Amid concerns among Hingham residents about the coronavirus, there’s hope

March 12, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer As the Hingham community struggles with concerns centering around the coronavirus, The Rev. Tim Schenck of St. John’s Church offers some words of encouragement and advice today in an email to parishioners announcing the shut-down of all in-person parish activities and Sunday worship for the next two weeks. …

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Rita Da Silva Announces Candidacy for Planning Board

Submitted by Rita Da Silva March 12, 2020 My name is Rita Sandonato Da Silva; I was born and raised in Quincy, MA, and now call Hingham my home. While my mother was a homemaker, my father was a Civil Engineer who owned and operated two construction companies. I fondly remember spending my summers working …

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Jen Benham Announces Candidacy for School Committee

Submitted by: Jen Benham March 11, 2020 I am excited to announce that I am running for a seat on the Hingham School Committee. My husband Frank and I have lived in Hingham for 13 years and have three children. Our children attend Hingham Public Schools with one each in elementary, middle and high school. …

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72 years of Hingham Jewelers Serving Generations of Brides

Are you thinking of getting engaged or just want to change or enhance your existing rings? Jordan and Pat, Courtesy of Hingham Jewelers Well then, your time has come. On Saturday March 28th Hingham Jewelers, a family owned second generation business will be holding a very special event. Jordan and Pat, Courtesy of Hingham Jewelers …

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Derby Academy Announces Tom Reid as Interim Head of School

Derby Academy in Hingham, MA is pleased and honored to announce the appointment of Thomas J. Reid, as Interim Head of School for Derby Academy effective July 1, 2020. The search for the Interim Head began in January when the Derby Academy Executive Committee and Search Co-Chairs, Trustee Jeff Alexander P’24 and Caroline Counselman P’21,’24, …

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EVENT POSTPONED – Finding our Common Humanity with Mr. Joy

PLEASE NOTE, this event has been postponed until a later day amid COVID-19 concerns, per Dr. Paul Austin.  The new date will be shared as soon as possible.  If change is ever going to come to “this mess with our young people’’ and “this mess around race,’’ it will take “real, authentic relationships and honest …

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It’s definite! Our town election will feature two races

Courtesy of Upsplash March 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer This year’s town election season will be an active one, with two races for two important boards — selectman and school committee. All five candidates returned their completed nomination papers by yesterday’s 5 p.m. deadline. The town election is set for Saturday, May 2. Most …

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Police Investigating Incident of Cemetery Headstones Knocked Over

March 4, 2020 Police are investigating an incident where several cemetery headstones were knocked over in the Hingham Cemetery on 12 South St. On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 1:10pm Officers responded to a report that several headstones had been knocked over. Officers found nine headstones in the same row that had clearly been knocked …

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