Hanson
A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — population 10,587 as of 2022.
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Manhattan Short Film Festival returns
This week, Plymouth movie buffs can be part of an international jury when the Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to the Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court St., Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1. Audiences at venues around the world watch the same 10…
Creatives & Arts
Mayflower Brewing closing at year’s end
Plymouth’s oldest craft brewery is closing its doors at the end of the year, the latest casualty in a nationwide decline in the popularity of independent breweries. Mayflower Brewing Company, which was purchased last year by the owner of Orleans-based Hog Island Beer Company,…
Local BusinessBROCKTON – Two people were found guilty today in Brockton Superior Court on charges related to the murder of a 24-year-old in 2022, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced. 37-year-old Brendan Fernandes of Brockton, was found guilty of First-Degree Murder,…
Public Safety
Fashion show charts 250 years of style
They wore hoop skirts and bell-bottoms, flapper dresses and psychedelic prints. There was even an ’80s ski suit that should have come with its own warning label. Local elected officials, business owners and community leaders traded their usual attire for a trip through 250 years…
Events
Three lawsuits alleging neglect at preschool settled
Three families who sued a private Plymouth preschool for alleged misconduct and child neglect have settled their cases against the school and its owner under undisclosed terms. They alleged a teacher at Starboard Academy traumatized toddlers in her care by yelling at them and…
Education
YOUR VIEW: Vote for firefighter grant ‘ironic’
I find it ironic that Select Board member Canty took the opportunity to warn Plymouth of an impending operational override within the next three years as a reason to vote against the $300,000 road-acceptance study for the Shallow Pond Estates. In July, the entire selectboard…
GeneralIn and around Hanson
See & do
- Blue Heaven
- Boss Academy Of Performing Arts
- Botieri Fields
- Burrage Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
- Catering Boss
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Hanson by the numbers
- Median age
- 42.8
- Households
- 3,848
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $132,200
- Median house value
- $533,900