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August 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos by Christen Poole for @Seabird_coffee Instagram) The long-awaited opening of Locales Tacos y Tequila in the vacant Crow’s Landing restaurant at 6 Crow Point Lane could be just around the corner. The family-friendly restaurant with a fun atmosphere — which will feature Mexican- as well as Baja-style …
August 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HFM) The popular Hingham Farmers Market (HFM) returned to its long-awaited usual walk-in style Saturday — scaled back due to COVID-19, but a huge success nonetheless — with a wide variety of offerings and smiles all-around. Shoppers eager to buy fresh produce, fruit, poultry, beef, …
August 17, 2020 story and photos by Joshua Ross Welcome to the Hingham Anchor’s newest section, “Green Living.” The goal of the “Green Living” section is to highlight the incredible work done by Hingham’s green activists, the schools’ Green Teams, and spotlight new legislation being introduced and passed by our local and state elected officials. …
Photo by Tiffany Tertipes/Unsplash August 16, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, voting by mail is available to all registered voters for the Sept. 1 state primary and also for the Nov. 3 state/presidential election. By the end of last week, the Town Clerk’s office had received close to 5,000 Vote …
Issued by HPD Harbormaster on 8/15/2020 Amended Recreational Boating Guidelines The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) published a memorandum on August 14, 2020 amending their guidelines for Boating & Various Other Marine and Inland Waterway Related Activities – Phase III, Step 1. The amended guidelines now state “All recreational crafts must remain a …
August 14, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In his weekly COVID-19 update to the Selectmen last night, Town Administrator Tom Mayo reported that under the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s new four-color system of categorizing the average daily test rate in the state’s 351 communities over a two-week period, Hingham is in the white zone. …
Friday, August 14, by Carol Britton Meyer The Town of Hingham could have a new state-of-the-art public safety facility off Rte. 3A that would include new police headquarters and a satellite fire station in the not-too-distant future — subject to approval at a Special Town Meeting As a follow-up to last June’s regular Town Meeting, …
Photo courtesy of Catherine Jackson. Friday, August 14, by Gabrielle Martin Eight years ago this summer, the Sayian family were on their annual vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. Adrienne, the Sayian’s youngest child (age 23), shares, “Every year we would sail to the Vineyard and stay in Edgartown Harbor for a couple of nights. On this …
August 13, 2020 by Joshua Ross The guidance for Massachusetts Youth and Amateur sports for Phase III Step 1 was issued by the state’s working group this morning. The group, comprised of members of DESE, the EEA, and the Governor’s Office, issued a 13-page document outlining the risk levels for each sport, along with specific …
Photo credit: Kimberly Farmer/Unsplash August 12, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin submitted the final Hingham Public Schools reopening plan to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education last Friday. At this week’s School Committee meeting, Austin emphasized that the phased-in remote/hybrid learning plan recommended to, and approved by, the School …