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…
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…
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]
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…
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…
After more than a year of remote meetings by Hull’s governmental boards and agencies, in-person sessions could be in the offing if state-imposed limitations are lifted. Gov. Charlie Baker recently called an end to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Massachusetts effective next Tuesday, June 15. That could signal a return to in-person meetings unless…
With the ocean and a new turf field as backdrop, their friends and family in the audience, 68 students of the Hull High School class of 2021 graduated (unmasked) last Saturday, capping more than a year of learning like no other. Despite the heat, more than 500 people turned out to applaud the graduates. Principal…
senThe state Senate approved a budget amendment offered by Sen. Patrick O’Connor that will provide $22,000 to support operations at the Wellspring Multi-Service Center. The Hull-based nonprofit provides support to people facing challenges to their financial, physical, or emotional well-being in order to help them achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Wellspring opened its satellite location,…
New guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, for the 2021-22 school year means next year may be a return to the type of “normal” education students haven’t had since March of 2020. The new guidance says that “For the fall, all districts and schools will be required to be in-person,…
nantasketHull has had only one COVID-19 case in the past 27 days, moving the town into the “gray” zone on the state’s rating system for the level of concern about the virus, according to Hull Public Health Director Joyce Sullivan. Prior to that, there were no new cases during the previous three weeks. When a…