Country Club pool project remains on hold

August 16, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Construction of the South Shore Country Club pool continues to be delayed due to ongoing litigation. In the Fall of 2022, some residents living near SSCC appealed the Planning Board’s decision granting the Town of Hingham a Special Permit A-3 and site plan approval to construct a new …

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Search for potential sites for new senior center narrowed to two options

August 16, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Following the presentation of five alternatives for locating the town’s planned new Center for Active Living (formerly called the Senior Center), the Select Board narrowed the process to two options to be studied — an expansion and renovation of the current facility at Town Hall and Bare Cove …

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Speed limit lowered in more neighborhoods around town

August 16, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Following the recent establishment of a 25 mph speed limit in a large portion of the Downtown Hingham Business District to enhance safety, Town Engineer JR Frey recommended the same restriction also be implemented in more than a dozen  neighborhoods around town.  Signs with the new speed limit …

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Old Colony Montessori School in the Community

August 15, 2023 By Old Colony Montessori School In addition to learning academics, the students at Old Colony Montessori School learn about charitable giving and ways in which they can make a difference. Throughout the school year the students organized fundraisers and food drives for local charities. In December, at the Holiday Shopping Spree students can purchase …

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Ceremony for New Elementary School at Foster School

August 14, 2023 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is thrilled to announce the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new state-of-the-art elementary school. The event is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 25th at 11:00 AM behind the current Foster School located at 55 Downer Ave. Hingham, MA. Members of the press, …

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Weekly Meetings & Agendas: Aug 14- 18

August 14, 2023 Submitted by the Town of Hingham Community Events Hingham High School Class of 1983 Reunion August 19, 2023, 7:00 PM @Sons of Italy Lodge Public Meetings Traffic Committee August 14, 2023, 10:30 AM @ZOOM Meeting Dial in number: 929-205-6099 Meeting ID: 870 2894 1365 Pass code: 363208 Planning Board August 14, 2023, …

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HPS Integrated Preschool Openings for the 2023-2024 School Year

August 8, 2023 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools The start date for the Integrated Preschool program is Monday, September 11, 2023, or Tuesday, September 12, 2023, depending on your child’s schedule. Integrated Preschool follows the regular school calendar and runs from September to June, ending about one week before K-12. If you would like to register your preschool …

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Opinion: Spiro Agnew Lives

August 7, 2023 By Michael Weymouth Donald Trump is following long-established responses to criminal charges against elected officials by denying everything, smearing the prosecution and the media, obstructing justice and claiming it’s all a witch hunt. These were the same tactics used by President Richard Nixon’s vice president Spiro Agnew in 1973 as he attempted …

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