14-02-2025
Weymouth mayor cheekily declares the Hingham Bay should be renamed the Gulf of Weymouth
Hedlund said the renaming of Hingham Bay was 'justifiable' given that 'three Harbor islands are territorially part of Weymouth,' and 'Weymouth was settled 11 years prior to Hingham' and 'Hingham has culturally appropriated facts surrounding the revolutionary war skirmish known as The Battle of Grape Island (territorially located in Weymouth).'
'Hingham has since been colonized itself by New Yorkers employed in financial services in Boston with no long standing history of the body of water formerly known as Hingham Bay,' Hedlund continued. 'Should Hingham attempt to reverse this action militarily the North Weymouth Navy stands ready to defend the Gulf of Weymouth, led by its flagship Chubby.
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'In an act of magnanimity and friendship I have instructed N Weymouth border guards to allow passage of the Hingham commuter boat (bringing the NY transplants to the Boston Financial District) safe passage and tariff free through the waters of the Gulf of Weymouth. I also wish to
The town of Hingham responded on Friday when the chair of the town's select board, Joe Fisher, planted the flag of Hingham at the bathing beach and issued the following statement on the town's
'The Town of Hingham was prepared to fight tyranny and aggression in 1775, and we are prepared today to continue that fight,' Fisher
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Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico has inspired numerous memes, as Internet users have noted how quickly some people have adopted the name.
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'Since Trump is busy unilaterally renaming bodies of water down south, thought we'd get started up in New England,' Reed wrote. 'How's this?'
Since Trump is busy unilaterally renaming bodies of water down south, thought we'd get started up in New England. How's this?
— Senator Jack Reed (@SenJackReed)
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