Hyper‑local: HullNext is Hull’s hyper‑local platform — a website and mobile app connecting residents and visitors to what matters in town.
Community‑powered: We celebrate our people and the character of this coastal community — showcasing Hull as a wonderful place to live and a welcoming place to visit. HullNext is a crowd‑sourced effort, built on the ideas and contributions of people who love Hull — neighbors who live here and friends who care about the town’s flourishing.
Our Mission: Spotlight local businesses and strengthen community bonds by helping people discover services, events, and resources.
Shared prosperity: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” When local businesses thrive, the whole community prospers.
We relocated to Hull from Boston in 2018 after exploring and living in many parts of the USA and the world. Irena is a native of Georgia (the country) and Martin is from the UK, and we’ve lived in the United States for over 30 years. Recognizing the need for a centralized hub of information about our new hometown, we embarked on creating HullNext. With our background in technology, we built this platform to give back to the community that welcomed us home and help others discover the remarkable treasures that make Hull special.
HullNext is a grassroots platform built by neighbors who love Hull and want to share their appreciation for our town. Our contributors are driven by giving back to the community—highlighting the people, places, and small businesses that make Hull special.
Jennifer Whelan is a Hull native and Village resident—a natural‑light portrait photographer capturing families, seniors, headshots, small events, and local scenes. She helped lead the Front Steps Project, raising over $14,000 for Wellspring, and her work has appeared in regional publications. She’s partnering with HullNext to showcase Hull’s people, places, and everyday beauty. Watch the HULL FRONT STEPS PROJECT.
Marianne F. Buckley Curran is a Hull‑based artist whose work is shaped by a deeply sensory relationship with the coast—the salt air, ocean light, wind, and the sound of surf all inform her voice. She creates primarily on site with real‑life models, props, and nature, finishing select pieces in the studio from drawings and reference photos. She works in watercolor, oils, and acrylics, often letting one medium guide another (for example, an on‑site watercolor study informing a later oil painting).
Saurabh is a native of India who lived in London before moving to Hull in 2024. With a filmmaker’s eye and a restless curiosity for discovery, he turns everyday moments into warm, cinematic stories—he’s the creator of the podcast The Experience Land and a filmmaker capturing everyday life around Hull. Explore more on Facebook: Hull, Massachusetts and The Hull Life Facebook Group. He has been featured in Bold Journey.
Meet the talented individuals who helped shape HullNext in its early days, contributing their expertise and passion to build our community platform.
Julie Barros is a licensed aesthetician who developed her side business while teaching middle school English in the Berkshires. Her part-time experience at a major Berkshire resort and love for helping people supported her passion for developing her own skincare line and professional services. Now located in Hull, she offers luxury skincare products and services to selective clients.
Sean Baggett lives in the beautiful seaside community of Hull Village, Massachusetts. He has a variety of project interests. Most of them revolve around taking ordinary moments and making them special and taking special moments and making them timeless. He enjoys reminding and being reminded of how special and beautiful life can be. His photographic strengths are candid shots using natural light.
Tara Ashe is a native of Rhode Island who grew up sailing. She holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from Salve Regina University and has built a successful career in both business and healthcare administration. Together with her husband Michael, she established Seaside Transport, serving the transportation needs of locals and visitors.
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