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By adamg - 9/16/24 - 10:42 am

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that Northeastern University can go ahead and expand its Marine Science Center on its 20-acre site at the tip of Nahant. Read more.

By adamg - 11/27/23 - 9:49 pm
Full beaver moon rising over Nahant

Matt Frank watched the full, but partially cloud-covered, Beaver Moon rising over Nahant Beach, from Revere Beach at sunset today.

By adamg - 7/4/23 - 12:33 pm
Boston in the fog as seen from Nahant

Josh Borrow shows us the view of Boston from Nahant this morning.

By adamg - 9/21/22 - 10:33 am

A judge yesterday sided with Northeastern University over the town of Nahant, ruling a state law aimed at protecting land set aside for conservation does not apply to the school's plans to expand its Marine Research Center on some long vacant land it owns in the town. Read more.

By adamg - 8/7/22 - 9:47 pm
Storm lets loose over Nahant

Joan was at Nahant Beach this afternon when the storm showed up and just burst right over her head. She managed to get a couple of good shots "just before we grabbed our stuff and made a mad dash for the car."

Chelsea Scanner watched the storm advance from Chelsea, and watched the lightning streak down in the direction of Everett and Somerville: Read more.

By adamg - 7/22/22 - 9:56 am

Matt Noyes at NECN confirms what North Shore and Cape Ann ocean swimmers already know: Brrr. Read more.

By adamg - 6/10/21 - 1:24 pm

DCR reported today that lion's-mane jellyfish have floated into the waters off Carson Beach in South Boston, Wollaston Beach in Quincy and Nahant Beach in, well, Nahant. Read more.

By adamg - 5/16/21 - 1:05 pm

Gary DeCarlo (Steam) - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Artist's rendition of Nahant Town Meeting.

WBZ reports Nahant residents voted overwhelmingly yesterday to block Northeastern from expanding a marine research center by taking eight acres of the site by eminent domain. The center has focused in recent years on how to help coastal communities deal with rising sea levels, but Nahant, bolstered by an anonymous $3-million gift to take the land, said: Nah.

By adamg - 6/12/20 - 8:08 pm

WBZ reports on the Lion's mane jellyfish at Nahant.

They're in Boston Harbor, as well.

By adamg - 11/23/19 - 5:13 pm
Clam chowder poured on top of French fries

On the menu today at Tides in Nahant.

By adamg - 9/13/19 - 11:46 pm
Moonrise over Hull

David Parsons watched the full moonrise over Hull this evening.

Matt Frank watched it as well, but up in Nahant: Read more.

By adamg - 11/13/16 - 7:32 pm
Supermoon over Nahant

Dr. B watched the the Supermoonrise over Nahant.

More Supermoon photos from tonight: Read more.

By adamg - 7/31/15 - 9:27 pm
Sunset over Nahant

John Gage watched the sun go down from Nahant.

Southie Spots watched the blue moon rise over the Harbor Islands from South Boston: Read more.

By adamg - 1/11/14 - 2:25 pm
Nahant in the fog

Dragomir Bozhkov watched the fog caused by warm temperatures and lingering snow and ice this morning.

By adamg - 11/7/10 - 7:38 pm

Surfer dude

In their all-black wetsuits in the dreary gray water of Nahant Bay this afternoon, some surfers looked like nothing so much as mimes on boards. Crazy mimes on the verge of hypothermia, to be exact, but maybe those suits are warmer than they look.

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