Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Nantucket health department grants Wicked Island Bakery hair‑restraint variance for one year
Summary
Wicked Island Bakery in downtown Nantucket received a one‑year variance allowing front‑of‑house employees to continue without mandatory hair nets; the board will reexamine classification of the staff as waitstaff in January 2026.
The Nantucket Board of Health on Aug. 21 granted a one‑year variance to Wicked Island Bakery, allowing front‑of‑house employees to operate without wearing formal hair restraints for the coming year, while requiring the operator and department to meet before the board in January 2026 to decide whether staff should be formally classified as waitstaff and thus exempt from the hair‑restraint requirement.
Why the variance: Heather Woodbury, owner and general manager at Wicked Island Bakery, told the board the bakery has operated for 14 seasons and that front‑of‑house staff keep their hair tied back and do not prepare food in the kitchen. “I am respectfully…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
