Staying on the South Shore on a holiday weekend when everyone else leaves town can be both beautiful and liberating. Hull is just one town that offers great views, a choice of places to go and friendly people.
Toilers of the Sea; The Life of Joshua James was performed at Fort Revere in Hull as well as during a ceremony at Joshua James gravesite in Hull to honor lifesavers on July 31, 2010. The musical is written by Cinzi Lavin of Hull and was performed by the Hull Peforming Arts. -- By Cathleen Jeffrey, The Hull Sun
Local families traveled by water ferry to Bumpkin Island off Hull Saturday for the fourth annual Art Encampment. They found lots of creative artistic surprises. The event is presented by a group of state and private organizations, including the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance. Check Monday's Patriot Ledger for more coverage.
The Bernie King Pavilion on Nantasket Beach in Hull is often packed during Sunday summer afternoons, as people jive to big band music beside the ocean. Read more at http://www.patriotle dger.com. The Ledger is your ORIGINAL source for local news.
Rita O'Connor of Milton is 91 and has many stories about her grandmother, who was a nurse in the Civil War. She also has a 46-year-old pet turtle named Clyde. Find out more about Rita in Tuesday's Good Age column in The Patriot Ledger.
A Colonial toy gun with a movable snuffer and an old shoe?The Hanover Garden Club's historic house and garden tour Saturday featured an antique 18th Century home with some hidden treasures. The John Curtis House of 1727 is owned by the garden club president, Lisa Stevenson, and her husband, John, a physician at South Shore Hospital.
A 69-year-old man from Bedford competing in the 20th annual Great River Race in Norwell and Hanover complained of heat stroke at the finish line in Pembroke and was taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. Leon Granowitz, the kayaker from Bedford, said he lost his vision at one point after his water system broke early in the race and he appeared to have heat stroke.
Astrologers and spirit mediums gave readings at The Clarion Hotel at Nantasket Beach in Hull on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Cathleen Jeffrey shares a personal reading she received from Medium Cathi Burke. -- By Cathleen Jeffrey, HullSun.com
A Victorian tea hit the spot at the Daniel Webster Estate in Marshfield on Sunday. Temperatures were in the 90s, but 30 guests enjoyed air-conditioned comfort and a three-course Victorian tea. Tours of the restored house on 14-acres followed, with another seasonal fall tea in October.
Teams and individuals competed Saturday in canoe and kayak races at Black's Creek in Quincy. The event is sponsored by the Quincy Environmental Network. See Monday's Patriot Ledger and Wicked Local Quincy for more coverage.
Recent reports of shark sitings on Cape Cod and in the Gloucester area didn't deter a surfer from enjoying the waves at Nantasket Beach in Hull. To read more visit The Hull Sun. -- By Cathleen Jeffrey
Firefighters and police are keeping a close watch on a cement truck that came within a few inches of tilting onto a Grove Street commercial building. Read more at http://www.patriotle dger.com. The Patriot Ledger is your ORIGINAL source for local news.
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