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Submitted by Steven M Greenberg

Past President, Hull Chamber of Commerce

The Looking Good Business and Home Decorating Contest helps to bring pride and honor on this the 250th Anniversary of the USA.

“I’m so honored to have been selected. We’re so excited to celebrate the 250th birthday of our nation,” said Valerie Marinucci of 301 Nantasket Avenue, Unit A – this year’s winner. “We love our country; we respect our flag and the hard-won freedom it stands for; and we’re very proud to be Americans.”

Valerie’s design topped the list of six who registered for this event in cooperation with the Town of Hull’s Semiquincentennial Celebration Committee. The six contestants were Nicole Palermo, Ann and Michael Selig, Jacqueline Flaherty, Jennifer Freedman, and the Hull Public Library.

Five judges, three from the Hull Garden Club and two from the Hull Beautification Committee, visited the six sites between June 15 and 22 to evaluate each site on creativity, originality, curb appeal, the use of patriotic colors and flag code compliance. Valerie’s entry scored the highest and was declared the winner on the Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page on Friday, June 26 at 10 a.m.

The Chamber, and I am sure everyone in town, thank these six contestants and all those who have also decorated their buildings, homes, and businesses in celebration of this most incredible historical achievement, 250 years of self-governance.

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