Fundraising continues for new Country Club pool facility

By Carol Britton Meyer, March 21st 2019 Even as the deteriorating South Shore Country Club pool is being prepped for another season, fundraising efforts for a new all-season pool and athletic facility are underway. The current pool — built in the 1950’s — is in bad shape, and the planning process is moving forward pending …

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Hingham high school students collect donations for DOVE

Two Hingham teens and a group of their peers made Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month one to remember. Abby Fennelly, Edan Larkin, and the Hingham High School Student Council made it their mission to donate critically needed items to DOVE’s Emergency Shelter. (Left to right) Abby Fennelly and Edan Larkin gather items for DOVE. While …

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HINGHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS MASSA EVENT

 Frank Massa’s son, Don, and granddaughter, Dawn with HHS Executive Director Deirdre Anderson. WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2019, 3:00 PM WHERE: Old Derby Academy, 34 Main Street, Hingham MA Individual Lecture: $25 Members; $30 Non-Members The Hingham Historical Society is hosting From Lincoln Street to the World: Massa Sonar & Ultrasonic Products. Much of the undersea …

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Selectmen: ‘No Go’ For Proposed Town Meeting Paper Ballot Request

March 20, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Town Moderator Michael Puzo “spoke” and the Selectmen listened. Last night’s Selectmen’s agenda called for a possible vote “to request the Advisory Committee recommend a paper ballot vote by town meeting participants relative to Article MM (Water Company Acquisition)” but that didn’t happen. That’s because in response to …

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Nifty Addition to Bare Cove Fire Museum

The  Bare Cove Fire Museum is the proud owner of a “retired” 1977 Hendrickson/Farrar fire truck. The Town of Hingham paid  $61,000 for the fire truck in 1977, and it was delivered on June 28 of that year. It ran as Engine 2 from 1977 to 1991 and  was furnished with a new body in …

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TONIGHT! Town Moderator Responds to Selectmen’s Paper Ballot Agenda Item

March 19, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer In response to an item on tonight’s (March 19) Selectmen’s agenda calling for a possible vote “to request the Advisory Committee recommend a paper ballot vote by town meeting participants relative to Article MM (Water Company Acquisition),” Town Moderator Michael Puzo wrote the following letter to the Selectmen, …

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Liza O’Reilly Announces Bid for Re-Election to Hingham School Committee

Liza O’Reilly has announced that she is running for re-election to the Hingham School Committee. “I love doing this job and still feel energized to contribute. My focus is to ensure that the Hingham Public Schools grow in their educational excellence, deliver innovative programs, are both effectively managed and fiscally responsible.  There is no bigger …

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Janine Suchecki Announces Candidacy for Housing Authority

Hi, my name is Janine Suchecki and I am a candidate for Hingham Housing Authority. Born and raised here, my husband Dan and I are thankful to live and raise our 2 children – Charlie (9) and Jack (3) – in Hingham. This town holds a special place in my heart, and it will always …

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