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1. A number of unspecified additional things;
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STUCK TRUCK CANCELS EAGLE The Monday morning 9:15 Eagle's sail from Hyannis to Nantucket had to be cancelled when a Sun Island truck got hung up on the boat's ramp. Nantucket's Steamship Authority representative, H. Flint Ranney, explained that some trucks had already been loaded onto the vessel, but when the Sun Island vehicle was being driven aboard its "landing gear," or the small wheels that hold the trailer up when it is not attached to a tractor, struck the boat ramp and caused SSA employees to fear the fuel tank under the refrigerated box unit would be punctured. Because it would take a couple of hours to reconfigure the other trucks to change the Eagle's weight distribution, and the tide had to drop before the Sun Island truck could be repositioned, the trip was cancelled.

SMALL FRIENDS DIVES INTO THE GREEN On Monday night, Small Friends began the tedious process of identifying the elements of its new schoolhouse that will help it become a LEEDcertified, green building.

This second charrette was a brainstorming session run by Small Friends' architect Steven Blashfield of the LEED-certified firm, Chip Webster & Associates on Nantucket.

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and employs a point system through the U.S. Green Building Council to classify buildings as environmentally sound and energy efficient.

Small Friends personnel, green builders and others gathered in the Great Hall in the Nantucket Atheneum to assign points in project categories, including sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation & design process, and project tools. This process is eventually going to lead to Small Friends constructing a 6,638-square-foot, one-story building for its 65 students on Nobadeer Farm Road. The project is costing Small Friends $3.5 million. When complete, the school will be both a functioning school building and a multidimensional learning structure, as the students can learn about the environment through the green building process.

NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL

RECEIVES $4,100 GRANT Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a $4,100 Toolbox for Education grant to the Nantucket Lighthouse School toward paint for the interior of Lighthouse School's new building at 1 Rugged Road.

Lighthouse School is in the midst of a capital campaign to support the construction of a permanent home for its growing student body. "We're delighted to receive funds from Lowes' Toolbox for Education grant," said director of education and Lighthouse School co-founder, Lizbet Carroll Fuller. "Thanks to support from organizations like Lowes, we will complete our new building in time for school to start in September 2007."

"The grant on Nantucket represents Lowe's commitment to education," said Larry D. Stone, chairman of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation. "By supporting local schools like Nantucket Lighthouse School, we believe we are not only investing in community projects that are important to our customers and employees, but we're also helping schools build a stronger foundation for the children who will be tomorrow's employees, homeowners and community leaders."

Launched in partnership with PTO Today, a leading organization serving parent-teacher groups, Toolbox for Education grants of up to $5,000 are available for a wide range of improvement projects at up to 1,000 schools nationwide. Parent groups may apply by visiting www.ToolboxforEducation.com. All K-12 schools in the United States are eligible.

PLANNING BOARD TIDBITS Zoning fanatics hoping for Planning Board recommendations on Articles 25, 26, 27 and 28 will have to wait until just before the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission's meeting next Monday night.

The Planning Board continued its deliberations on Articles 25, 26 and 27, regarding the creation of harbor overlay districts for Nantucket and Madaket harbors, and Article 28, making a ban on docks, wharves and piers permanent, because it needs more time to review new information on these articles. That meeting happens at 6 p.m. in the board's meeting space at its 2

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