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June 18, 2024 By The Town of Hingham According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), a Heat Advisory will be in effect through Friday 6/21 for much of the South Shore, including Hingham. Heat indices are expected to range between 85-95 degrees with Wednesday and Thursday predicted as the hottest days. Residents can seek …
June 17, 2024 by The Hingham Police Department A Scituate man was arrested Monday for allegedly exposing himself and performing a lewd act in a parking lot in Wompatuck State Park. On June 10, 2024 at 10:40am Officers were sent to the parking lot near the Visitor’s Center in Wompatuck State Park after a woman …
June 17, 2024 Submitted by The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), an association dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to older adults and people with disabilities, proudly announces Judith M. Flynn as NAELA President of the 2024 -2025 Board of Directors. Flynn began serving as NAELA …
June 14, 2024 On Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4, 6,500 riders, including 47 residents from Hingham, will participate in the milestone 45th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) with the goal of raising a record $75 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber). This year, the PMC, which is Dana-Farber’s largest single contributor, will cross $1 billion in lifetime fundraising for the Institute. …
June 13, 2204 By Carol Britton Meyer Tentative agreements were reached with educators and paraeducators on Tuesday, June 11, during an executive session of the Hingham Education Association and the Salary & Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee following many months of negotiations. A tentative agreement was also reached with the administrative assistants on May …
June 13, 2024 By Geri Duff One of the amusements in the famed Melville Garden of Crow Point was the Flying Horse Carousel. This type of carousel did not have a floor, instead the horses were suspended from a center frame. As the ride picked up speed the horses would fly out. In the advertisements for Melville …
June 12, 2024 By Hingham Public Schools The Healey-Driscoll Administration has recognized Foster Elementary School with a prestigious Green Team Award for its outstanding environmental stewardship. Foster Elementary is one of 63 schools across Massachusetts to receive a Green Team Award and one of only five schools honored for their exemplary efforts. Foster Elementary’s Green Team was praised …
June 12, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Alan Strauss, superintendent of the Freetown Lakeville Regional School District since July 2022 — was interviewed during a Hingham Public Schools virtual community forum Tuesday night as the only remaining finalist in the search for a new Hingham High School principal to replace Rick Swanson, who recently announced …
June 11, 2024 Submitted by Quincy College A total of 319 students – including five from Hingham – were awarded diplomas or program certificates at Quincy College’s 66th Commencement exercises at the Marriott Boston Quincy Hotel on May 17. Katherine Craven, chair of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and a member of the College’s Board …
June 11, 2024 By The Town of Hingham Last week, the Hingham Select Board received a quarterly update on three major building projects in the town and issued proclamations recognizing Pride Month and the Juneteenth Holiday. The quarterly capital project updates to the Select Board included the construction status of the two well-underway projects: the new Foster Elementary …