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Author John Gallagher releases a gripping account of a long-ago murder

October 8th, 2020 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — Author John G. Gallagher, a retired Boston Police superintendent, has just released his fourth book, “Passion, Poison, and Pretense: The Murder of Hingham’s Postmaster,” a true-crime story of a murder that led to a woman spending the rest of her life behind bars. ” ‘Poison, and Pretense: The Murder of Hingham’s Postmaster’ is the type of local history story I have been craving for some time -a concise, engaging, true story of one…

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Ed Walsh: A life well-lived, a ‘top cop’ remembered

October 3rd, 2020 Comments Closed

By Carol Beggy DORCHESTER – Despite the restrictions on gatherings, the funeral for former Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Ed Walsh drew a number of people who felt compelled to pay their respects to a man who touched a lot of lives throughout the city. Edward J. Walsh died at his daughter Kathleen’s home in New Haven, Conn., on September 27, 2020. He was 98 years old. The restrictions because of Covid-19 meant that only Mr.…

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Scituate is site of monument to Ireland’s ‘Easter Rising’

September 21st, 2020 Comments Closed

A large crowd turned out on Sunday for a dedication of the Scituate Easter Rising monument, the only such monument in the United States. On hand for the dedication were Irish Consul General Laoise Moore; monument committee chair, attorney John Sullivan; singer Máirín Uí Chéide Keady; Scituate Select Board chair Karen B. Canfield; and state Senator Patrick O’Connor. A larger celebration is planned for April, 2021. ALL PHOTOS BY BILL BRETT Photos by Bill Brett

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The fashion community turns out to raise funds for first responders

September 19th, 2020 Comments Closed

More than 260 guests experienced a lot of firsts the other night at Marina Bay in Quincy when fashion designer Denise Hajjar hosted a fashion show with the boardwalk serving as the catwalk for the models. The sold-out event was a fundraiser to fund charities that fund and support first responders and those working in healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic. Among those on hand were Quincy police and firefighters (who arrived in a fire truck),…

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It’s not the heat, it’s the… No, it’s the heat

August 11th, 2020 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — Bill captured this image of a crew working on a sidewalk repair in Hingham on Monday, August 10, 2020, on one of the hottest days of the year. The crew spent several hours trying to remove some concrete underneath the bricks before re-laying the path so that walkers can pass safely. Photo by Bill Brett

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