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March 19, 2008  RSS feed

"DEVASTATED"
Erosion on Smith's Point is accelerating and land is washing away faster than homeowners can move their houses
Of the 57 houses and cottages on Smith's Point, the ocean has unmercifully harassed 15 of them over the last five years. Smith's Point Association President Tom Erichsen estimates that the beaches from the west end of Millie's Bridge to the south end of Massachusetts Avenue have lost around 50 feet a year in that time. More...
Hospital gains support for expansion plans
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER

Nantucket Cottage Hospital plans to add a new operating room and covered entrances for its main and emergency room access points. More...

Teaching the environment
BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT WRITER

When Sarah Elliott moved to Nantucket four years ago one of her first favorable impressions of the island was its trash recycling program. "I loved the fact that people had to recycle," she says. Her commitment to the environment is evidenced by her deeds. More...

 Other News
• article has image Meet Your Neighbor
Alison Wypycha
Date of birth June 22, 1984 Likes most about Nantucket That you can get most everywhere by bicycle and that people wave to one another. Likes least about Nantucket That it takes planning and extra money to go to a mall or other mainland attraction. More...
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 The Arts
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HOMEGROWN MUSIC AT THE BOX THIS WEEKEND
The island's famous (they may prefer infamous) band "Miss Fairchild" is making a two-night swing to Nantucket for performances at The Chicken Box on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 with an "experience" they call "Miss Fairchild's Homemade Superstar Weekend. More...
• article has image Arts Huberman lands film role as executed Nazi
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 Opinion
• LETTERS
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IN TO OUR FRONT YARD To the editor: Peter Brace's article on the MMS Hearing on Nantucket regarding Cape Wind's wind farm proposal noted that a number of islanders spoke about the project. He identified a 24/36 split between speakers in favor of and opposed to the project, which could be interpreted as a measure of the opinions of islanders. More...
• article has image GREY MATTER by James Cennamo
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 Sports
• article has image BONDING THROUGH BIRDIE BASHING
The final bell had rung on Friday, yet students, faculty and administrators were in no hurry to leave for the weekend. What kept them after school was the 22nd annual "Badminton-Mania" finale - the anticipated teacher-student contests that traditionally cap a two-week badminton extravaganza in the high school gym. More...
• article has image DAVE WEBB
• article has image CAN WE KEEP HIM, MOM?
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 Developments
• HDC THIS WEEK
GARAGES Gerald Schwartz, 17 Nonantum Ave. Bill Moore, 26 Broadway GARAGE APARTMENTS John Arno, 74 _ Egan Lane FENCES Elisa Allen, 3 Square Rigger Road MISCELLANEOUS AMENITIES* Mike Merullo, More...
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 Columns
• article has image A REFLECTION
Ireflexively ducked as Hawkeye whooshed close by my head on his way to a landing in the nearby tree. When he had settled down, after a couple of flaps, he glared at me for a while as I recovered my composure from the near miss. More...
• article has image YACK on: Opinion poll
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 Property Profile
• article has image LIVING HISTORY
The Maury People Craig Hawkins $5,785,000
An historic home on Nantucket is like a living, breathing thing. It grows and it changes over the years, but the core of it - what makes it unique and gives it its own personality - remains the same. The house at 12 Orange Street is a wonderful example. More...
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 Property Transfers
• article has image PROPERTY TRANSFERS
March 10, 2008 ~ March 14, 2008
6. A house on .26 of an acre at 2 Chapel St. sold to Prudence Bell of Old Greenwich, Conn. from the Estate of Peter Fleming of Watertown, Mass. for $946,000. The property is assessed at $1,775,300. The land bank fee is $18,920. More...
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