Everything you need to know about rowing, volunteering for Head of the Weir Race

The Hull Lifesaving Museum’s 37th annual Head of the Weir River Race is a celebration of the estuary at the height of its fall beauty and the fabulous array of the region’s open water rowers. As many as 60 boats jockey for position racing out of the narrow estuary and onto open water, traveling from the headwaters of the Weir River downstream, past Bumpkin Island, across Hull Bay, to the museum’s Windmill Point Boathouse at Hull Gut.

This year’s race will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, beginning at 12:30 p.m., from the starting line at Steamboat Wharf Marina. Check-in will be held from 9-11 a.m., and the entry fee is $45 per person.

A highly contested 5-1/2 miler, the Weir draws coxed youth and adult rowers in gigs, single and double livery and workboats, currachs, and ocean shells, as well as experienced kayakers. In the “head of the river” format, boats kick off the starting line at closely-timed intervals, and times are collated at the finish to determine the race winners. The Weir is an exceptionally exciting race and a great spectator event, featuring more than 200 of the region’s finest rowers from all over New England and New York.

Due to worsening erosion of the marsh, the traditional starting line has been moved. All vessels must now launch at Steamboat Wharf and row 1-3/4 miles to the starting line..

The traditional after-race party will be held at the boathouse. All race competitors are welcome to nourishing chow and refreshments at the Boathouse Bistro. After competitors have gone through the line, friends, family, and spectators are welcome to enjoy the offerings with a $5 suggested donation.

There is no day-of-event registration: Online registration at hulllifesavingmuseum.org ends Friday, Oct. 13 at noon.

The race committee also is seeking food donations. Are you a secret soup specialist? Brilliant bread baker or master sandwich maker? If so, we need your help feeding hungry rowers and spectators.

Please RSVP (details below) as soon as possible to let staff know if you will be making a food donation, what you’ll be bringing, and the quantity, so they can plan accordingly.

What is needed: Soup, chowder, or chili (minimum donation enough to fill a crockpot: 8 quarts, please drop off in large Ziplock baggies); bread or rolls; sandwiches (must be individually wrapped); and snacks (fruit, snack bars, chips, and cookies).

Cooking not your thing? If you have a few hours to give and want to lend a hand on race day we’re looking for volunteers: 11:00 a.m. to noon: Set up food service; 12:30 p.m. to  3 p.m.: Serve food; 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Help clean up.

If your talent lies in service rather than culinary arts, let us know how you’d like to help. 

Visit the museum’s website for all the details regarding registration, launching, and parking, or email info@hulllifesavingmuseum.org or call 781-925-5433.

See you at the race!

Which way to the beach? Board to study making Beach Avenue one way

By Carol Britton Meyer

A traffic and engineering study to assess the feasibility of converting Beach Avenue between A and L streets to a one-way street was approved by the select board this week upon Police Chief John Dunn’s recommendation.

The timeframe is contingent on securing funding, engaging an engineering firm based on availability, and other details. Once the engineer is selected, the study will result in recommendations that will lead to a public process to consider various options.

Dunn presented the proposal this week, noting the addition of a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant access ramp and parking at the A Street beach in 2021, the continued encroachment of the sand dunes onto the road surface, and other safety issues related to pedestrians, drivers, bicyclists, and runners who frequent the area, particularly during the summer.

The recommendation follows a visit to the area by Dunn and the Hull Police Department’s safety officer in the fall of 2021 to discuss the possibility of making Beach Avenue one-way. In 2017, Dunn presented a report to the then-board of selectmen at its request, but did not recommend a change at that time.

However, based on current conditions, Dunn recommended that the select board authorize a traffic and engineering study. The chief also noted, in a memo sent to the board prior to the meeting, that the recent changes in the A Street beach area make it difficult for two-way traffic to “traverse without stopping to allow [for] oncoming traffic” and that the width of the road is no longer adequate for two lanes to accommodate auto, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic, which increase considerably during the summer.

He also noted that a search of HPD records over the past five years show no car accidents in the Beach Avenue area.

Fire Chief Chris Russo told the board that the necessary street width to accommodate fire trucks is a minimum of 18 feet. He also recommended adding fencing to keep the dunes from “invading street space” and a plan “to deal with ice cream trucks and their stopping locations.”

Neighbors also had their say, with some expressing concerns that changing the road to one-way, depending on the direction, could cause residents to lose the benefit of the traffic light at A Street when turning onto Nantasket Avenue. Others support the recommendation.

B Street resident Susan Short Green noted that some of the utility poles on Beach Avenue “are practically in the road” and also expressed concerns about the ice cream trucks that frequent the congested area in the summer.

“I cringe whenever one comes by and kids start running toward them,” she said.

Green also feels that making the road one-way would be an inconvenience for year-round residents.

At the end of the discussion, board member Jerry Taverna noted: “No one has determined yet in which direction the one-way [pattern] would go.”

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Beachgoers team up to save swimmers caught in rip currents

By Dolores Sauca Lorusso 

Recently, on two separate occasions, beachgoers became rescuers at Nantasket Beach when they jumped in to save people who found themselves in trouble in the water.

LIFESAVER. Surfer Robert Hutchins was among those out on the water who jumped into action to save swimmers who were struggling to deal with Dangerous Rip Currents. [Skip Tull photo]

“In these two incidents, all parties involved are lucky to have been in the immediate area of bystanders who were willing to render assistance,” said Hull Fire Department Deputy Chief William Frazer.

It was nearly dusk on Tuesday Sept. 5 when volleyball players heard cries for help coming from the water and “without hesitation” jumped the seawall and ran straight into the ocean. 

A young man was drowning, and his friend was unable to get him back in. According to accounts from those who went in to help, neither of the men spoke English, but both allowed the group to take turns helping the victim stay afloat.

Paul Dunphy made it out to the man and his friend first; he found the man “just limp.” Dunphy said this was different than what he expected, because in stories he had heard “drowning victims climb on their rescuers in fear for their lives and can bring them down too.

“When we finally got him ashore, the EMTs said if we had gotten there a minute later the guy would have been gone,” he said.

Dunphy was quickly joined by fellow volleyballers Robert J. (RJ) Ronan, Carl Decosta, and George Whelan, who “tag-teamed” with him to hold the man above water.

As dusk quickly turned to darkness, the group became aware they were fighting a rip current. Dunphy, who grew up around the water in Hull, recalled Decosta, who served in the military, saying, “Gentlemen, we are in a riptide, swim sideways to the hotel.”

The group was not aware their team members on the beach could not see them anymore, but a group of their teammates was watching and tracking them from the water in case they needed to assist.

“It happened so fast, at first I didn’t know who went in the water,” said Mary Dunphy, a fellow team member and Paul’s mother. “They were probably in the water about 15 or 20 minutes, but it seemed way longer. Thank God it ended well.”

Whelan said that earlier, two surfers down the beach had noticed the group running into the water and “thought with the rough surf it didn’t seem right,” and headed their way. When the surfers, Robert Hutchins and his friend Barry, known in surfing circles as “The Legend,” reached the group they gave up their boards.

When the group saw the surfers coming, they knew they were in “good shape.” Whelan described how they put the victim on the long board and, except for RJ who swam in, they all hung on while he also had the cord to the short board whose surfer began “sculling” them in.

“People began yelling to us, ‘You can stand. It is chest and neck deep,’” he said. “We held the drowning guy and smashed through the waves; he was rubber-legging. To lose the guy in the surf would have been horrible..”

“That was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed. The undertow and waves were beyond belief,” said volleyball team coordinator Mary Gagnon, who was one of the people to call 911. “They moved forward and the tide pulled them right back out. I was sobbing, afraid I was going to have to tell someone’s Mom they were gone…We have heroes amongst us.”

Melanie Whelan, George’s wife and aunt of Dunphy and Joshua Malcolm Whelan, who also went in the water, said “if those two surfers had not come when they did, this might be a very different story.”

“It was a huge group effort. Multiple people called the police and didn’t assume someone else called,” Whelan said. “The day I helped save someone’s life is huge, but the biggest hero is the guy’s friend, who stayed with him and supported him for a while before we came.”

“At the end of the day, the team came together very well. We got done what we needed to get done,” said Decosta, who, when someone said “God was watching all of you,” replied, “God always has my back.” Whelan shared he even has a cross tattoo on his back to illustrate it.

Just two days later, on the afternoon of Thursday Sept. 7, a life threatening undertow created another rip current situation which found two “self-described” non-swimmers over their heads beyond the swells struggling for their lives.

Frazier told the Times the swimmers involved were a man and a woman, both in their 20s. The Hull Fire Department rescue vessel was launched, but the bystanders were able to get the swimmers to shore prior to fire department members reaching them.

In a letter to the Times, a witness, S. Walsh of Onset Street, described “blood-curdling screeches” coming from the water.

“Almost immediately, all who heard it stood and pointed to the water. An action-oriented woman near me said ‘Whose surfboard? Get out there – somebody is drowning.’ I grabbed my keepsake surfboard of my youth and headed into the surf. I didn’t see anybody but clearly heard the cry for help beyond the high breakers and foam. There was a very visible rip tide current heading straight out, several other would-be helpers waded in and felt the strong undertow and pulled back out of the water.”

Assisted by a stand-up paddle boarder and a couple with a paddle board, the four put the two struggling swimmers on the boards and saved their lives.

“It was an honor to be with good people, doing good things,” Walsh said. “Today, we’d do well to keep an open eye for such opportunities.”

Dunphy shared a comment that someone made to him which applies to both these rescues: “One small force can summon more forces of good to intervene…it only takes one person not to be a bystander.” He wanted to remind people they should “remember to call 911 first, intervene if able, tell people to look for a floatation device, and surfers save lives.”

“In both these cases, bystanders played a role in these rescues. This speaks to the good that is within all people and their willingness to help,” Frazier said. “Unfortunately, during the hectic activities surrounding these events we were unable to obtain the names of the bystanders that assisted.”

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Stumped by your smartphone or computer? Student donates his talents to tame trickiest tech troubles

By Victoria Dolan

Can’t read a text? Logged out of your email? Give Hull High senior Jake Smith a visit – in his spare time, Smith helps senior citizens navigate technological problems.

Every other Monday at 3 p.m., Smith helps seniors with any tech issues they may have at the Anne M. Scully Senior Center. He volunteers his services and offers one-on-one assistance.

Smith says many of the seniors he’s helped have recently gotten their first smartphone, so he teaches them “how to use a phone, make phone calls, read text messages” to make communication with loved ones more accessible.
Smith drew inspiration from his family. His mother is a nurse for the elderly, and “inspired me to do what I can to help those in need.”

When he saw the difficulty his grandmother had in using her phone, he saw a common problem. He wanted to teach other seniors to use theirs, so Smith contacted the senior center to find out how he could help.

Hull’s senior center had been hoping for just that kind of help.

“We had a lot of constituents coming in and asking for help with smartphones,” said Maura Quinn, the center’s activities coordinator.
Smith’s idea blossomed into a passion, and now he plans to continue the service until he starts college next fall.

“I make connections with a lot of the senior citizens, and I see the joy it gives them,” he said.

Senior Center Director Lisa Thornton said the teen’s service “helps them to feel confident and empowered,” and enables older adults to “live their lives comfortably with technology.”
Thornton had been hoping to start multigenerational programming and noted that Smith’s work is a “nice step towards that” as it connects youth and seniors and enables future connections by helping seniors gain experience with technology.
Smith is certainly well qualified for the job. He gained experience from an interest in technology that started when he was younger, and worked as a volunteer coach for an MIT robotics team. His interest gave him the background he needed, and the robotics team taught him to “troubleshoot problems and have patience while helping someone.”
For others hoping to help their community, Smith suggests they take a similar approach.

“Do something you like,” he advised, “something that you feel could be useful.”
“A lot of people underestimate how talented they are, and how much they have to offer,” Thornton added.

Hull High student Jake Smith’s next tech assistance hour at the Anne M. Scully Senior Center is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m.

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Select Board names new police sergeant, two full-time officers; reappoints 19 to committee seats

By Carol Britton Meyer

The select board this week appointed two new police officers and promoted a Hull native to the position of sergeant.

TOP COPS. Deputy Chief Neil Reilly, left, and Chief John Dunn congratulated new full-time police officers Andrew Ziniti and Michael Cambra, as well as new Sgt. Andrew Reilly, all of whom were appointed by the select board on Wednesday night. [Courtesy photo]

Andrew Reilly, who has been employed by the Hull Police Department for nearly 10 years, was named a sergeant upon Chief John Dunn’s recommendation.

Reilly has served as a detective, officer-in-charge, and sexual assault officer (remaining in that role), among with other assignments. He is also a Plymouth County Outreach officer, assisting individuals affected with substance abuse disorders and their families.

Former select board member John Reilly, Sgt. Reilly’s father spoke in support of the HPD and the “good work” of its officers from the audience.

“A lot of great things are in store for the Hull Police Department,” he said.

Also upon Dunn’s recommendation, the select board appointed permanent intermittent police officers Andrew Ziniti and Michael Cambra to full-time police officer status. Both are Hull residents and former seasonal officers. This change will result in filling two of the five current HPD full-time vacancies.

“They are both great assets to the department,” Dunn said.

Intermittent officers supplement the current police staff when full-time officers are not available and during a time when there are openings on the force, with the goal of eventually transitioning into full-time officers.

In other business at the meeting, the board reappointed 19 members of various boards and committees. No other citizens expressed an interest in these positions.

⦁ Beach Management Committee: Josephine Lewis, Jan Murray, Peter Pyclik

⦁ Board of Health: Janet Scribner

⦁ Design Review Board: Thomas Burns

⦁ Permanent Sewer Commission: Paul Norton

⦁ Veterans Council, David Irwin, Andrew Wohar, George Anastos

⦁ War Memorial Commission: Ernest Minelli III, David Irwin, Andrew Wohar, Edward Burke, Jerry McLaughlin, Robert Neal

⦁ Weir River Estuary Committee: Judeth Van Hamm, Scott Plympton

⦁ Zoning Board of Appeals: Timothy McCarthy (alternate), Timothy Pranaitis.

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Town considers permitting process for retail marijuana sales after voters OK bylaws

By Carol Britton Meyer

After last month’s town meeting overwhelmingly approved the sale of recreational marijuana in Hull, what happens next remains unclear.

Select board member Irwin Nesoff asked for clarification of the process this week, which requires state Attorney General approval of the changes to the town’s zoning and general bylaws approved by voters, crafting a Host Community Agreement between the marijuana business and the town, and reviewing new Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission procedures, among other considerations. The AG has 90 days to act on the bylaw changes.

While the Alternative Compassion Services medical marijuana facility on George Washington Boulevard advocated for the warrant article at the special town meeting, any similar business could now apply for a recreational marijuana license with the town, according to Town Counsel James Lampke. 

“The right to submit an application is not guaranteed or reserved for any existing establishment or any possible other party,” he said, adding, “ACS is the logical applicant. We’re not the biggest community for marijuana sales. While it might make sense for ACS to expand to retail sales, it’s up to them to apply for it.”

In the meantime, it’s not too early to start the process, according to Lampke. This could include the select board reviewing a draft HCA recently submitted by ACS following the special town meeting vote, and reviewing the town’s current rules and regulations.

Select board member Brian McCarthy noted that the draft document “is actually a template of their agreement with Bridgewater,” where ACS’s main operation is based.

“It’s their right to submit an application, but we haven’t started the process yet,” Lampke said.

At the same time, Town Manager Jennifer Constable said it’s “not the town’s responsibility to reach out to a business” about applying.

Lampke also said the town is researching how other communities have handled requests from existing medical marijuana facilities to expand to include retail sales.

The issuance of any license to sell recreational marijuana is contingent on select board, planning board, and CCC approval and the crafting and approval of a HCA and would follow a public process.

“I think we have an obligation to move forward on this,” Nesoff said. “The statement of the town was pretty clear.”

Constable, however, urged the board to consider what the most important priorities should be regarding placement on agendas for future meetings. Chair Greg Grey suggested board members review existing documents and to be prepared to address the issue at an upcoming meeting.

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School department hires consultant, sets timeline for superintendent search

By Carol Britton Meyer

School committee members this week established a draft timeline for hiring the next Hull Public Schools superintendent, with a selection expected to be made by the end of January and a start date of July 1. Current Superintendent Judith Kuehn is retiring at the end of the school year.

The New England School Development Council, based in Marlborough, has been hired to facilitate the search at a cost of $13,760. The final decision rests with the committee.

Member Kyle Conley and other school officials are working closely with NESDEC with the goal of leading “a very intentional and thorough search for our next superintendent – someone who is fabulous, although not as fabulous as [Kuehn] – and who will continue her great work,” she said. “We want to be sure we have a clear, transparent, and inclusive process. There will be lots of opportunities for stakeholders to weigh in, including teachers, administrators, staff, custodians, students, parents, and other members of the community.”

As part of the process, the job will be posted and recruitment for the position will begin in October or November, a timeline approved, a screening committee appointed, and a salary established. The deadline to submit an application for the position in Nov. 27.

The tentative timeline:

⦁ Mid-October: In partnership with the school committee, NESDEC will conduct focus groups with administration, staff, parents, and other community members as part of a community needs assessment, to develop a candidate profile.

⦁ By Oct. 30: Screening committee members will be recruited and selected.

⦁ End of November, early December: The screening committee will review procedures, develop interview questions, set the interview schedule, review applications received, and distribute application packets.

⦁ Mid- December: Preliminary interviews of selected candidates will be conducted; the screening committee will determine which candidates to recommend to the school committee.

⦁ Around Dec. 18: Finalists will be announced and interviews with these candidates conducted Jan. 10-19.

It has not yet been decided whether visits to finalists’ districts will be part of the process.

Chair David Twombly urged anyone interested in the process to get involved now.

“Don’t sit on the sidelines,” he said. “We want to be sure a lot of people attend the upcoming meetings and give their opinions. This is an exciting time, and while we certainly don’t want to lose Judy, we can embrace the change and go from there.”

In other business at the meeting:

Kuehn provided a progress report on phases one and two of the school reconfiguration process. “I’m happy to say that phase one was incredibly successful because of the commitment of the leadership team and everyone, including our custodians, who worked so hard to get this project done,” she said.

Under phase one, Pre-K through grade 6 students are attending classes at Jacobs Elementary School, grades 7 and 8 at Memorial Middle School, and grades 9 through 12 at the high school for the current school year.

Phase two, once granted final approval by the school committee, would implement the final reconfiguration, where Jacobs School would house grades PreK to 7 and the high school, grades 8 to 12, beginning with the 2024-25 school year.

“On to phase two!” Kuehn said, noting that the new HPS theme is “Stronger Together – Hull Pirate Pride.”

At the end of the meeting, the committee held an executive session related to the lawsuit against the town by former Superintendent Michael Devine. The select board also was scheduled to discuss the lawsuit in closed session this week.

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Three-member committee to review applicants for library director position

By Carol Britton Meyer 

A three-member selection committee will review the applications of eight people who are seeking to replace Diane Costagliola as director of the Hull Public Library.

Costagliola resigned recently to accept the position of library director in Sandwich. The search committee is comprised of library trustee James Curtis Miller III, Town Manager Jennifer Constable, and select board member Jason McCann.

“We will narrow [the process] to three or four candidates and interview them, moving forward as quickly as possible,” Constable said at Wednesday’s meeting of the select board. She also thanked the library staff for “holding down the fort” in the meantime.

Also at Wednesday’s meeting, War Memorial Commission Chair Edward Burke proposed the creation of an Agent Orange memorial at Monument Square to honor the eight or more Hull veterans who died from its effects. The goal is to have the memorial completed by Aug. 10, 2024, which has been designated as Agent Orange Awareness Day annually. The select board was supportive of this idea.

Constable was appointed as the select board’s designee to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and the MBTA Advisory Board. The MAPC is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston. MAPC’s mission is to promote smart growth and regional collaboration, and to work toward sound municipal management, sustainable land use, protection of natural resources, efficient and affordable transportation, a diverse housing stock, public safety, economic development, clean energy, healthy communities, an informed public, and equity and opportunity among people of all backgrounds.

“The MAPC is an exceptional resource to the entire region, and specifically to Hull,” Constable said. Community Development and Planning Director Chris DiIorio will serve as the alternate.

The MBTA Advisory Board plays a key role in the allocation of federal funds for MBTA capital-related projects. The board is composed of the chief elected official of each of the 176 cities and towns in the Commonwealth, or their designee.

McCann noted the importance of alerting the community to any service changes related to the Hull bus, commuter rail, ferry, or The Ride in a prompt manner. Constable suggested that the proposed select board newsletter could include such updates.

Constable reported that she, Rep. Joan Meschino, and Sen. Patrick O’Connor will meet soon with the new Department of Conservation and Recreation commissioner “to share our needs and asks of the DCR” and to provide a tour of the Point Allerton seawall – which is owned by the DCR and is in desperate need of repair – Fort Revere, and the front beach area” and to talk about climate adaptation. Constable will report back to the board following the meeting.

“We would like to see our improved relationship with DCR continue to grow,” she said.

McCann reported that there has been progress in negotiating a long-awaited, long-term Paragon Carousel lease with the DCR for the state-owned clocktower building.

The board entered into executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss former Superintendent Michael Devine’s lawsuit against the town. The school committee also held a closed-door discussion of the suit at its meeting on Monday.

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Temple preparing to celebrate Rosh Hashanah this weekend, observe Yom Kippur Sept. 24-25

By Rabbis David and Joshua Grossman

Shanah Tovah oo’mitukah!

We at Temple Beth Sholom wish everyone a happy and sweet New Year. During the month of Elul, the final month before the new year, we find ourselves taking a detailed inventory of what we did and did not do during the preceding year. The principle of the High Holiday season is summed up in the closing prayer of Yom Kippur. God tells us, “I do not desire the death of the wicked, rather the wicked’s return from the way that they live.”

Our method of returning to the correct path is called Teshuvah, which can be done anytime, but is truly emphasized during the days of the holidays. We engage in deep preparation for this powerful and meaningful time. Our buildings were prepared beautifully with our special holiday curtains and Torah covers. We use white in place of our standard colorful covers to signify purity and a fresh start which is gifted to everyone this time of year. Throughout the Holy Days, we hear the sound of the shofar, a ram’s horn whose piercing sound reverberates in synagogues across the globe, ushering in a New Year. This is a time of renewal and hope, however this year the shofar is sounded only on the second day of Rosh Hashanah because we do not blow the shofar on the Sabbath.

This year, in the early evening of the second day of Rosh Hashanah, we hold our Tashlich service on the sand of the beach. There we will ceremonially cast away past misdeeds, remembering that sins are not character flaws; rather, they are mistakes that we regret and resolve to not repeat.

We also look ahead to Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement, Sunday night through Monday, Sept. 24 and 25. We will fast from sunset to sunset, taking in neither food nor water. It is a profoundly moving day of deep self-reflection, when we attempt once more to recognize our failures, correct our wrongs from the past year, and return our faith to God.

We will begin our Yom Kippur observance with a kosher dinner at Temple Beth Sholom on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you all, and sharing in both the celebratory and reflective services and events in our temple home here in Hull over the next month, and all year long.

Shanah tovah!

Community Preservation grant application deadline is Sept. 28

The Community Preservation Committee is now accepting new applications for grants through Hull’s Community Preservation Act funds. Grants can be used for historic restoration, open space, recreation and community housing projects. The grants receive final approval at annual town meeting in May, but CPC board members will begin to review the new applications this fall.

The application process has two mandatory steps:

Step 1: Preliminary application for project eligibility; deadline is Sept. 28. Complete the preliminary application and submit as soon as you know of a worthy project. A CPC member will contact you to confirm that your project falls within the boundaries of eligibility. If the preliminary CPA application is eligible, you will proceed to Step 2.

Step 2: Final CPA application deadline is Oct. 31. The final application is a more detailed application, a CPC member will be assigned to your application to assist you as you complete a final application.

If a project is town-owned, applicants must get permission to submit  agenda of the select board or other town board, such as  conservation, historical commission, and park and recreation. For additional information, visit www.town.hull.ma.us/community-preservation-committee or email the CPC administrator at CPCadmin@town.hull.ma.us.

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