture Fashion Show” to benefit the Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals last week.  NSHA is the island’s shelter and has placed over 300 unwanted animals in the past 10 years.  It is an extraordinary organization and we