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March 17, 2020 submitted my Diane Sheehan DeNapoli To many who are Irish American St. Patrick’s Day is a very special time of year. After the Christmas tree comes down the Irish music starts and in my mind, I only have two months until St. Patrick’s Day. To me St. Patrick’s Day isn’t about green …
Submitted by Susan Swords, MD March 16, 2020 “Hold my hand!” I said to my husband as the nurse jabbed a long Q-tip to the top of my nostril and wiggled it around. This past Saturday morning, I was tested for coronavirus. I am a primary care doctor practicing on the South Shore and watched …
March 14, 2020 submitted by the Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association To the Editor, Despite so much talk about how divided we all are, rarely have we been in a time like this one where our interdependence is so evident. From neighborhoods to nations, the COVID-19 pandemic clarifies our interconnections. Currently we are all in …
As Compressor Station Becomes Reality, Hingham Must Do More By Priya Howell Over the past several years, Hingham has taken many steps to become a greener community. The town has switched to LED lights in municipal buildings, banned single-use plastic bags, and is positioned to source more of its power from solar panels set on …
Submitted by Diane Sheehan DeNapoli February 12, 2020 As a former Philosophy student at NYU in the early 1990’s I was intrigued how the cultural norms of the time sculpted the way society seemed to view the human condition. While in essence I was locked away in a classroom dissecting the human condition many …
Submitted by: Sara Mason Ader Reading the Opinion letters in the Hingham Journal recently, I was struck by how many letters focused on the clear need for better facilities for our seniors. I couldn’t agree more that Hingham’s senior population deserves a great deal more than they’re getting. I was deeply disheartened, however, that …
January 31, 2020 Submitted by Peter Howell I recently attended a meeting of the Hingham Select Board to join other parents expressing their support for increasing school funding based on our School Committee’s recommendation. I was motivated to attend the meeting after learning that Hingham spends the least per-in-district-pupil out of any of our 20 …
January 27, 2020 A small playground in Powers Field, Centre Hingham, is a lovely idea, let’s make it work for everyone. A small playground retaining the character and charm of the surroundings, and respectful to all who share this space, is entirely possible. In fact, it’s quite simple. A small traditional A-frame swing set, a …
Submitted by Rev. Sara M. Holland, President, Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association To the editor: As members of the Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association, we raise our voices in solidarity with our Jewish friends and family during this time of rising anti-Semitic hate speech and violence. We affirm that an attack on one faith community …
December 5, 2019 by Laura Burns This morning I was arrested at the site of the proposed Weymouth gas compressor station as fifty or so colleagues and I attempted to prevent construction from beginning. This is not what I wanted to do with my Thursday morning, but it’s what has to happen now. For five …