HULL BOARD OF HEALTH
Free COVID-19 Rapid Self-Test Kits
Drive-thru Pick-up site for Residents
COVID-19 Rapid Self-Test Kit Pick-Up Site
DCR Parking Lot – Geo. Washington Blvd.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
11:00am to 1:00pm
(while supplies last)
Hull Residents Only
(you must show proof of residency – valid ID, bill, etc.)
**Limit 2 Test Kits per Household (2 tests per kit)**
Tests provided by Plymouth County CARES Program
REPORT ON
STORM PREPARATIONS
1-28-22
Below
is a summary of our Departmental activities in preparation for the storm to
begin Saturday morning and continue until late Saturday night.
Our
staff began preparing on Tuesday for this event, we are ready to respond.
We are being advised to be most concerned with high tide on Saturday
evening at 8:48 pm. We are likely to experience
some minor to moderate flooding in northeast and north facing locations.
Temporary road closures are likely.
Additionally,
high winds will cause significant drifting of snow which will lead to some
roadway closures and will prolong the clean-up activities.
If
the forecast changes, we are prepared to adjust our plans to meet the
conditions as necessary.
Chief
Russo, our Emergency Management Director, will be actively managing the event
response with Deputy Fire Chief Frazier.
We are fortunate that Chief Russo and all our staff have many years of
experience with these types of events.
DEPARTMENT
REPORTS
·
All departmental
equipment is ready to be deployed as needed
·
Sufficient sand, salt
and fuel stockpiled.
·
Staff and
sub-contractors on-call and ready for the event.
·
We are prepared
for several days of full scale operations
·
Straits Pond has been lowered in
preparation for the storm
·
Dune openings have been
fortified
·
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
·
Two stand-by crews will be stationed in Town for the duration of the
event to address any outages that may occur.
·
Generators are ready if the National Grid
lines that feed the Town fail. Please remember the generators only work when the is a power loss to the entire Town.
·
If there are downed lines in Town
which cause a loss or power to a neighborhood or a portion of the Town, repairs
to those downed lines will be made as quickly as possible.
·
The generators will not power areas
that lose power due downed lines in Town. The generators only
work when there is a loss of power due to failure of the National
Grid lines that feed the entire Town.
·
Staff will be on-site for duration of the event
·
All pumps have been exercised and are ready if needed
·
COMMUNICATIONS
·
Code Red messages will be issued
regarding Parking restrictions, and general advisory
·
This memo will be posted on Town Web
Site, Cable TV, and the Emergency Management Facebook page and to the Hull
Times.
·
Citizen information can be found at
the following sites:
§ Town of Hull Web Site: www.town.hull.ma.us
§ Facebook: Townof- Hull
§ Facebook: Hull Emergency Management
§ Hull Cable TV
On behalf of the members of the
Selectboard and all Town employees we want to thank the residents of Hull in
advance for their patience during the storm and while we clean-up in the
aftermath of the storm.
Historically, Hull residents have
shown a remarkable level of resilience and fortitude during storms. Please be assured that your public servants will
do all we can to assist during the storm.
Conditions are often dangerous and our ability to restore services can
at times be complex and protracted; however, we will not stop until the job is
done.
We are all proud to serve you. We recognize storm events are very disruptive
and cause a great deal of concern. We
appreciate your understanding, and we are confident that our 375 year tradition
of Hull self-reliance and perseverance will continue for many years to come.
Thank you.
Sincerely and on Behalf of All or Employees
and the Town of Hull Selectboard
Phil Lemnios
Hull Town Manager
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2021
Media
Contact: Matthew Reid
Phone:
781-428-3299
Email:
matt@jgpr.net
Towns of Cohasset, Hingham, Hull and
Scituate to Co-Host Regional COVID-19
Booster Clinic Next Week
HINGHAM
— The Towns of Cohasset, Hingham, Hull and Scituate are pleased to announce
that a regional COVID-19 vaccination booster clinic will be held next week for eligible
residents of the four towns.
WHEN:
Thursday, Jan. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE:
South Shore Baptist Church, 578 Main St., Hingham
WHO:
The regional clinic will be made available to
residents of the Towns of Cohasset, Hingham, Hull and Scituate only. It is
being put on by the Health Departments of each of the four towns.
WHAT:
This clinic will be providing 300 doses of the
Moderna booster to residents age 18 and older. Those who received their second
dose of the COVID-19 vaccine more than six months ago are able to receive a
booster.
Those wishing to receive the vaccine at
this clinic must pre-register by clicking here.
No walk-ins will be accepted at the clinic.
This will be a drive-up clinic. Those receiving a
booster will not need to exit their vehicles in order to receive their shot.
Upon arrival at the site, vehicles will be directed
to the check-in area and then to the vaccine point. Once the shot has been
given, vehicles will be directed to a designated area of the parking lot for
medical observation of residents post-vaccination.
Members of the Hingham Fire Department and Cohasset
Health Department will be administering the doses.
Residents are reminded that facial coverings should
be worn at all times while on site, even with residents remaining in their
vehicles. Residents should bring their vaccination cards with them when
receiving their vaccine.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Public
Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you do not need to get
the same vaccine brand for your booster as your original COVID-19 vaccination.
Those looking for their first or second dose of the vaccine, those looking for
a vaccine for younger children, or those specifically looking for the Johnson
& Johnson or Pfizer COVID-19 boosters should visit the state’s Vaxfinder
website here.
Anyone with questions about this regional clinic
should contact the Health Department in their respective town. The South Shore
Baptist Church is the host only for the clinic, and the church should not be
contacted for more information.
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TOWN
OF
HULL
UPDATE COVID-19 GUIDANCE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY January 4th, 2022
As the new Covid variant becomes more prevalent it
is necessary to introduce a series of protective measures
to
preserve the Town’s ability to provide essential services for residents. Many Town departments are
staffed
with
a few employees and the loss of one or two departmental staff member puts the service of
that
department at risk.
Effective immediately, there will be limited
public access to the following public buildings; Town
Hall,
the Light
Department, Library, Senior
Center, Public Works, Police and
Fire Stations and the Wastewater Treatment Office.
Members of the public are requested to ring
for
service at the front door of each location. A staff member will greet them and arrange for
their service request to be met. Alternatively the public
is encouraged to call or
use on-line services with any request they may have.
These guidelines will be in effect for the next several weeks and
will be subject to adjustment as conditions
warrant.
• Masks are required in
all public buildings regardless of vaccination status
• Social distance is encouraged at all times
• Restricted entry into buildings – we will meet and service at front doors
• We offer a wide variety of services via telephone/internet
• All staff will be reporting in person daily
• Board and Committee Meetings will be remote (with
exception of
the
School Committee)
While we understand the guidelines may cause
some inconvenience our goal is to continue to provide service
in a
challenging health environment. We thank everyone for their patience
and
we hope to return to normal operations as quickly as possible. Thank you.
Phil Lemnios
Town Manager
2022 Town-Wide Christmas Tree Collection
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