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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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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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Hingham High School students hold event to support people of color

June 9th, 2020 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — A group of students from Hingham High School organized a rally at Hingham Harbor in support of Black Lives Matter and other organizations fighting for the rights of people of color. All photos by Kerry Brett

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His way to pay back those who cared for him

May 26th, 2020 Comments Closed

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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Nothing to see here, folks! Just a T-Rex in a crosswalk in Hingham

May 16th, 2020 Comments Closed

HINGHAM — Bill Brett sees the darndest things on his daily walks in Hingham. Editor’s note: We are kinda feeling the dog’s reaction. PHOTO BY BILL BRETT

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

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

Hingham High School students hold event to support people of color

His way to pay back those who cared for him

Nothing to see here, folks! Just a T-Rex in a crosswalk in Hingham

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