• Congratulations to Graham Whelan, who graduated in May from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida with a bachelor of arts in sociology with a minor in business.

• Several local students were named to the Dean’s List at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the spring semester. In order to qualify, an undergraduate student must receive a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a four-point scale. Hull students earning this distinction were Martin Aramis Brault, Grace Elizabeth Cain, Katie Lynn Clifford, Natalie Mars Devin, Bridget Catherine Fleming, Katie Marie Fortnam, Kyla Catherine Ho, Ava Margaret Hutchinson, Haylee Rose Londergan, Neelah Marie McCarthy, Jillian Grace Rose Reppucci, Harriet Violet Wiley, and Ellie Miriam Zieper.

• Six Hull students were among the 7,000 scholars who earned bachelor’s degrees at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s undergraduate commencement in May: Kimberly Dang, Hannah Nicole Duran, Yana Fralkova, Kyla Catherine Ho, Rebecca Lynn Rosenbaum, and Rebecca Jeanne Whelan.

• Congratulations to Matthew Averill, who has been promoted to the rank of major in the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina. Matthew has served with the Beaufort County Sheriff's office for 31 years, after he took the position when he finished his tour of duty with the US Marine Corps. He graduated from Hull High School in the Class of 1979 His family is so proud of him and the rank he worked to achieve.

• The Rev. Edward McCabe, who was assigned to St. Mary’s Catholic parish in the 1970s and 1980s, has entered hospice care in Boston. He is unable to receive many visitors but would enjoy receiving cards of support from his old parishioners. Anyone wishing to send him a greeting should address cards and letters to Fr. Edward McCabe, Regina Cleri Residence - Room 212, 60 William Cardinal O’Connell Way, Boston, MA 02114.

• A piece of American Legion Post 140 history recently was delivered to post Commander Jim Richman. The Post 140 Legion flag was found while cleaning out the Memorial School. Hull Veterans’ Service Officer Paul Sordillo preserved it and presented to Richman, who said the post will fly the flag with the honor and the respect it deserves.

• Attorney Teresa Walsh, who spits her time between West Medford and Hull, was a delegate to the recent Democratic National Convention in Chicago last month. This was her third convention and first as an elected delegate from Congressional District 5. Walsh, is a former Assistant Attorney General and an election integrity specialist who has monitored elections in Eastern Europe – including Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Ukraine.

Additionally, she was an elected member of Electoral College during the historic 2020 election. Walsh lives in Hull Village with her husband, John Plunkett, and their cat, Lassie, who was adopted from Hull Seaside Animal Rescue.

• Hull’s Karen Riccio will join thousands participating in next month’s fundraising walk for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support all forms of cancer research and care. The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk will be held on Sunday, October 6. The Jimmy Fund Walk has raised more than $176 million for Dana-Farber in its 35-year history, raising a record-breaking $9.4 million in 2023. To register for the walk or to support a walker, visit www.JimmyFundWalk.org. All registered walkers will receive a bib, medal, and Jimmy Fund Walk T-shirt.

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