Landry cites experience in campaign for light board

My name is Stephanie Landry and I am running for reelection to the Hull Municipal Light Board.

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve on the light board, and I would like to use the experience that I have gained as a member of the municipal light board to continue to be your advocate.

The board has faced many issues that will impact you the ratepayer; some very complex, while others seemed quite manageable. My position has always been that as your advocate, I will base my decisions on what I believe to be in the best financial interests of all the ratepayers, both now and in the long term. I do this while keeping in mind that new advances in technology are very important to maintain the successful operation of the light plant.

Climate change is a reality, and we need to be prepared to continue to provide you with the dependable, cost-effective electricity that you have come to rely on from your municipal light plant.

I believe my experience and devotion to both my position on the light board and to the Town of Hull makes me the best person to advocate on your behalf. I respectfully request that you cast your vote for me so that I can continue to be your voice on the Hull Municipal Light Board. Thank you for your support. I look forward to seeing you on Election Day.

Kohn issues a ‘call to action’ to meet Hull Light’s energy goals

Greetings, neighbors. I am Mark Kohn, your best candidate for Hull’s Municipal Light Board, steadfast in the commitment to a sustainable future for our beautiful town.

Why I stand out:

• Local investment: Sixteen years as a Hull property owner; four years as a devoted resident.
 Current member of Hull Clean Energy Climate Action Committee (CECAC).

• Expertise: Retired radiation physicist, adept in managing complex, high-stakes environments with a track record of innovative problem-solving.

• Leadership: Managed a $5-million healthcare department, overseeing operations, managing budgets, and maintaining stringent compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state regulations.

Vision for Hull:

• Green Community champion: Hull deserves every opportunity to thrive with green initiatives. It’s time to harness our potential for clean energy and financial growth through Green Community status, which our town has yet to join, missing out on many grant opportunities.

• Strategic initiatives: I propose robust measures to elevate Hull’s energy independence, positioning us as leaders in clean energy while securing our town’s energy infrastructure against external vulnerabilities.

My key areas of focus as your next light commissioner:

• Secure grant funding to improve our efficiency and reduce ongoing costs, and improve our carbon footprint.

• Hold National Grid accountable for the lack of maintenance of their critical infrastructure that we are solely dependent upon for all of our energy.

• Explore ambitious energy projects, paving the way for Hull to become a net energy exporter and eliminate our reliance on National Grid’s infrastructure.

• Advocate for ratepayer-first policies, including supporting residential solar projects and low or no-cost energy efficiency financing.

Let’s elevate Hull together:

This campaign is more than a run for office; it’s a call to action for Hull to be recognized as a beacon of environmental responsibility and innovation. We are at a pivotal moment, and with your support, we can transition from the bottom 20% into a model of excellence.

Vote Mark Kohn on May 20 – for responsible leadership, committed action, and a sustainable and more reliable light plant for Hull. Thank you for your support, and see you at the polls.

Grey pledges teamwork in bid for third term on select board

My name is Greg Grey and I am excited to announce my candidacy to run for another term on the Hull Select Board.

I am 57 years old and was fortunate to grow up in Hull and graduated from Hull High School in 1985. I have lived in Hull for more than 50 years, and I am so proud to be a member of this community. I am happily married to Cheryl Grey; we just celebrated our 33rd anniversary. We have four children: Stacey, Greg, Tyler, and Dylan, and three grandchildren: Leo, Miles, and Hallie, who all live here in town.

My professional experience is 39 years selling pit and quarry processing equipment and parts in New England, New York, and New Jersey. My partners and I have a very successful company named EESSCO in Hanson.

I have been an active member of the community for 35 years. Giving back to the community has been, and will always be, a part of who I am. As my kids were growing up, I served on many youth sports boards, some as board member but many as treasurer, vice president, or president. Those boards were Hull T-Ball, Hull Youth Soccer, Hull Youth Basketball, Hull Youth Football, Hull Youth Baseball, and the Hull Boosters.

Currently, I am the chairman of the select board, as well as the chair of the park and recreation commission, a board member on the Community Preservation Committee, select board liaison to the Council on Aging as well as the No Place for Hate Committee, and president of the Hull High School alumni. Serving on these boards and commissions has been so rewarding with the many great things we have accomplished around town together, impacting so many lives along the way.

For the last six years, I have had the privilege to serve on the select board and have been fortunate to work alongside great men and women on the board who have the same passion I have – and that is to keep Hull moving forward in a positive direction.

We are volunteers who, per the town charter, get a small stipend to serve. We are not politicians. We have accomplished many great things together, but it wasn’t just us that made that happen, and I stress this because we do nothing alone and it’s important for all to know.

The board sets goals, policy, and procedure and strives to be good leaders and listeners. Our town manager, along with department heads and their staff, and all our volunteer boards and commissions, will always be a vital part of all our accomplishments.

Going forward, I will continue to be part of a team that will address our infrastructure, affordable housing, economic development, education for our children, and care for our senior citizens.

I can guarantee you one thing, and that is I will have the same drive and commitment I have always had, doing the absolute best I can for each and every one of you in our beautiful seaside community. It takes a village and I truly believe we can accomplish anything we put our minds together for one common goal.

In closing, I respectfully ask for your support in the upcoming election.

Parsons advocates ‘balanced approach’ for development

Edwin R. Parsons is a candidate for the Hull planning board. I am a committed and experienced leader who understands the importance of thoughtful and responsible decisions in our community.

When it comes to our beautiful town, I am an advocate for a balanced approach that includes space for community events, green areas for parks, and affordable housing that will make a positive impact on our community. Unlike some proposals that call for excessive and overwhelming housing developments, I look to recognize the importance of keeping the developments smaller, reasonable, and sustainable. Let us all keep our quaint town a place we’re all proud to call home. Let’s work together to create a vibrant and thriving community.

A little more about who I am: 

• 1973 graduate of Hull High School

• Grew up in the Village

• Retired from the USPS after 40 years

• Air Force – Vietnam – Disabled Veteran

• Father of two adult children

• Member of the Zoning Board of Appeals

• Member of the Affordable Housing Committee

Other organizations I belong to: I’m a member of the Masons, or Masonic Lodge, that’s affiliated with the Grand Lodge of Masons located in Boston. They are world known. I’m also a member of the Shriners, which is affiliated with the Shriners burn and orthopedic hospitals throughout Massachusetts. I’m also a member of the Valley of Boston Scottish Rite Masons located in Boston. I try to live my life to help others the best I can. 

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to explain a little about who I am and how much I love this beautiful gem we all call home.

HRA Chair Zaia unopposed for another five-year term

Dennis Zaia is running for another term on the Hull Redevelopment Authority.

Originally from Long Island, N.Y., I arrived in Hull in 1976 after teaching middle school in Connecticut to continue my teaching career with the Hingham Public Schools. I purchased my first Hull home in 1979 after the Blizzard of 1978 and have been actively engaged in Hull ever since.

I was a member of the first beach management committee, president of the Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce, serving as chair of the Celebrate Hull committee, which kicked off the summer season with fireworks off a barge for seven years. I served as a member of the advisory board and then became involved with the Paragon Carousel as a volunteer, eventually leading the Friends of the Paragon Carousel as chairman of the board of Directors. In 2011, I was one of the charter members of the Nantasket Hull Rotary Club and during the pandemic helped to create the Stretch Your Food Budget program (S.Y.F.B.), which the Rotary continues to operate to this day. I am not a Hull Kid, but Hull is part of my being.

Ten years ago, I ran for a seat on the HRA because I thought I could help to move the improvement of the HRA property along. After two failed requests for proposals during my first term, in my second term, I suggested the HRA consider drafting a new Urban Renewal Plan (URP).

A new URP would allow the HRA to collaborate with the select board to gain approval for an URP that is much more robust and specific in defining the guidelines, expectations, and deliverables than any typical plan.

In fact, a well-crafted URP is almost like ensuring super zoning that sets specific expectations for improvement with potential open space and development. It defines, with specificity, the many details of the improvements desired.

To achieve this lofty goal, I recognized the need to listen to as many sources as possible, to collaborate with individuals and departments who have the best interest of the community as their goal. And I realized that, to achieve my objective, I ultimately want to encourage all stakeholders to listen, collaborate, and compromise as we move forward together.

In my opinion, the HRA and the select board, with advice from other boards and departments within Hull government, should be working together to make decisions about the ultimate utilization of the HRA property.

Therein lies the need to listen, collaborate, and to compromise about what the Town of Hull needs the HRA property to be used for, and how those decisions will advance Hull’s emergence as a well-rounded community which is taking steps to think ahead and plan for the long-term future of one of the most beautiful and magical locations in any urban environment.

I thank you in advance for your vote on May 20.

Rob ‘Close the Border’ Burke challenging Lynch for Congress

Rob “Close the Border” Burke, a videographer and longtime resident of Milton currently living in Dedham, has 2,542 certified signatures from across the Eighth Congressional District, which gives him the pole position. Burke, a Republican, is determined to face off with Congressman Steve Lynch in November.

“Over two billion Massachusetts tax dollars have drained the state budget to pay for the Lynch/Biden broken border,” Burke said. “That money should have paid for our roads, our schools, our veterans, and our seniors; not illegal alien migrants being passed off as asylum-seekers filling Massachusetts hotel shelters and emptying the budget. Lynch’s number-one job is to protect our national border. At that he has failed miserably. When elected, I will protect the state of Massachusetts by sealing the national border on land, sea, and air.”

Alice Sloan running for one-year term on board of library trustees

My name is Alice Sloan and I am a candidate for the Trustee of Hull Library for a one-year term

I would like to be a trustee of the Hull Library to bring my enthusiasm, energy, and creativity to help the board in any and all ways needed.

I have volunteered through the Friends of Hull Library Annual Book Sale, held annually at the Mary Jeanette Murray Bathhouse. This has been a favorite way to give back to the library that I love.

I’ve also been part of Books in Bloom, which is a joint collaboration between the Hull Garden Club and the Hull library.

My educational background includes: BFA in art education from University of Massachusetts-Amherst as well as more recently a Master of Science in arts administration from Boston University.

I currently teach in the Weymouth Schools at the elementary school level, working in special education.

I would welcome the opportunity to give back to the Hull Library by being on its Board of Trustees. I love Hull, and especially the Hull Library, and ask for your consideration and vote on May 20.

Borges cites real estate, finance experience in planning board run

Vote for Cindy Borges on May 20. I would to thank my friends and the community for the many cheers of support so far while campaigning to become the newest member of Hull’s planning board. The enthusiasm I am experiencing totally reinforces that I made the right decision to run for this seat.

I have lived in Hull since 1990. I am a mother of two daughters and have three granddaughters. I am an active member of the Hull Garden Club. I would like to share my qualifications for seeking election. My background in real estate and finance will blend well with the planning board role. I understand the significance of fiscal accountability and compliance. We must anticipate the needs of future generations and make decisions that uphold the resilience of our town. 

For years, I have regularly attended various board meetings in an effort to be “at the table.” I have been vocal about my views and ask many questions to understand the process better. My opinions may be my own, but the more I talk to Hullonians, the more I find we share a common bond of concern about the overdevelopment of Hull. 

I am dedicated to protecting Hull’s charm and natural beauty, while also addressing the need for development and growth. I understand the long-term impacts that planning decisions have on our landscapes, community life, our resilience against environmental threats and our financial stability.

We need to maintain what we cherish about Hull, but also unlock its full potential in a responsible and sustainable manner. This means ensuring that any development respects our community’s aesthetic, and considers essential environmental factors. I believe we can strike this balance as a board.

I think of my children that grew up here, and their children, who now visit me here. Let us make choices now to secure a joyful future, for us, and them.