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lwinters April 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Gov. Charlie Baker ordered today that Massachusetts schools remain closed for the remainder of the school year due to the on-going CODIV-19 crisis. This follows an earlier mandate for schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed until May 4 — and an accompanying stay-at-home advisory — which remain …
April 20, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (above photo courtesy of the Rando Family) Dozens of friends, former customers, and other well-wishers joined a drive-by parade yesterday afternoon to help celebrate Pete Rando’s 102nd birthday, led by the Hingham Fire Department’s Quint, with lights flashing, horns blowing, and sirens blaring. Pete was the owner of …
*Originally Published in the Hingham Harborlight on March 23, 2020 April 20, 2020 by Deirdre Koenen, HHS Class of 2010, former Harborlight Staffer Photo by: Abby Gallagher, Class of 2014 I was homeschooled from first to eighth grade along with my siblings. When they learned this piece of information about my family, most of my …
April 18, 2020 Five years ago, Hingham native Maggie Weston, a Hingham native, was working at Wahlburgers in the Hingham Shipyard and met George “Gidge” Russo, of Scituate. They started dating and as the saying goes, the rest was history. After several moves, the couple settled in New York City where Maggie could pursue her …
Submitted by the Hingham Downtown Association April 17, 2020 The Hingham Downtown has created a new way to shop local for Mother’s Day. While spring is in the air we want to give the community a fun way to enjoy the outdoors and discover all that our downtown shops have in store for Mother’s Day …
A MODERN REHAB The grass is coming…. But the rest is done! Welcome to our corner project in Liberty Pole at 18 Pioneer Road, Hingham. This home sits at 2400 SF including lower level on 1/3 of an acre on a beautiful corner lot. 3 bed 2.5 bath with a home office. We completely gut …
In response to the severe economic fallout stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a record $2 trillion fiscal stimulus package was enacted at the end of March. The wide-ranging CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act is designed to help ease the financial hardships many Americans are facing. You may be wondering what, if any, …
April 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham middle-schooler Max Bohane, 12, is sending handwritten ‘love letters’ to help others feel cared for and less isolated during these uncertain times. “I knew there are many people who may need a little ‘extra love’ right now because they feel lonely, isolated, or frustrated by social distancing,” …
April 16, 2020 Submitted by HPS K-12 Science Director Katie Roberts Hingham Public Schools science staff and administrators, with the support of the Hingham Education Foundation, coordinated the donation of desperately needed protective goggles to area hospitals, including Children’s Hospital of Boston. HHS students wearing their protective goggles. These goggles will provide essential protection to …
April 16, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Yesterday the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released numbers reporting 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases for Hingham, but the actual number could be higher, according to Assistant Town Administrator Michelle Monsegur. “We believe that the true number of COVID-19 cases in Hingham is higher than what DPH is able …