Hull officials issue warning on scary jellyfish in area waters
The sting from a Lion’s Mane is “moderately painful” and can cause reactions that require medical treatment. A foot-wide Lion s Mane jellyfish floated in the water of Scituate Harbor as it passed in the current of high tide at Veteran s Memorial Bridge in June 2020. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro/FILE) By Travis Andersen, The Boston Globe June 3, 2021 | 8:56 AM
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Hull officials on Wednesday warned of recent sightings of humongous Lion’s Mane jellyfish in area waters including Nantasket Beach.
Deputy Fire Chief William Frazier provided details in a strongly worded statement posted to the official Facebook page of the town’s Emergency Management Notifications system.
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The body of a Colorado woman who had gone missing after falling overboard on Saturday afternoon has been located.
According to a press release from the Scituate Police Department, Barbara Warner, 78, had been one of three passengers on a vessel reportedly overcome by sea conditions at the mouth of the North River just off the beach in an area known as “The Spit.”
The Scituate Police and Fire Departments, as well as the Scituate Harbormaster’s Office, were immediately dispatched after the Scituate Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls about a vessel in distress.
According to the release, the Marshfield Harbormaster and the United States Coast Guard Station Point Allerton also responded.
Demand has increased over last year while supply is lower
Many renters are coming from in state
MARSHFIELD This year s summer rental market is booked up. Many houses have been taken off the market completely or have reduced availability, but that doesn t mean thousands aren t looking for places for an in-state vacation this year.
Real estate agent Glenn McDonald said every place he knows is rented, including his own family s vacation home in Rexhame Beach. It s very difficult to find something for a weekly rental, he said. Extremely difficult. Everything I have is rented all the weeks right through September. There s not an empty place I know of.
The body of a boater missing in Scituate, Massachusetts, has been found by the Coast Guard, according to Massachusetts State Police. The victim, who was discovered around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, was described as a woman around 75 years old. The boat had initially capsized within the mouth of the North River, but the victim was eventually found off the coast,.