Agenda for February 9, 2010 Board of Selectmen's Meeting
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TOWN OF HULL MEMORANDUM
Agenda for February 9, 2010 Meeting
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
October, 20, 2009, November 17, 2009, December 1, 2009
APPOINTMENTS
7:30 – Public Hearing – Textile Building Trust dba Fascination, Richard Lawrence, Mgr. – Wine and Malt (annual) license as a General on Premise Licensee at 189 Nantasket Ave.
8:00 - School Committee
CORRESPONDENCE
- Jordan Smock – Permission for marriage on A St. Pier for Kirk Daffner & Lise Bliss on 6/19/10
- ABCC – re: Setting temporary increased population as of 7/10/10
LICENSES
1. Loretta West dba LW Auto Sales, 4 Lincoln St. – Class II Wholesale Auto- RENEWAL
An invitation from The Straits Pond Watershed Association
The Straits Pond Watershed Association (SPWA) would like to invite you and your friends to a presentation on "Plantings to Attract Birds" led by Sally Avery; Mass. Audubon Volunteer and experienced birder; and Judy Dorner from the Hull Garden Club. The focus will be on what to plant in order to attract birds around Straits Pond and adjacent communities.
The presentation will take place :
Date: February 28, 2010
Location: Estuary Center George Washington Boulevard, as you enter Hull
Time: 3:30 to 5:00 P.M.
The presentation is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
This presentation is funded by the Hull Cultural Council.
For further information please contact Sue Lofchie 781.925.0535.
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Upcoming community events
The Red Parrot Banquet Room Creative Black Tie Event Cash bar with light hors d’oeuvres - Live Band! Weir River Woods Spring Walk. http://www.hulllandconservationtrust.org/ 10-2, Sat., April 17 Sustainable Living Expo 2010, Mary Jeannette Murray Bathhouse,
“The Sun’s Out”
Silent and Live Art Auction
The Hull Organizations Network for Everyone including You kick-off meeting will take place Thursday, January 28, at the Temple Beth Shalom hall, 600 Nantasket Ave. at Coburn Street. from 7 to 9 p.m.
See list here>>> Hull_Organizations_Network_list
Get to know each other face-to-face and create a communication network.Meet three times a year (Jan., Mar., & Sept.)
Coordinate efforts, such as:
Sustainability—Share resources and ideas to cut costs, form Low Carbon groups
eBay Giving Works store for Hull http://givingworks.ebay.com/
Community calendar with theme weeks/weekends
RSVP to 781-925-5665, one@hullportside.net . Wear a name tag (bring it J). Also Bring $2 to thank Temple Beth Shalom and send to Haiti.
Thank you for envisioning a fun, caring, prosperous Hull. P.S. Please help spread the word. See attached list.
Judeth Van Hamm
one@hullportside.net
One Hullportside, Hull, MA 02045
781-925-LOOK(5665)
Positive thoughts create positive results.
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Friday Afternoon Sketching Is Back at the Hull Lifesaving Museum !
Friday Afternoon Sketching Is Back!
Dear Members and Friends,
We are happy to announce that we are resuming our Friday afternoon sketching sessions with artist Trish Turner.
This is a great opportunity to brush up on your foundation skills, and keep your sketchbook active.
Trish recommends, "Sizeable sketch pads, or papers and board, drawing pencils, at least 2B, plus 3, 4, or 5B. (softer and dark)., kneaded eraser (or similar), pencil sharpener, and some fine sand paper. Maybe a straight-edge too-18"metal."
The class starts this Friday, January 29th, at 2 pm.
The class is casual, with drop-ins welcome.
We'll start with warm-ups!!
$10 per class, payable to Trish Turner.
We hope you can join us. Please call or email with any questions, 781-925-5433 or victoria@hulllifesavingmuseum.org.
Unless otherwise specified, all sessions meet at the Hull Lifesaving Museum, 1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull.
Scott Brown tops ticket in Hull
AP Photo from Boston.com
A total of 4,490 or 58% of Hull voters went to the polls yesterday to vote in the special election for U.S. Senator.
Scott Brown won in our town with a total of 2409 votes to Martha Coakley's 2037. Independent candidate Joseph Kennedy received 44 votes overall.
Here is a breakdown of how we voted.
Brown Coakley Kennedy
Precinct 1 794 707 18
Precinct 2 718 536 13
Precinct 3 897 794 13
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Totals 2409 2037 44
To see how the state voted overall visit http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2010/senate/results.html
Special Election Takes Place Tomorrow
When you go out to vote tomorrow please bring a food item or personal care item to help the local food pantry. Most needed items include, body soaps, feminine care items, shampoo’s & conditioner, dish washing liquid, and T.P.
Voting will take place at the Memorial middle School between 7 am and 8 pm and the collection box will be located just inside the door. Thank you.
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If you haven't made up your mind yet, this information from todays Boston Globe might help.
By Stephanie Ebbert
Globe Staff / January 18, 2010
In the short sprint to tomorrow's special election, Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley have voiced increasingly divergent viewpoints on issues from war and spending to abortion and health care. Here's a look at the stances taken by Brown, a state senator from Wrentham, and Coakley, of Medford, the state's attorney general.
FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PLAN
Brown opposes. Pledges to be the key 41st vote against it. Supported Massachusetts' law expanding health care coverage to nearly all state residents but proposes to let a health board review and reconsider benefits that have been mandated by the Legislature since then.
Coakley Supports. Opposed House amendment that would restrict abortion access but supports Senate version, which would keep funding separate.
ABORTION
Brown supports Roe v. Wade, Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, and strong parental notification law on abortion. Proposed an amendment to a bill requiring hospitals to offer rape victims emergency contraception, allowing health care workers to opt out based on their beliefs. Brown then voted for the bill without the amendment.
Coakley supports Roe v. Wade. Opposes Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Volunteered as a lawyer to help young women without parental consent get court orders allowing abortions. As attorney general, sued the Bush administration over regulations that would protect health care workers who refuse to provide services or prescriptions on religious grounds.
AFGHANISTAN
Brown supports President Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops.
Coakley opposes president's plan, saying efforts should be focused on areas where Al Qaeda is now.
ECONOMY
Brown opposes tighter regulation of the financial industry.
Coakley supports new, tighter regulation on financial industry.
ENVIRONMENT
Brown opposes the wind farm proposed off Cape Cod. Opposes a federal cap and trade plan to limit greenhouse gases though as a lawmaker, he voted for Massachusetts to join a similar regional plan.
Coakley supports the wind farm. Supports a national cap and trade program on greenhouse gases.
TAXES
Brown opposes President Obama's proposal to tax large financial institutions to recoup taxpayers' investment in the economic recovery, saying raising taxes will kill jobs. Wants to extend Bush tax cuts for all taxpayers and reduce tax rates across the board.
Coakley supports President Obama's proposal to tax large financial institutions to recoup taxpayers' investment in the economic recovery. Supports letting Bush tax cuts on the top 2 percent of taxpayers expire.
TERRORISM
Brown supports waterboarding to get information from suspected terrorists. Opposes legal representation for alleged terrorists in civilian courts and wants them tried as enemy combatants in military tribunals.
Coakley opposes waterboarding. Supports trials for suspected terrorists in civilian courts, pointing to the consecutive life sentences that shoe bomber Richard Reid is serving after trial in federal court in Boston.
© Copyright 2010 Globe Newspaper Company.
21st Century Schools and a plan for the future of the Hull Public Schools
>>>>>FYI Update<<<<<
To see the Massachusetts School and District Profiles 2007-08 Teacher Salaries Report click here>>> 2007-08 Teacher Salaries Report
To See The total School District Expenditures, All Funds, By Function, FY06 to FY08 for the Hull district Click Here>>> School District Expenditures <<<
The following message was received via Hull High School News & Announcements mailing list. To subscribe visit http://www.town.hull.ma.us/subscriber
Good morning.
I would like to invite you to a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Advisory Board and School Committee. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7pm in the high school cafeteria. The school leadership team will present information regarding 21st Century Schools and a plan for the future of the Hull Public Schools. All are invited and encouraged to attend.
Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Michael Devine
Principal
Hull High School
First Thursday Lecture series at the Hull Lifesaving Museum / 2010 Weir River Estuary Park Committee meetings Schedule
First Thursday Lecture series at the Hull Lifesaving Museum :
On Grampus Ledge:The Wreck of the Brig St. John on October 7, 1849
With author Paul Fiori
Thursday, January 14, 7 pm
$3 members, $5 nonmembers
Please join us as we welcome Cohasset resident and author Paul Fiori. For his recent book, On Grampus Ledge, Paul extensively researched the Wreck of the Brig St. John, one of the most tragic maritime disasters in South Shore, and New England, history. The wreck of the St. John resulted in the devastating loss of life of more than 100 Irish immigrants on board the ill-fated vessel.
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Schedule for 2010 for the Weir River Estuary Park Committee meetings
Schedule for 2010 for the Weir River Estuary Park Committee meetings
Wed., Jan. 6 Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, MA
Wed., Feb. 3 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed., Mar. 3 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed., Apr. 7 Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, MA
Wed., May 5 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed., June 2 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed., July 7 Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, MA
Wed., Aug. 4 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed.,Sept. 8 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed., Oct. 6 Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, MA
Wed., Nov. 3 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Wed., Dec. 1 Estuary Center, 333 George Washington Blvd., Hull, MA
Thank you for envisioning the Weir River Estuary forever wild.
Judeth
Sunset Pictures And Holiday Wishes
Hullblog would like to wish everyone A Very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year!
A friend of Hullblog snapped these photos of the sunset last Sunday evening. He is living in California these days but came back to visit family for the holidays, and share in our winter wonderland as well. They were taken at the base of Green Hill looking across Straits Pond.
Enjoy.
Photo by T. Cowen
This is one Hullblog took that same evening. It looked the neighbors house was on fire.
Photo by HullblogDue to a busy schedule and this being a one person operation, Hullblog has been quiet recently. I plan on getting it back in action very soon and invite anyone who is reading this out there to submit entries on any and all Hull related topics. It's not like there isn't a ton of stuff going on around town.
For now though, enjoy the Winchester Cathedral Choir as they sing a setting of
"The Holly And The Ivy" featuring two treble solos. Recorded 1986.
DCR Parking Lot Meeting Tonight In Hingham
This issue affects not only the businesses along that stretch of the beach but all the residents of Hull who depend upon these businesses to remain successful, and vigorous contributors to our tax base.
The meeting will be at Garrett's office at the Son's of Italy Hall in Hingham at Kilby Street and the entrance faces RT 3A.
6-7:30 PM
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Don't forget to vote tomorrow.
The special state primary to fill the US Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy will be held tomorrow at the Memorial Middle School, 81 Central Ave., between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
The Democratic candidates are US Rep. Michael Capuano, Attorney General Martha Coakley, City Year founder Alan Khazei, and Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca; the Republicans are state Sen. Scott Brown and attorney Jack E. Robinson.
Also, Local food pantries will be accepting donations at the polls. Please remember to bring a non perishable food item or personal care item.
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Bowling for the Boosters
Sunday January 10th 11am
Country Club Lanes
South Shore Country Club
Sign up and bowl 3 strings for free if you get a minimum 20 sponsors.
How it works: You get people to sponsor by the pin. (Minimum $.01 cent per pin or more)
3 Strings of 95 + 90 + 92 = 277
At a penny per pin sponsor owes $2.77
At 5 cents per pin the sponsor owes $13.85
Who’s the best bowler in your class???
Top Fundraisers Win
1st Prize Dell Laptop
2nd Prize $100
3rd Prize $50
Get your family and friends to sponsor you and win.
Call for signup & sponsor sheets.
Bob Smolinsky 925-4420 Peter Boretti 925-0640
Or Greg Gray 925-0406
Also see Nancy Sullivan & AD Jim Quatromoni
Students Wanted - Sign-up Now