By Morgan Hurley HINGHAM — John Hersey, who lives on a street in Hingham named for his ancestors, has set up for a bumper crop of tomatoes this summer — and he already knows where the delicious bounty is headed. Hersey planted the crop with a plan to give the tomatoes to the medical staff at the Dana-Farber’s cancer center in Weymouth, where Hersey said he received treatment. It is his way of thanking them…

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(Editor’s note: Reposting. Originally published on May 15, 2019) FRANKLIN PARK — 750 guests attended the 16th anniversary Party in the Park Luncheon to benefit the city’s Justine Mee Liff Fund, which was held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in a tent in White Stadium at Franklin Park, the crowning jewel of the Emerald Necklace and the largest park in the system at more than 500 acres. Attendees included: Party in the Park founder Wendy…

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SOUTH BOSTON — The crew at Doughboy Donuts is not fooling around when it comes to public health. The photo above is a sign on the front door. Wear a mask or go someplace else for your coffee. (On a side note, we’d do whatever they told us just to get one of those cinnamon raisin crullers. They are THAT good.) Photos by Bill Brett

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Hingham Square — A crew works on the roof of the J. McLaughlin clothes shop on North Street in Hingham on May 6, 2020, the first day where face masks are required in Massachusetts. The crew kept the expected distance between each worker and all — including the police officer keeping the “traffic” at bay — work face masks. A look at things to come. PHOTO BY BILL BRETT

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