Hull Headlines this Week

Voters will head to the polls on Monday, May 18 to cast their ballots in Hull's annual town election, choosing among 19 candidates for

15 seats on boards ranging from

the school committee to the redevelopment authority to the town's top elected body, the select board.

If you participated (or watched) this year's annual town meeting, you are aware of the frustrations expressed by both voters and town officials throughout all four nights. Resident Hillary Taverna is asking fellow voters to fill out an informal survey to collect feedback about potential...

The select board this week renewed the town manager's contract for three years, approved the conditional employment of nine summer police officers, discussed the tenor of the recent town meeting, and gave the green light for the Nantasket Beach Salt Water Club - which leases...

Faced with an uncooperative electronic voting system, Hull residents were forced to go back to the 'old way' of casting their votes on motions, amended motions, and substitute motions - voice votes and holding up cards to be counted manually by tellers.

I've been participating in Hull town meeting for around 40 years as a citizen, an attorney representing clients seeking zoning or bylaw changes, as a school committee member, and as an advocate for many local causes and public-service organizations. In getting controversial articles passed, I have experienced both hard-fought and well-strategized victories as well as unexpected, harsh defeats. That’s just the way town meeting goes. But be it victory or defeat, civic life and the Town of Hull have gone on.