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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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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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More than 100 turn out in support of “Thin Blue Line” America flag on fire trucks

July 28th, 2020 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — More than 100 people turned out in front of Hingham Town Hall on July 28, 2020 to show their support for the “thin blue line” flag that has been flying on the Higham fire truck since 2018. Police Chief Glenn Olsson and Fire Chief Steve Murphy wrote to their departments’ personnel that officials recently received a citizen complaint, prompting the two executives to make the decision to remove the flags, which they say…

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Images from the record-breaking cold weather in Boston

July 19th, 2020 Comments Closed

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 28, 2017: COPLEY SQUARE — Channeling his friend and mentor, the late New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, Bill Brett took to the streets on Dec. 28, 2017 to capture some of the ways that people were dressing to deal with the extreme cold. With a high of just 12 degrees, Thursday saw the lowest high temperature in 140 years of record keeping, shattering the previous mark by six degrees.…

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When it feels like 100 Degrees, many head to M Street Beach

July 18th, 2020 Comments Closed

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JULY 19, 2019 SOUTH BOSTON — Nary a space of hot sand was to be found along the M Street Beach in South Boston on Sunday, which hit the mark for the highest low temperatures of the year. Bill Brett took this shot at the height of the mid-day heat in the city. That scorcher came just a day after Boston and the region sweltered through the highest temperatures of the year…

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