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August 3, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer White’s Bakery at the Derby Street Shops — perhaps best known for its delicious custom-decorated birthday and other specialty cakes — announced recently that the last day of business will be Aug. 21. “This was an incredibly hard decision to make, but it was the right one for …
Commodore Christopher Burns and his wife Patti celebrate Hingham Yacht Club’s 125th Anniversary. July 28th, 2021 – Photos by Joshua Ross On Saturday, July 24, 2021, the Hingham Yacht Club gathered to celebrate its 125th anniversary. The guestlist of nearly 200 included six former commodores, several elected officials and many legacy yacht club members, some of whom …
July 28, 2021 by Matt LeBretton I don’t know about you, but when my pregnant wife, 2-year-old daughter, and I moved to Hingham, we came here with eyes and hearts full of what the future would hold for us. Before we bought our house, we saw a couple of kids walking down the street with …
July 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Town of Hingham is wrapping up its first round of Green Communities projects. Hingham was designated a Green Community by the state Department of Energy Resources in 2019. Along with that good news came an Initial Designation Grant of $142,000. “With [those funds] we were able to …
June 27, 2021 by Mona K. Pohl on behalf of the Hingham Downtown Association (courtesy photos) We’re heading into the peak of summer when the tomatoes are deliriously good and corn on the cob is in its defining moment. The end-of-July summer sidewalk sales in downtown Hingham, a long-standing tradition, also mark this time of …
July 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Photos courtesy of Boston Women’s Market There’s some exciting news for both avid and casual shoppers interested in high-quality, unique items hand-crafted by skilled women entrepreneurs from all over New England — ranging from candle and jewelry makers to woodworkers and bakers — right here in Hingham. Beginning …
July 21, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Photos courtesy of Hingham Farmers Market The Hingham Farmers Market, now in its 44th season, is flourishing at its Station Street location following a very different — although successful — season last year. “We’re back happily [this year] in a very robust environment,” HFM President Mark Cullings told …
July 13, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer When Colin Charles Dale was a young boy growing up in Hingham — filming amateur movies with his friends in his Sherwood Road neighborhood and watching the latest flicks at the Loring Hall Theatre with his family — he hardly imagined that one day many years later, an …
Photo courtesy of the Senior Center July 12, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The reopening of the Senior Center July 12 after being closed for 16 months due to the pandemic came as welcome news to the many older Hingham residents it serves, as well as to the staff and the many volunteers who contribute …
July 7, 2021 by Mona K. Pohl on behalf of the Hingham Downtown Association (photos provided by HDA) The weather feels like mid-summer and we’ve all flung open our windows, doors, and arms, welcoming family and friends to long-awaited visits and gatherings. This time of year always feels celebratory in Hingham and the energy is …