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lwinters Photo by Joshua Ross Photography October 22, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The fire alarm at Foster School was activated this morning. The Hingham Fire Department responded and remained on the scene to determine the cause. “All students and staff safely evacuated the building,” Principal Beth Wilcox stated in an email to Foster families. Fire …
Photo courtesy of Foster PTO October 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Several parents who participated in last night’s remote Selectmen’s meeting expressed discontent, anger, and frustration during the discussion centering around the proposed $40 million combined Hingham Fire and Police Department public safety facility — the subject of a Special Town Meeting …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham October 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham citizens are encouraged to keep up the fight against proposed Greenbush commuter rail service cuts and the possible elimination of Hingham/Hull ferry service. The MBTA is forecasting a continuing reduction in ridership and an accompanying significant drop in revenue and …
Photo credit: Hingham Police October 19, 2020 On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 11:00am Linden Ponds, a senior living community in Hingham, received bomb threats by phone. Linden Ponds is a senior retirement community with approximately 1,200 residents on a 108 acre gated campus. Officers responded with the Hingham Fire Department and the residents were …
October 19, 2020 Units from multiple towns are responding a bomb threat that was called in to Linden Ponds, an Erickson Living Community, this morning. The approximately 1,200 Linden Ponds residents are not being evacuated at this time and are all safe. The investigation is active and continuing and the front entrance to Linden Ponds …
October 15, 2020 This message was provided by the Selectmen’s office on behalf of town officials. As of yesterday, the MA Department of Public Health (DPH) was reporting 371 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hingham. The state is now listing Hingham in the “red” category with an average daily case rate over the last 14 days …
October 14, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Town officials are awaiting the release of the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health’s COVID-19 report of new confirmed cases in Hingham tomorrow, fearing that with the escalating number of positive tests, the town might slip from the moderate-risk “yellow” to the high-risk “red” zone. Last Wednesday — the …
Photo courtesy of MBTA October 13, 2020 submitted by State Representative Joan Meschino and State Senator Patrick O’Connor Facing the potential elimination of ferry services and major cuts to the Greenbush line, State Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) and State Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) are working closely with the towns of Hingham, Hull, and Cohasset to …
BRIAN DOHERTY / HOME CENTER SOTHEBY’S October 12, 2020 Submitted by: Marisa and Terrence Ronan, Whitney and Stephen Jiranek, Foster Aborn and Sara Holbrook, Ellen Mitchell and Charles Byrne, Jennifer Hunt As representatives for ProHingham: PROTECT HISTORIC HINGHAM Hingham is once again facing a potential sale and development of the historic Old Ship Church Parish …
October 7, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Selectmen Chair Mary Power started off last night’s remote meeting with a moment of silence for former Selectman Edna English, who passed on last Friday. English served on the Board of Selectmen for six years — only the second woman to do so at that time, among other …