Ever thought of running for town office?

  Left to right, Town Clerk Eileen McCracken, Asst. Town Clerk Jacquie Berard, and Senior Clerk Liz McVarish. January 29, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer It’s election time again! Have you ever thought of running for a town office? Town Clerk Eileen McCracken reports that a number of candidates for seats with terms expiring this …

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Hingham Mother and Daughter Host “A Night of Africa”

Africa holds a special place in the hearts of Hinghamites Dr. Lori Lerner and her daughter, Emma Fanuele. Last summer, the pair visited Pothawira, a village in Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries. On the service trip, Dr. Lerner, Chief of Urology at the Boston VA Health System, provided medical and surgical care. Fanuele, …

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Dr. Paul Austin Selected as the Next Superintendent of Schools

  In a unanimous vote, the Hingham School Committee has selected Dr. Paul Austin as the next superintendent of schools. After contract negotiations, Austin will replace Dr. Dot Gallo at the end of the school year.  He is currently the superintendent of schools for a regional school district in Maine and began his career in …

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Love is All Around Mr. Landis

Love is all around … and, it certainly was on Friday, December 21st when the Hingham Middle School Junior Choral Spectrum surprised their teacher, Mr. Landis and his soon-to-be husband, Joe.  The choir surprised the couple at their wedding rehearsal brunch in Plymouth with a serenade of “Love is All You Need” by The Beatles. …

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Hingham Holiday Gift Guide

WHEN THEY SAY the three most stressful things in life are death, divorce and moving, they’re leaving off the fourth: gift-giving. What do you get for a person who keeps an eye on the most current “it” objects, or for the 15-year-old member of Generation Z who thinks your taste is “soooo lame”? Take a …

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In the Kitchen with: Alma Nove!

   The Anchor recently had the chance to head into the kitchen with Chef Anne from Alma Nove to show us two, restaurant quality appetizers that you can easily make at home for the holidays! The two appetizers that we cooked up were Sweet Sausage, Spinach and Goat Cheese Phyllo cups and a classic favorite …

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Troop 1 Wants Your Christmas Tree!

Scouts Dennis Johnson, Ethan Mayo, Griffin Brown, Bobby Sullivan, Leland Frantz, and Alex Gorczyca unloading trees last year. Please visit http://HinghamTreeDrive.com to sign up for your tree pickup. Troop 1 Wants Your Christmas Tree! In the holiday spirit of health, happiness and the safety of Hingham residents, the Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Hingham will pick …

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Hingham Parents React to the Foster Freeze-Out

    Parents took to Hingham Pinboard and Hingham Discussion Board today upon hearing that students at Foster Elementary had been transferred to Hingham High School due to a loss of heat in the school. With outside temperatures hovering in the 20’s and 30’s today, staying in the unheated school was not an option. While funding …

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Local Options for #GivingTuesday

Courtesy Hingham Education Foundation “Black Friday’, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday are now the rear-view mirror. The holiday spending season is in full swing. But don’t forget: It’s also the season fo giving and sharing. “Hingham has been very generous in supporting SNAP and the organization’s reach has been extending to many surrounding communities” …

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