HPS Green Team’s “A Plastic Ocean” Event a Success!

The viewing of the documentary “A Plastic Ocean” at the Middle School yesterday (April 11)  hosted by all of the Hingham Public Schools Green Teams, was a big success. The event was attended by more than 50 people, followed by a meaningful conversation and questions and answers. Posters were put up around town and in …

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Four Hingham Locals Running The Boston Marathon

Lindsay Cronin, Lindsay Mullaney, Liz Bunstein and Teddy Lee are all running the 2019 Boston Marathon for causes they are passionate about.  LINDSAY CRONIN & LINDSAY MULLANEY – BEST FRIENDS RUNNING TOGETHER FOR THEIR BEST FRIEND What inspired you to run the Boston Marathon?  Are you running on behalf of a non-profit, if so which …

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Hingham Quiz Bowl Team Heading to Washington, DC for Nationals

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 …

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Town Meeting Primer –What to Expect at Your First Town Meeting

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 …

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Historic preservation efforts rewarded

Selectmen Chairman Paul Healey presents Alexander Macmillan with a Town of Hingham Preservation Award at Sunday’s ceremony at Hingham Community Center (Photo by Stephen Dempsey) By Carol Britton Meyer, April 9, 2019 After traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, and noticing their many beautifully restored historic homes and buildings,  Selectmen Chairman Paul Healey …

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Good luck, Sergeant Horte!

  Retiring Hingham Police Sgt. David Horte By Carol Britton Meyer, April 9, 2019 A crowd of fellow officers and other well-wishers gathered in the Hingham Police Department Squad Room recently on the occasion of Sgt. David Horte’s  retirement after nearly 32 years of service, including his wife, Hillary, and mother, Christine, who are proud of …

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Unprecedented attendance expected at Town Meeting!

  By Carol Britton Meyer, April 9, 2019 Plan to arrive at Town Meeting extra-early this year! The proposed water system acquisition issue is expected to draw an unprecedented number of voters to the April 22 Town Meeting, and a plan is in place to accommodate up to 3,950 participants if necessary rather than the …

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Attention, voters: Absentee ballot/town election update

By Carol Britton Meyer, April 6th 2019 If you expect to be out-of-town during the Saturday, April 27, town election, be sure to pick up an absentee ballot in the Town Clerk’s Office now through noon on Friday, April 26. Absentee ballots can be filled out there. For more details, call the Town Clerk’s Office, …

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Snapshot: Broadstone Beal Street project underway

By Carol Britton Meyer, April 6th 2019   The four-story, 220-unit Broadstone rental housing development at 230 Beal Street adjacent to Lynch Field and across from Lincoln Plaza got the green light from the Zoning Board of Appeals in June 2017 following a long review process. The project is under construction at this time. The …

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