Lane Lambert
The Patriot Ledger
Quincy, MA, United States
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'If they’re not forgotten, they’re not gone': For David McCullough, the South Shore became home
David McCullough, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, died Sunday in Hingham at age 89, according to his publisher, Simon & Schuster. → Read More
Hingham pastor’s book traces coffee’s journey from ‘Satan’s drink’ to Godly brew
In “Holy Grounds,” the Rev. Tim Schenck plans to trace the age-old connections of coffee and the world’s major religions. → Read More
Hanover town manager leaving 5 months early
Troy Clarkson was already scheduled to leave his job in April 2018. Now he and selectmen say Nov. 3 will be his last day “by mutual agreement.” He's been Hanover's town manager since 2012. → Read More
Union Point developer makes high-tech 'smart city' deal with GE
LStar Communities has formed a partnership with industrial giant GE to develop cutting-edge traffic sensors and other technology at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station. LStar's CEO says it will make Union Point 'the best new version' of such communities. → Read More
Hull's Gen. Neal sees 'work in progress' for Trump's White House generals
This summer, retired Marine Corps Gen. Richard Neal said he hoped “the supporting cast” of generals would bring order and discipline to President Donald Trump's chaotic White House. Now he sees signs they're succeeding. → Read More
When America and Russia went to the brink over Cuba
Fifty-five years later, South Shore residents still remember how anxious they were for a few days in October 1962, when the U.S. and the Soviet Union seemed close to a nuclear war over missiles secretly installed in Cuba. → Read More
3 hospitalized by Plymouth carbon monoxide leak
The leak occurred the morning of October 13 in a residence on Gable Lane in South Plymouth. It appears to be the first such reported accident on the South Shore since April of this year. → Read More
AG Healey issues tighter open-meeting rules
After six months of review -- and help from local officials and others – the revised rules will go in effect on Oct. 6. Three South Shore boards in Weymouth, Kingston and Abington have been found in violation of the current rules in 2017. → Read More
Braintrees Amy Bishop to be featured on ABCs “20/20”
Bishop was an associate professor of biology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville when she shot six colleagues in February 2010, killing three. ABC's “Investigation Discovery” segment will air a story on the murders in 2018. Bishop is serving a life sentence without parole. → Read More
38 years later, Hanson Marine veteran gets 'a chance to say goodbye' to base fire victims
Joseph Macdonald was one of the lucky ones -- he escaped the deadly barracks fires that erupted at an American base in Japan, amid a 1979 typhoon. In October he'll make his first visit there since the fires killed 13 Marines and injured 38 others. → Read More
38 years later, Hanson Marine veteran gets 'a chance to say goodbye' to base fire victims
Joseph Macdonald was one of the lucky ones -- he escaped the deadly barracks fires that erupted at an American base in Japan, amid a 1979 typhoon. In October he'll make his first visit there since the fires killed 13 Marines and injured 38 others. → Read More
Chamber CEO says South Shore 'has got to be serious' about housing plans
South Shore Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Peter Forman said the area has been 'a bit behind' other regions in finding ways to attract younger workers and families.The Chamber is releasing a “Housing 2017” report on Sept. 21. → Read More
With bread and the shofar, synagogues observe Rosh Hashanah
On Sept. 21, members of South Shore synagogues will gather at beaches and ponds to symbolically cast away the sins of the past year. The Jewish New Year begins at sundown on Sept. 20. → Read More
Developer drops $4.8 million deal for Old Ship parish house
This summer a Bridgewater development firm made a purchase and sale agreement with the historic Hingham church for the 1867 house and a 3-acre lot. Now the firm has pulled out amid fierce community opposition to a plan to build townhouses or condominiums across the street from the church. → Read More
Two weeks after Harvey, shrugs and sticker shock at the gas pump
On the South Shore and across the country, fuel prices are still 30 to 40 cents higher than they were before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in late August. A few local stations have prices close to $3. But they aren't expected to stay this high for long. → Read More
Troy Clarkson out as Hanover town manager
On Sept. 5 selectmen voted 3-2 against renewing Clarkson's $125,000 contract. Clarkson was almost fired in 2013, a year after he was was hired in Hanover, but he got wide support at Tuesday's selectmen's meeting. → Read More
With a long local history, labor unions still a presence
In the late 19th century, granite workers and other unions dominated the South Shore's economy. Those days are gone, and these days there's more collaboration with developers. → Read More
After Harvey, sticker shock at South Shore gas stations
As of Friday, local pump prices had shot up 10 to 25 cents per gallon in two days, after Hurricane Harvey knocked a dozen Texas oil refineries offline. But most local service station managers agree with national analysts that the higher prices won't last long. → Read More
Hingham town administrator retiring to care for elderly father
Ted Alexiades has worked for Hingham for almost a quarter century, as finance director and administrator. He's retiring at 53 to care for his father, who's 85 and has Alzheimer's disease. → Read More
In Hanover, few complaints about detonations 'you feel'
HANOVER – Homeowners near the old National Fireworks can hear the detonations of old, unexploded shells at the long-closed munitions site. Sometimes the controlled explosions rattle their houses, too.But so far, town officials say there haven’t been many complaints, and some residents say the discomfort isn’t that bad.“It’s pretty much every day, and you feel it,” said Catherine Zine, who lives… → Read More