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June 9, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer While there will be no fireworks lighting up the sky this year in Hingham, plans are underway by an informal group of volunteers to ensure the continuation of a Hingham Harbor Fourth of July celebration in the future. As planned — and at the conclusion of the 2022 …
Successful Season Puts HHS Sailing Back on Map, Ranking 18th in New England June 9, 2023 By Joe Griffin, HHS Sailing Coach The HHS Sailing Team celebrated a successful season with a banquet at the Hingham Community Center earlier this week. From my perspective as coach, this season could not have gone any better. There …
June 8, 2023 Submitted By Mona Pohl As spring moves into summer, graduations, showers, weddings, communions, confirmations, bar and bat mitzvahs, and school awards ceremonies take center stage. With this beautiful, celebratory time of year comes the conundrum of what to give as a meaningful, lasting gift to mark these milestones. With the trend toward sustainability and socially …
June 8, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Sophomore Katie Peirce and about 15 to 20 fellow classmates protested against the MCAS exams outside Hingham High School Tuesday morning. For their 10th-grade civics project, the sophomore class chose “Abolish MCAS” as their topic. Katie and some of her fellow students founded the group. “Everyone from students …
June 7, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Senior Center — now called the Hingham Center for Active Living — will host an awareness event on Thursday, June 15, at 12: 30 p.m. centering around World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which was launched in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder …
June 7, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The Select Board agreed Tuesday night to establish a 25 mph speed limit in certain areas of the Downtown Hingham Business District to enhance safety, upon the recommendation of the Traffic Committee. This is in accordance with a 2022 Town Meeting-approved warrant article related to this issue following …
Tom Hoffman June 6, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer When longtime Hingham resident Tom Hoffman looked outside at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, he was greeted with a giant lawn sign bearing the message: “Congratulations, Hoffy! — Hinghamite of the Year” — an honor bestowed annually on a deserving individual by the Hingham Anchor based on …
June 5, 2023 By The Town Of Hingham Audit Committee June 5, 2023, 7:00 PM @Town Hall South Meeting Room- 3rd floor Conservation Commission June 5, 2023, 7:00 PM @Remote meeting via Zoom Dial-in number: 929-205-6099 Website: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 820 9201 8847 Development & Industrial Commission June 5, 2023, 7:00 PM @Remote Meeting via …
June 4, 2023 – Photos by Joshua Ross 318 Hingham High School seniors, along with family and friends, stuck it out through the cold, wind and rain for the Class of 2023 graduation ceremonies. Below are some of the highlights of the event. For more photos, click here.
June 1, 2023 By Stephen Regan Two local attorneys, Paul J. Gannon and Joseph Phelan, both of Hingham played key roles in a recent federal court ruling that found Boston’s redistricting process likely violated the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment. In her ruling, US District Court Judge Patti Saris stated that plaintiffs were likely to be successful in their …