On many days, Apple Street looks like a picture postcard of New England. Oaks shade a time-worn stone wall, boat sheds loll behind granite outcrops. But during storms, this pretty lane only a few feet above sea level can turn into a moat, cutting off an emergency shortcut that ambulances count on when Essex’s main street floods several times per year.
When the Atlantic creeps closer: Study helps vulnerable Massachusetts peninsula prepare for rising sea levels
