A new residential community in Hanover has begun selling units from its first phase of construction. Nickerson Real Estate Partners recently started selling houses at Sconset Landing that were completed six months ago, said Nickerson’s principal, Lisa Nickerson. There are more than 30 houses for sale, varying from single- to multi-floor townhouses and varying in price from $399,999 to $600,000. An amenities package included with living at Sconset features access to the community’s country club, a partnership with the South Shore YMCA, and a discount to a nearby golf course. Once completed, Sconset will have 130 houses, Nickerson said.

A North Plymouth funeral home recently held a ribbon-cutting to unveil renovations to its building. Bartlett Funeral Home and 1620 Cremation Servicesmade its facility compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, changed the colors of the facility’s interior, and added local art decor to modernize the funeral home, said co-owner Katie Bartlett. “We want it to feel more homey, not so funeral homey, in there,’’ she said.

A Plymouth hospital can now care for more overnight patients. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth recently added 10 in-patient rooms to its East Building’s second and third floors. The new rooms increased the number of inpatient rooms at the hospital to 160.

A regional doughnut chain recently donated $27,000 to the Joe Andruzzi Foundation in North Attleborough.Honey Dew Donuts completed its third fund-raising campaign in November, bringing the amount raised since its partnership with the foundation to more than $100,000. Jen Andruzzi, the foundation’s executive director, said the money will be used to help patients. The chain sold window decals supporting the foundation at all of its stores, including more than a dozen in the south suburbs.

A Hingham author was among the two winners of a national history book award. James L. Conroy received the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, which recognizes books that further the public’s understanding of the Civil War, for his 2016 book “Lincoln’s White House: The People’s House in Wartime.’’ Conroy, a lawyer for 35 years, said he’s honored to receive the award and to be in the company of past winners such as Doris Kearns Goodwin and Ken Burns. “For me to win, it was a surprise and I am just delighted by it,’’ he said. Conroy was a finalist for the prize for his first book, “Our One Common Country.’’

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