The maestro's finale...

Former students and members of the Hull Marching Pirates Band and Color Guard are remembering Robert F. Corcoran, a 35-year science teacher, high school assistant principal, and band leader who died on Monday. In addition to various community efforts over the years, Corcoran presided over the band and color guard’s stunning streak of championships – 1976 through 1984, as documented by this gymnasium banner unveiled in 2012. The Marching Pirates attracted a large following to their precision performances, many of which used ‘The Wizard of Oz’ as a theme, leading many to refer to his passing as a final journey ‘over the rainbow.’ Click here for his full obituary. [File photos]