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$45.4 million budget tops warrant for Monday’s annual town meeting
Voters at Monday’s annual town meeting face a number of spending proposals, most significantly, the Fiscal 2023 budget of $45.4 million as proposed by Town Manager Philip Lemnios. The overall budget figure represents a $1.9 million, or 4.32%, increase over the current year’s spending. Lemnios recommended a general government budget of $12.1 million and $16.3…
Van Hamm seeks light board seat, asks for vote on solar rapid transit
I am Judeth Gilmore Van Hamm and I am working on two initiatives to serve you. To help you, I would like to ask you to – Go to town meeting Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. at the high school and vote for a non-binding resolution to learn more about Solar Personal Rapid Transit,…
Principal, vice principal share lessons as they depart HHS
As Hull High School’s principal and assistant principal prepare to move on, they have a few lessons to share. Principal Nosek and Vice Principal Mastrogiacomo (Mastro) announced that at the end of the school year, they will each be moving on to new opportunities. So what would they tell their successors? “Hull High School is…
Girls lacrosse still rolling
The Hull High School girls varsity lacrosse team has won seven in a row to improve to 7-2 (3-1 SSL) after wins on the road over Fontbonne and Rockland. Last Friday, Hull defeated host Fontbonne, 16-9. Grace Grosso tallied four goals, Nina Tiani had three goals, and Maeve White, Elly Thomas, and Fallon Ryan added…
A towering opportunity to restore an iconic landmark
Few topics have generated more words in this newspaper over the years than Fort Revere – words of lament about its condition, words of awe about its beauty, words of hope when a revitalization effort seems to be gaining traction. In fact, among the first words ever published under my byline in this newspaper in…
Search for new HS leaders under way; School Com bids farewell to Fleming
Following the resignation of Hull High School Principal Nicole Nosek and Assistant Principal Dan Mastrogiacomo, both effective at the end of June, Superintendent of Schools Judith Kuehn updated the School Committee about the search process this week. Nosek has accepted the position of assistant principal of Hingham High School, and Mastrogiacomo will step into the…
Light board resists plea to withdraw Hull from ‘peaker power’ project
The well-attended April 21 Hull Municipal Light Board meeting included another discussion about the town’s 2015 agreement through the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) to purchase power from the yet-to-be built Peabody Peaker Power Plant during periods of peak electricity demand. Hull is one of more than a dozen participating communities and owns 2.38%…
DPW aims to ‘go above and beyond’ in serving residents, director tells Select Board
The goal of the Department of Public Works is to “strive to deliver exceptional services, safety, and cost-effectiveness” to the town and its residents, Director Chris Gardner said as he provided an update to the Select Board this week about the department’s major functions and accomplishments. “Our goal continues to be to keep residents safe…
Hull High School Honor Roll Term 3
Seniors High Honors: Madelyn Brooks, Parry Harper, Ryan Healey, Troy Healey, Alexis Her, Erica McGowan, Timothy O’Hayre Honors: Petra Bechtold, Devin Capone, Grace Grosso, Faye Lofgren, Eric Newcomb, Mitchell O’Keefe, Conner Sordillo, Larkin Tanner, Nina Tiani Juniors High Honors: TD Doty, Bridget Fleming, Sasha Green, Peter Menice, Mary-Kate Roche, Matthew Sullivan, Alessandra Truglia Honors: Santiago…
Twombly cites experience, knowledge in re-election bid for School Committee
It is with great enthusiasm and energy that I announce my candidacy for re-election to the Hull School Committee. I have been an active member of the Hull community for many years, as I strongly believe it is important to give back to the community that has generously given so much to me. For the…
Almost There!
After eight months of as normal a school year as we’ve had in years, Hull schools are nearing the finish line. Term 4 has begun and with it the bustle that comes with the end of the year. When students return from April break, it’ll be go time: with math MCAS and Advanced Placement testing soon…
Paragon Carousel open for the season: Volunteers needed!
The Paragon Carousel opened for the season on Easter weekend, drawing even larger crowds than expected despite the chilly weather. “It was wonderful to see a return to this tradition after losing so many weekends over the past two years due to the pandemic,” Friends of the Paragon Carousel Board of Directors President Marie Schleiff…
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Article 17 proposes new electronic voting method for future town meetings
Based on extensive research by Town Clerk Lori West regarding the use of electronic voting at town meeting,…
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To the Editor: This Monday, the town will vote on Article 16, the needed maintenance and restoration of…
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