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Dot and Libby May 12, 2021, Submitted by Dorothy Galo, PhD. I am happy to share this endorsement of the candidacy of Libby Lewiecki for the role of Town Clerk of the Town of Hingham. The role of Town Clerk is a multifaceted one, aspects of which include the keeping of records such as annual …
From left to right: Former Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dorothy Galo, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Austin, School Committee members Liza O’Reilly, Jen Benham, Carlos DaSilva, Nes Correnti, Michelle Ayer and Kerry Ni; Photo credit: Glen Ni). May10, 2021, Submitted by Kerry Ni, Chair of the Hingham School Committee The School Committee thanks all voters …
May 6, 2021 opinion submitted byJonathan Asher, James Conroy, Phil Edmundson, Karen Johnson, Josh Krumholz, Mathew MacIver, Mary Power, Katharine Reardon, Edward Siegfried and Lissa Tully (courtesy photos) Town elections are on the horizon and we want to urge you to cast your ballot by mail or in person on May 22nd. We have all witnessed first-hand how important competent local government is, including …
May 5, 2021, Submitted by Jessica Carr & Andrew Rohleder We urge you to vote YES on the Climate Action Plan warrant article (#14) at Town Meeting Saturday, May 8th at 2:00PM. If you consider the climate-driven catastrophes looming during our probable life spans, you will understand why, especially for those of us in our …
Photo courtesy of Sarah Goldman April 30, 2021, Submitted by Sarah Goldman This Monday, May 3rd at 7PM, the first ever Hingham Special Education Town Hall will take place, in person, at the middle school. If you had asked me a few years ago if I knew anything at all about special education in our …
April 30, 2021 by Brooks Robbins If you have lived in Hingham a while, you or a member of your family likely knew Pete – an institution in this town. He owned and operated Pete’s Barber Shop for many decades in Hingham Center. Moms, dads, and kids stopped by to get haircuts with uninterrupted regularity. …
Photo courtesy of Bill Reardon April 27, 2021, Submitted by William Reardon, Chair of the Harbor Development Committee Citizens who have walked or driven to the Harbor area for any of the high or ‘king’ tides in the last several years, and especially those who saw the results of the two March 2018 winter storms, …
Photo courtesy of Tim Miller-Dempsey April 26, 2021, Submitted by Tim Miller-Dempsey, Candidate for Hingham School Committee I am extremely proud to have been a public school teacher for the past 23 years. I live and teach a stone’s throw from the “City on a Hill” where public education first started in America, and believe …
A Gathering of Neighbors Preparations are underway for Hingham’s Annual Town Meeting. Imagine your neighborhood of about twenty households getting together to hire landscapers and snow plowing. Then imagine your neighborhood combines with other neighborhoods to purchase other shared services and set rules for the combined neighborhoods. As the number and scope of shared services …
April 9, 2021 by Glenn Mangurian “I am not throwin’ away my shot I am not throwin’ away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwin’ away my shot” – Alexander Hamilton from “Hamilton” Have you received your Covid shot yet? I received my second …