Boston Photographer
NORWELL — Our intrepid photographer, Bill Brett, took on a really tough assignment over this holiday weekend: Flower picking at the old Jacobs Farm in Norwell. And, as you can see from his images, it was a beautiful day and scene that can only seem to be created by an autumn day in New England. ALL PHOTOS BY BILL BRETT
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…
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.…
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
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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