The South Shore Children’s Museum recently reopened in a larger space in the Hanover Mall, expanding the size of the museum from 3,700 square feet to 9,000 square feet. The new space will allow it to host more field trips and include more children in its programs. The museum, which incorporates play to teach children about American history, was previously located near Macy’s. It is now located near Walmart.

Norwell-based Acella Construction Corp. and members of Hingham Congregational Church held a groundbreaking July 8 for the church’s $3 million renovation. Congregation members hoped to find a time capsule that had been buried when the church was built in 1848, but it wasn’t found. Congregation members did present a new time capsule, filled with current items like a church flier, a CD of religious music, and a copy of the annual report, that will be buried during the renovation

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Lapels Dry Cleaning, which is based in Hanover and has dozens of locations across the country, collected more than 13,000 pounds of clothing to donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters organizations in six states. Josh Dubois, an employee of the company’s Cohasset location and the son of CEO Kevin Dubois, was responsible for obtaining more than half of the 1,380 pounds that his store collected. The contribution made by Dubois, a student at Scituate High School, helped the Cohasset location tie for the most contributions of any store in the companywide clothing drive.

Plymouth Municipal Airport recently completed a $4.7 million project that improved and lengthened its two runways to 4,350 feet. They were previously different lengths, which complicated traffic patterns, said Thomas Hurley, one of the airport’s commissioners. Hurley said the project reduces noise and improves safety, since planes of various sizes will now be able to use both runways. Ninety percent of the funding for the project came from the Federal Aviation Administration, with the remaining money supplied by the state Department of Transportation and the Town of Plymouth.

Two new businesses are coming to Kingston this fall after receiving approval from the Board of Selectmen. PiNZ will be a multipurpose entertainment space featuring bowling alleys, billiards tables, a restaurant, and a bar. It will open at Kingston Collection. Another PiNZ is located in Milford. Angelo’s Coal Fired Pizza, which has its first location in Quincy, will open in a standalone building next to the Super Stop & Shop on Summer Street. The restaurant will have a liquor license.

Jacob Carozza

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