By Matt Haraden

Best wishes to Hull Fire Department Captain Dan Evans, who completed his final tour of duty on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Evans was appointed on on Jan. 2, 1988 and served the town for 35 years. Evans was assigned to Ladder 1 for several years before being promoted to captain in 2008. He served as Fire Prevention Officer before being promoted to shift commander of Group 2, where he finished his career this week.

Hull High School graduate Dennis Flynn started a master’s program in Environmental Science and Policy at Clark University in Worcester on Jan. 17. After graduating from Hull High in 1971, he eventually went on to Harvard, and graduated in 2002. He spent his career at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, from which he retired. His goal is to teach environmental science at a college in western Massachusetts, where he now lives. Flynn grew up at 18 Mayflower Rd. on Allerton Hill and worked at Paragon Park and the Bayside Theater. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War as a Tin Can Sailor. His name is on the Town of Hull’s war monument.

Congratulations to Robert K. Hunter for being named to the Dean’s List in his fall semester at Boston University. He is a sophomore at the college. Students must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher to make the Dean’s List.

Hull High School graduate Mitchell O’Keefe is shown accepting the Nantasket-Hull Rotary Club’s Catherine Coccimiglio Scholarship from President Maryanne Gottfried. O’Keefe is beginning training to be an electrician. The scholarship is funded by the shredding drive and other generous donations. Applications for the scholarship are available from the Hull High School guidance department or by emailing the Rotary scholarship chair at lindamhot@gmail.com.

Congratulations to Colton Shusterman on being named to the Dean’s List at Curry College for the fall semester. Full-time students taking 12 credits or more and maintaining a GPA of 3.3 or higher are eligible to qualify.

Griffin E. Doherty and Carly E. Donovan have been named to the Dean’s List at Fairfield University for the fall semester. Students must take at least 12 credits and maintain a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher to be named to the Dean’s List.

Siobhan Burke, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Alabama for the fall semester. She is a sophomore advertising and sales major and a member of the Alabama chapter of Pi Beta Phi.

Congratulations to Christina Murphy, a nursing major of the class of 2024, for being named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at St. Anslem College. Students must earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher and take at least 12 credits during the semester to qualify.

Congratulations to Mary Townsend, who was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College for the fall semester. Students must maintain a 3.7 semester GPA and take at least 12 credits of graded classes to qualify.

Hull’s David P. Healey recently was named the president of the Atlantic Coast Conference Band Director’s Association. He graduated from Boston College in 1990 and earned his Ph.D. from the university in 2016. Healey also served as the band director for BC’s “Screaming Eagles” marching band since 1999. On his experience as BC’s band director, Healey said, “If you’ve walked through Lower Campus on an evening in the fall, you’ve inevitably heard BC band students preparing their literature. It’s an awe-inspiring experience to be in the same space and feel that energy, and it is the honor of a lifetime to be able to work with such a dedicated and talented group of students.” 

Nineteen Hull residents have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the fall semester. In order to qualify, students must maintain a semester GPA of 3.5 of better in order to qualify. The students are: Krista Carpenter, Katie Lynn Clifford, Kimberly Dang, Hannah Nicole Duran, Ashley Johanna Alice Dwyer, Benjamin Michael Fenelon, Nathan Christopher Froio, Lenora Gianadda, Kyla Catherine Ho, Ava Margaret Hutchinson, Haylee Rose Londergan, Emily Jacqueline Reppucci, Jillian Grace Rose Reppucci, Rebecca Lynn Rosenbaum, Melissa Jada Rymaszewski, Jackson Thomas Sordillo, Abby Thomas, Megan Alyssa Walsh, and Harriet Violet Wiley.

Brandon Dang was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Congratulations to Jacob Romanow, who graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He studied finance, investment and banking, as well as real estate and urban land economics.

Congratulations to Timothy O'Hayre, a Hull resident and freshman at Mitchell College in New London, Ct, was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester 2022.

Brandon Dang of Hull was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Amanda Lorusso and Victoria Rosado have each earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Emmanuel College for the Fall 2022 semester.

Congratulations to Ryan Baggett who made the Dean's List at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the Fall 2022 semester.

Kate Rowe was named to the Dean’s List at Salem State University for the Fall Semester of 2022; she was also on the Dean’s List for the Spring Semester last year.

Tears in the Parlor, a new book by Tommy Claffey, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Tears in the Parlor is a timepiece of a functionally dysfunctional family during the 1940s, in Boston. It›s based on real people, with true stories, and events. It is meant to be a lighthearted, sometimes comical overview of another era, the people who lived it, and many of the entities that were so prevalent then, and are now gone. With no intended moral message, Tears in the Parlor is simply meant to be entertaining via a visit back in time, and with a feeling of being part of the family.

Hull resident Mollie Manning will run the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17 as part of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries’ Marathon Team. Mollie is striving to raise $6,000 for the Peter Morrissey Youth Fund, which provides critical support for Goodwill programs that help youth in underserved communities plan for careers and enter the workforce. This is Mollie’s first marathon, but she is not new to advocating for social good. In addition to the work she has done at South Shore Hospital, she has also volunteered at a local church youth group. Mollie believes in Goodwill’s mission and hopes to provide young people with accessible employment resources through fundraising for Youth Programs. To find out more about Mollie’s story and support her, check out her fundraising page at https://www.givengain.com/ap/mollie-manning-raising-funds-for-morgan-memorial-goodwill-industries-inc/

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