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As a recent nursing school graduate, Sarah had just landed her first job as the new nurse in Dr. George Butterworth's Nantucket practice, a cushy Monday-through-Friday 9-5, a far cry from the nightshifts, weekends and holidays that most first-year nurses endure.

NANTUCKET — A $10 million donation from the family of a Boston-based businessman has brought the Nantucket Cottage Hospital one giant leap closer to meeting its fundraising goal for the construction of a new facility.

Bruce Percelay, founder and chairman of The Mount Vernon Co., and his wife, Elisabeth, announced that they’re giving a $10 million matching gift toward building a new hospital on Nantucket.

HOW IS it possible that The Boston Globe finds that buying American is somehow un-American?

A host of development projects outside of hot areas in and around downtown win approval - a surge with the potential to add housing in the less-pricey neighborhoods where demand outstrips supply. 

For decades, Ardo Garabedian’s gas station and parking lot along Western Avenue in Brighton were surrounded by a ragtag array of used-car dealerships, and the dilapidated remnants of the old Charles River Speedway.

The Mount Vernon Co., a Boston-based apartment owner, and developer, this week filed expanded plans with the city regarding its proposed 132-unit residential complex on Western Avenue in Brighton. The company is planning a 128,052-square-foot, six-story residential building with three retail stores at 530 Western Ave.

Extravagance and environmentalism don’t seem like natural soulmates, but in Boston a new set of developments seamlessly combines the amenities and modern sensibilities of today’s luxury living with eco-conscious construction.