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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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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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Weymouth turns out to stand against racial injustice

June 13th, 2020 Comments Closed

WEYMOUTH — Students of Weymouth High School were joined by town leaders on Saturday, June 13, 2020 in a show of support of Black lives and against racial injustice. A few hundred people gathered at Weymouth’s Legion Field for the vigil. Olivia Pietruszewski, a 2018 Weymouth High School graduate and organizer of the event, said the event was a way to come together as a community and raise awareness of the issue of police brutality…

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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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Scenes from the protest march through the late night conflicts and vandalism

June 1st, 2020 Comments Closed

BOSTON — Our colleague Sean Goss packed his camera and headed to Boston for the evening protest march, the third one held in Boston on Sunday. The day’s marches were held to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and for other instances where a Black person was killed by police. As you can seen in Sean’s photos, the day was a peaceful and powerful one, but when the sun went down and the…

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

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

Weymouth turns out to stand against racial injustice

Hingham High School students hold event to support people of color

Scenes from the protest march through the late night conflicts and vandalism

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