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Photo credit: Hingham Police Department August 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Last night — the day following Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s retirement (Aug. 3) — the Selectmen appointed Deputy Chief David Jones as interim police chief, with all three board members voicing their utmost confidence in his ability to do the job. “We have …
August 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Following recent controversies centering around a denied request to fly the Pride flag at Town Hall during Pride Month in June and the recent selectmen’s directive to the Hingham Fire Department to take down the Thin Blue Flags displayed on fire apparatus, the Selectmen last night started a …
August 4, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of Hingham Farmer’s Market) The popular Hingham Farmers Market has been operating in a “drive-through” fashion — with no pedestrian traffic allowed — in the Station Street parking lot since May, under a temporary license from the town — due to COVID-19 and on-going construction at …
Photo courtesy of HPD August 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s last official day on the job, after serving with the Hingham Police Department for nearly 40 years, is today (Aug. 3). Olsson, 62, initially planned to retire when he reached age 65 — as required of public safety officials under …
August 2, 2020 by Laura Harper Winters Photos by Joshua Ross Photography Nothing has been typical about 2020 and the Hingham High School graduation ceremony was no exception. Held two months later than it was originally scheduled, guests and graduates donned masks and chairs were distanced. However much the ceremony changed, Covid 19 couldn’t damper …
2019 Red Carpet at Hingham Bathing Beach. Anchor staff photo. August 1, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In response to reports of a large, unpermitted (by the Hingham Health Department) social event that allegedly took place Thursday night on town property — at Hingham Harbor — involving what he called “a group of well over …
August 1, 2020 (Speech by Clare Trinchet, Transcript provided by Hingham High School, Photographs by Joshua Ross Photography). Following is the Salutatorian speech given by Clare Trinchet at the HHS 2020 Graduation held on Saturday, August 1. Hi everybody. Before I get started, I just wanted to thank everyone who made the last four years, …
August 1, 2020 (Speech by Courtney Sherwood, Transcript provided by Hingham High School, photos by Joshua Ross Photography). Following is a transcript of the speech given by Class President, Courtney Sherwood, at the HHS 2020 Graduation ceremony held on Saturday, August 1. I wanted to start off by thanking everyone who helped us get to this day. …
August 1, 2020 (Speech transcript provided by Hingham High School, photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photograph). Following is a transcript of the Valedictorian speech given by Sam Raphaelson at the Hingham High School 2020 Graduation on Saturday, August 1. When I was told I was our class valedictorian, I thought to myself, “wouldn’t it …
August 1, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer True to his word, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin and the 100-member Recovery Response Advisory Committee finished crafting the much-anticipated Hingham Public Schools preliminary, four-phase school reopening plan last night to safely bring students and staff back to school. Out of the three learning models — in-person, remote, …