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lwinters We urge Hingham voters to attend Town Meeting on April 22nd and to approve the Town’s proposed purchase of the water company from Aquarion. We believe the purchase will lead to lower annual water rate increases and more efficient recovery of our existing (and increasingly scarce) water resources. We are also confident that the …
Chrissy Roberts Town Meeting is the new Coachella. OK, I may be exaggerating a bit, but it is long, sometimes boring, sometimes riveting, and loaded with colorful characters. If you’ve never been, hands down this is the one to go to. The water company vote will impact generations to come. Why should you care? In …
Jack Collins, Nate Webber, James Winikoff, and Emmet Lewiecki proudly display their RI State Varsity Bowl NHBB Champion plaque. Jack Collins also earned a medal for finishing third in the bee, the individual competition. April 11, 2019 by Glenda Garland Like any other team at Hingham High School, quiz bowl has its traditions. The team …
April 10, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Never attended a Town Meeting here in Hingham? Then this is the year to make it happen. Every vote counts! Longtime former Town Moderator Tom O’Donnell referred to Town Meeting as “a journey through the warrant articles.” Not only is this meeting an opportunity to vote on issues …
I am opposed to the takeover of Aquarion Water Company. I view it as an intrusion of government into the private sector, by operation of statute, not voluntary agreement. The proposal to purchase Aquarion strikes me as an act of government aggression towards an ongoing business concern that has mostly served the town well. A …
The 5th Annual Race for P.E.A.C.E. 5K/1 Mile Walk will take place on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 9am in Bare Cove Park. This event, organized by Ray and Erin Childs of Hingham, will benefit the Martin Richard Foundation. Martin Richard was an 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013. …
Photos by Kerry Brett The Hingham Education Foundation’s {HEF} 6Th annual spring fundraiser was held at the newly renovated Paragon Boardwalk on Friday, March 29th. Over 200 Hingham residents turned out to support the foundation and be entertained with a Mardi Gras March Madness themed evening. Live music was provided by the local band Nectar, …
Shown here from left, Ann Suzedell from Milton, Paul Wahlberg, and Susan Kilmartin from Hingham Author Ann Suzedell and Hingham artist Susan Kilmartin, who created the delightful children’s book, “Carina, the Carousel Horse at Paragon Park,” were featured speakers at a luncheon at Alma Nove hosted by Paul Wahlberg recently. The event was a fundraiser …
April 4, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Left to right, Historical Commission Administrator Andrea Young, essay contest winner Molly Schwall, Historical Commission member Jim Conroy, essay contest winner Claire Haney, and Historical Commission member Sarah Carolan Not pictured because she took the photo: Historical Commission member Signe McCullough. Hingham High School Seniors Molly Schwall and …
Greenbush Historic Preservation Trust Application Due Date – Wednesday May 1, 2019 The Hingham Historical Commission is accepting applications for grants from the Greenbush Historic Preservation Trust. Funds from the trust may be used for building, structure or landscape preservation, stabilization, protection, rehabilitation, and restoration; for physical improvements to public spaces; or to comply with …