Shorelines - Good news about your friends and neighbors

• Congratulations to John and Ann Perry, who recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Perry married on December 28, 1950 in Hull and lived in town for 73 years before moving to Marshfield. They are the parents of five children, grandparents of 10, and great-grandparents of 13.
A private family celebration was held in their honor, hosted by their children. The family extends warm congratulations and best wishes as they celebrate this remarkable milestone.

• Hingham-Hull Post 6053 JVC Ken Walsh is shown with Richie Monarch being thanked for his 10+ years of service to veterans in Hull. He is always there to help any veteran who needs assistance. The photo is from last month’s veterans coffee hour at the Hull Lifesaving Museum.

• Hull American Legion Post 140’s Adjutant David Irwin, right, presents Hull Lifesaving Museum Executive Director Mike McGurl a donation to help with the veterans rowing program. For more information, call the museum, 781-925-5433. Photos courtesy of Jim Richman.

Cam Cangiano earned high honors on its first-term honor roll at Thayer Academy’s middle school. The institution is an independent, coed day school for grades 5-12 in Braintree.

• The Nantasket Beach Salt Water Club held its annual darts tournament in December. Thanks to Rob Kenerson for organizing, Greg Griffin for keeping the brackets organized, and Barry Levine for emceeing the event. There were 40 participants randomly matched in luck-of-the-draw style. In the end, it was Mike Angellis and Roberta Murphy who beat out Josh Greenway and Anne MacEachern for the championship. Congratulations to all participants! What a fun afternoon that also raised more than $1,700 for Campbell’s Christmas Angels. Members brought presents and the donation to the organization’s offices in Kenberma, which helped Hull families make their holidays brighter.

• Southern New Hampshire University congratulates Christine Burnett and Margaret Green for being named to the fall 2025 President’s List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List.

• The Hull No Place for Hate Committee is organizing a town wide food drive to benefit Wellspring’s food pantry in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The community is invited to participate in a Day of Service and Remembrance at the Hull Lifesaving Museum, 1117 Nantasket Ave. at 10 a.m. on January 19. Please bring donations of nonperishable food items and personal items such as shampoo and shaving items. There will be a brief program of readings, comments, a slideshow and community resources. Light refreshments will be available.

• Bart Blumberg was honored last month for his longtime service as president of Hull Artists, the organization that operates Gallery Nantasket and sponsors exhibitions throughout town. At the New Winter Season Reception on December 12, Blumberg was honored with an antique camera trophy inscribed, “In appreciation for keeping Hull Artists in focus.” The vintage trophy – paired with a perfectly camera-themed cake – thanked him for his eight years of dedicated leadership. While stepping down as president, Blumberg isn’t going far; he will continue serving on the board of directors and overseeing finances. Photo by Skip Tull.

• The select board has scheduled this spring’s annual town meeting for Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Articles for the warrant will be accepted at the select board office at town hall until 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 12. Citizens who would like to submit an article for consideration need to obtain the signatures of at least 10 registered voters who live in Hull. Sample forms for citizens’ petitions, as well as a guide to town meeting procedure, can be found on the town’s website: www.town.hull.ma.us/town-meeting/town-meeting.

Would you like to see your accomplishments celebrated here in the Shorelines column? If you have news about Hull residents to share – birthdays, anniversaries, career and education achievements, weddings, births, and other milestones – send your information to us at news@hulltimes.com. If you include a photo, please be sure that everyone in the image is identified. Thank you!


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