Opinion

April 21, 2023 By Gary Tondorf-Dick, Hingham Planning Board Majority Position Dear Hingham Residents, Please VOTE Yes on Article 29: Accessory Dwelling Units in Detached Accessory Structures Maintaining the Familial Occupancy Restriction. Article 29-Recommended Motion by the Advisory Committee: The Recommended Motion by the Advisory Committee majority vote, which adopts the By-law approved by the Planning Board …

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April 21, 2023 By Liz Klein, Hingham Select Board How we got here The Town entered the FY24 budget season with a significant deficit. This resulted from adding critical capacity to both municipal and school services. While these vital positions and resources were added during the public health emergency, many were services that had been needed prior to …

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April 20, 2023 by the Hingham Unity Council There’s a lot of information out there coming from a lot of directions and it’s quite a bit to process! These issues are important for our community, however, so the Hingham Unity Council board has discussed the items on this years’ Town Meeting warrant that intersect with our mission and …

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April 19, 2023 By Laura Burns Hingham’s climate action plan is nearing completion under the aegis of the current Climate Action Planning Committee (CAPC). At Town Meeting on Monday, April 24, we will be asked to create a new Town committee, the Hingham Climate Action Commission (HCAC), to be charged with implementing Hingham’s climate plan. Please join me …

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April 18, 2023 By Liza O’Reilly To balance a budget for any organization, one must either cut costs or increase revenues. This goes for a family, non-profit, corporation or government. Hingham finally has a choice this year on a new revenue source to balance the budget to fund town services. I served on the School …

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April 18, 2023 By Gail Besse Ryberg The recommendation for a nearly $8 million tax override is eye-popping, so I looked to Google to help put it in perspective. The links below show that Hingham is among the elite of the elite, both in Massachusetts and relative to the entire country. We talk about being a welcoming …

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April 18, 2023 by Mark Cullings “I think ADUs are good for all communities.” – Michael Clancy, Hingham Building Commissioner. Accessory Dwelling units (ADUs) are small living units typically known as in-law apartments. They’ve grown in popularity across the country as communities wrestle with the complexities of managing housing stock. In Massachusetts, half of our cities and towns …

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April 18, 2023 By Kimya Howell As you probably know, Town Meeting is coming up. There are signs all over town reminding you to vote YES on the override. I am a seventh grader at HMS. I know that if the school budget is cut, one of the things that would be cut is after school activities …

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April 18, 2023 By Nes Correnti This Town runs on volunteers! I love that. I love that members of each board consists of friends and neighbors, all trusted to work hard to come up with the best options for Hingham residents. These volunteers are people you know and trust; people you hosted coffees for or …

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April 18, 2023 By Judy Sneath When Marie learned that her cancer was back with a vengeance, she was suffering through an acrimonious divorce which forced her to sell her home. Her college-aged sons lived on the west coast. Fortunately, she had a dear friend who lived in Scituate. Marie spent the last year of her life living …

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