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The Mayor of Weymouth has taken a page from the Trump government's game book and has issued a watchful decree to correct an alleged geographical supervision.

“I am pleased to be able to tell you that today I renamed the Gulf of Weymouth via Executive Order in Hingham Bay,” Mayor Bob Hedlund wrote on Facebook Tuesday, share a legitimate Google Maps screenshot that reflects the change.

As a reason for the renaming, Hedlund identified that three port islands are territorially a part of Weymouth, which was populated 11 years sooner than Humham. He continued to accuse the neighboring community of getting culturally acquired, “facts in reference to the extent of awareness of the War of Independence The Battle of Grape Island (Territorial in Weymouth). ”

“Since then, Hingham has been used by New Yorkers, who are employed in financial services in Boston and tsariff-free passage for the Hingham commuter ferry” in an act of grandmild and friendship “.

Nevertheless, Hedlund also said that the “North Weymouth Navy” was ready to defend the newly renamed water body, “Hingham should attempt to reverse this motion militarily.”

In his part, Hingham shot back on Friday morning when the selected CEO Joe Fisher on the Bademach planted a city flag to reaffirming Hingham's claim to the bay. Photos of local news agencies Hingham anchor Show Fisher, flanked by members of Hingham militia.

“The city of Hingham was able to fight tyranny and aggression in 1775, and today we’re prepared to proceed this fight,” said Fisher in a single opinion. “As the chairman of the Hingham Select Board, I reactivate the Hingham Milizia Company and guides them at securing Hingham Bay and Harbor against all foreigners or domestic opponents that threaten THARTHAM's sovereign rights.”

He also named the Weymouth Back River to Hingham, “when he runs through the city of Hingham and emptied to Hingham Bay. Huzzah! “

Hedlund's post quickly put up thousands of likes, and the jokes and parodies continued to roll in the comment area.

“Senior Citizen Mary from the North Weymouth -Fernglasbrigade reports in Sir,” wrote a commentator. “All calms in the Bay of Hingham usual seagulls that patrol, and 4 ducks shortly after dawn.”

“North Weymouth's flagship Chubby Is ready to defend our Weymouth golf in front of all intermediate lopers, ”said North Weymouth Civic Association.

Hedlund also divided a golf from Weymouth theme video assembly on the Pat Benatar Power Ballad “Invincible”.

He belongs to a handful of politicians who recently have was fun With President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico into the “Gulf of America”. In a post on X Thursday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont jokingly proposed Rename Long Island Sound “Connecticut Sound”.

“Here is another idea …” assumes governor Phil Scott repliedShare a card with the Connecticut River, which is renamed by Vermont.

“Don't let us get there” shot back Drew Cline, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy from New Hampshire. In Cline's version of the cardboard, Vermont was known as “West New Hampshire”.