HIMGHAM — The 18th annual IMPACT Melanoma golf tournament and auction, which was held at the Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, raised more than $175,000 for skin cancer awareness and research. Among the many highlights was MLB pitcher Mike Trombley speaking about his vigilance about exposure to the sun after being diagnosed with melanoma. All photos by Bill Brett

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HINGHAM — It was a prom with a promanade of well-dressed members of the Hingham High School Class of 2021 taken at Hingham Harbor before they headed off to the Granite Links Country Club for the prom events on June 8, 2021. The event was organized by a parents group after so many annual events and celebrations were cancelled because of the Covid-19 restrictions. For more on the back story, see this story in the…

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HINGHAM — The Hingham Historical Society is hosting a series of outdoor concerts in May called “Springham” featuring local music groups and offering a chance to be outside — finally! — and enjoy some music and fun. The concerts are held at the Hingham Heritage Museum on Saturdays. The concert Bill photographed here was performed by the band Takeout. For more information, click here. All photos by Bill Brett

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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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