Five-race Town Election TODAY

May 13, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Every vote counts! The Town Election, featuring five races, is scheduled for Saturday, May 22. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for in-person voting. Absentee and mail-in voting is also available (see link below). The deadline for registering to vote for the Town …

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mPathy COVID-19 Testing Center Closing

Photo courtesy of the Town of Hingham May 13, 2021 by Town of Hingham The Town partnered with mPathy LLC to open a COVID-19 testing center at 308 Cushing Street in December 2020. The mPathy testing center has administered more than 19,000 tests for Hingham residents and our neighbors from nearby communities. As usage of …

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Fourth of July parade update: ‘Our first priority is safety’

Photo courtesy of the Hingham 4th of July Parade Committee May 12, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer As the saying goes, “Everyone loves a parade.” That said, the Fourth of July Parade Committee is working with the town’s Incident Management Team Command Group in making a decision about whether this year’s event will be cancelled, …

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Household Hazardous Waste Day 2021

May 11, 2021, Submitted by The Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee (officially known as the Long-Range Waste Disposal and Recycling Committee) Time for some spring cleaning! Hingham residents have an opportunity to dispose of anything that might be hazardous or toxic at the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day which is coming up on May 15th …

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Back on Stage: A Return to Live Theater

Scene from “Fun Home”; Courtesy, The Company Theater May 10, 2021, Submitted by Ally Donnelly With restrictions eased, theaters from Broadway to Boston to community theaters here on the South Shore are pledging to get productions back on stage by the fall. But exactly what that looks like for audiences and actors is still being …

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Memorial Day Ceremony on May 31st at 11 am at Town Hall

COLONEL PHILIP ANDERSON, USMC (Ret.); Photo courtesy of the Town of Hingham May 10th, 2021, Submitted by K. Jermyn, VSO The Town of Hingham Department of Veterans’ Services and the Hingham Veterans’ Council is proud to announce that the Annual Memorial Day Observance will be held Monday, May 31st 2021. The Hingham Town Moderator, Michael …

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The League of Women Voters of Hingham: Thank You Candidates!

May 10, 2021, Submitted by The League of Women Voters of Hingham The League of Women Voters of Hingham held their annual Candidates Night forum on three evenings in April for the 2021 candidates for contested offices in this year’s town election. The first segment features the candidates for the Board of Assessors, the Board …

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OPINION: Thank you Hingham!

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 …

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