Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition "DEVASTATED" Erosion on Smith's Point is accelerating and land is washing away faster than homeowners can move their houses BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       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 fe... 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 ...