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The Hull High School Boosters presented their annual athletic awards last week to deserving student-athletes this past academic year. The following special awards, along with the award sponsor, highlighted the evening: Richardson Insurance Award for the Student-Athlete who displays loyalty and service to girls’ sports: Siobhan Burke Peters Family Award for the Student-Athlete who displays…
Past school year was full of lessons not to be forgotten
By the time this column is published, the halls of the high school, middle school, and elementary school will be empty. Students have gone home and won’t return until Sept. 1. Finals are over, grades have closed. It’s been a hectic year, to say the least. We switched learning models, schedules, and classes, following CDC,…
Hull recipient of $12,000-plus for free beach events, programs
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is bringing 150 free events and programs back to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s beaches this summer, as in-person programming resumes on the region’s public beaches from Nantasket to Nahant. On Saturday, June 12, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the DCR awarded more than $300,000 in Better…
Hull firefighters honor those lost this year with ‘ringing of the bell’
Hull firefighters and their families gathered at the Village Cemetery on June 13 for the annual Firefighters Memorial Sunday. The event is designated as a day to honor active and retired firefighters who passed away during the last year. “It’s a solemn day, and it’s a special day, so that we do not forget those…
State House rally points to need for funding for local health boards
Hull health officials join crowd urging: ‘Band-aids are for cuts, not for budgets’ The message was clear: The time to establish a sustainable state funding mechanism to support local health departments and boards of health, including Hull’s, is now. Hull Public Health Director Joyce Sullivan, Public Health Nurse Joan Taverna, and state Rep. Joan Meschino,…
Light Board weighing rate hike for lease of generators in winter
The Hull Light Board will hold a public hearing next month about a proposed rate increase to cover the cost of leasing generators again next winter. The additional charge would represent about an 8.4 percent increase on the average bill, according to Light Board Chair Patrick Cannon. The remote meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July…
Jacobs students wage Battle of Books, won by whale of a team
Third-grade students at the Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School concluded a Battle of the Books competition this week, ending a year of intense reading, the better to compete. During the year, students worked in teams to read assigned books and discuss them. Every book assigned was read by at least one team member. On Tuesday,…
Teams win playoff openers but falter in the next round
The Hull High School varsity boys’ lacrosse and baseball teams had impressive first-round playoff wins on Monday, but the league title hopes were eliminated in the next round. The baseball team ousted Rockland 10-6 with a solid pitching performance by Aiden Robey, who went six innings and struck out seven. Hull was led at the…
With grit and spirit, HHS seniors set example for classes to come
On Saturday, June 5, the Hull High School class of 2021 graduated – unmasked, on a brand-new turf field, and surrounded by an idyllic view. Yet, the seemingly perfect setting for the ceremony masked a less than perfect senior year. “For the past two years, I have stood at this podium during graduation ceremonies and…
PRIDE DAY
Hull High held a Pride celebration on Wednesday, with many staff and students wearing their colors to celebrate PRIDE. The high school group PRISM (Pride, raising awareness, involvement, support, mentoring), helped to organize the celebration. Pictured here are photos of some of the staff and student participants, [Photo courtesy of PRISM advisor Meghan Preble] Author…
No Place for Hate to maintain its place as a town committee
Hull’s No Place for Hate is a nonpartisan town committee dedicated to “building bridges of understanding” while promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion among all members of the community. “It is our goal to unite people to promote a just and inclusive community, provide support and education on diversity, and to celebrate our differences,” Chair Rhoda…
Beach Avenue could be one way at busy intersection with A Street
In an effort to enhance pedestrian access and decrease the volume of traffic in the area of A Street and Beach Avenue, a plan to make a portion of the avenue one way is under consideration, according to Town Manager Philip Lemnios. Whether due to the reconstruction of the handicapped-accessible ramp at A Street, which…
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