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Submitted by Lynn Barclay Executive Director Hingham Downtown Association March 13, 2020 Our downtown businesses are committed to staying open during these times & they need your support and business. The economic effects of this situation are very real, and we sincerely hope that your support of all local business will empower all to stay …

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Derby Academy Announces Tom Reid as Interim Head of School

Derby Academy in Hingham, MA is pleased and honored to announce the appointment of Thomas J. Reid, as Interim Head of School for Derby Academy effective July 1, 2020. The search for the Interim Head began in January when the Derby Academy Executive Committee and Search Co-Chairs, Trustee Jeff Alexander P’24 and Caroline Counselman P’21,’24, …

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EVENT POSTPONED – Finding our Common Humanity with Mr. Joy

PLEASE NOTE, this event has been postponed until a later day amid COVID-19 concerns, per Dr. Paul Austin.  The new date will be shared as soon as possible.  If change is ever going to come to “this mess with our young people’’ and “this mess around race,’’ it will take “real, authentic relationships and honest …

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Wheel of Austen Coming to Ames Chapel

Feb. 29, 2020 Jane Austen novels are pretty buttoned up, with lots of agonizing about potential suitors and worries about social norms. But what if you could shake things up and, er, rewrite Austen’s works to suit today’s sensibilities? You’ll have the chance to throw all sense and sensibility out the window on Saturday, March …

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Lincoln Building now fully leased: Two new shops moving in soon!

Feb. 28, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s exciting news for downtown Hingham! Two vibrant shops — Sarra and MAHI GOLD — will occupy the remaining retail space in the Lincoln Building this spring. “We’re super-excited. The building is now 100 percent leased,” said Charlene Flynn of TLC Real Estate, who owns the building with …

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It’s Not a Zombie Apocalypse, But…

February 28, 2019 by Katherine Bennett Hingham is a town that maintains a triple A bond rating because we have a long history of doing our homework and planning for the unexpected. Having a high level of confidence in municipal government is a luxury that none of us should take for granted in this era …

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Hingham Officers Brave Icy Atlantic in Support of Special Olympics Athletes

Feb. 27, 2020 Every year, Special Olympics Massachusetts’ “brrrrrravest” supporters gather together at Nantasket Beach to raise money for individuals with intellectual disabilities. In an effort to make a lasting difference in the lives of thousands of Special Olympics athletes, six Hingham Police Officers will be joining the plunge.  Chief Olsson will be braving the …

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