Featured Listing: 37 Butler Road, $925,000

37 Butler Road: 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, 2,525 Sq. Ft., .31 Acres Listed at $925,000 No doubt this one is going to sell FAST!  Welcome to this picture perfect Cape in a FABULOUS Hingham Center * neighborhood * , just 1 mile to town! Tucked at the end of desirable Butler Road, this home sits on …

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Hinghamite Joanna Dutra Launches New Personal Branding Firm

According to Hinghamite Joanna Dutra, 2020 is the year for seeing clearly! Joanna recently launched The Creative Confidant  to help clients design a vision and a new outlook for this year and beyond. From individual consulting in strength-finding to creative confidence workshops, Joanna works to assist clients in building their best brand – whether that’s …

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Hingham Executive Health Officer: Coronavirus Risk Low at This Time

February 4, 2010 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Health Department is working with the Hingham Public Schools to address concerns regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus that has been in the news lately.  “As always, we encourage residents to call with any questions they may have. We will continue to monitor this evolving virus daily,” …

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Opinion: “Don’t Blame the Schools”

Submitted by: Sara Mason Ader   Reading the Opinion letters in the Hingham Journal recently, I was struck by how many letters focused on the clear need for better facilities for our seniors. I couldn’t agree more that Hingham’s senior population deserves a great deal more than they’re getting. I was deeply disheartened, however, that …

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The World Awaits for Hingham Native, Kelsey Johnson

When your boyfriend lands a job for a high-end travel concierge company, you have something to celebrate. Exotic trips are just one of the perks for Kelsey Johnson, a long-time Hingham resident and girlfriend of Travel Sommelier’s new VP of Sales, Mike Abrahams.  “As part of the training process, Travel Sommelier sent Mike around Africa …

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New Fire Safety Grants Issued to Hingham

Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) and Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) have announced that the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security has awarded the Town of Hingham $4,565 in grant funds for the Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) program and an additional $2,552 for the Senior SAFE program. The SAFE program was created in 1995 …

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Opinion: It’s Time To Fully Fund Our Schools

January 31, 2020 Submitted by Peter Howell I recently attended a meeting of the Hingham Select Board to join other parents expressing their support for increasing school funding based on our School Committee’s recommendation. I was motivated to attend the meeting after learning that Hingham spends the least per-in-district-pupil out of any of our 20 …

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On Lincoln Day, Hingham Celebrates Local History and Civic Engagement

All photos are courtesy of Hingham Historical Society.  The Hingham Historical Society invites residents of Hingham and the South Shore—and history lovers everywhere—to participate in Hingham’s 44th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 15, 2020.  Lincoln Day commemorates two famous Lincolns with Hingham roots:  Benjamin Lincoln, Major General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary …

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Saying Goodbye to the East Street Skate House

Photo courtesy of Hingham Recreation Department It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to the East Street Skate House. For decades, generations of Hingham Residents have celebrated the winter season in one of the best ways possible: getting out on a pond and skating until the sun goes down (and sometimes even after …

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