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A French horn student participates in Summer Music Festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021, courtesy image March 8, 2021, Submitted by the South Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory (SSC) announces its summer of exciting educational programs, June 9 – August 31 at its Hingham and Duxbury campuses. Summer@SSC includes in-person, hybrid and virtual individual and …
March 3, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Through a 2021 Town Meeting warrant article, the Hingham Affordable Housing Trust is asking Town Meeting to authorize the selectmen to transfer to its custody a vacant parcel of land acquired by the town through a 1999 tax taking at 32 Rockwood Road to create affordable housing suitable …
Site proposed for a potential new Hingham Public Safety Facility. March 3, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Since the Town Meeting-approved $5.5 million purchase of a parcel of land at 335 Lincoln St. for a potential police and fire department public safety building, the building committee for that project has spent a significant amount of …
March 3, 2021, Submitted by Kerry Ni, Chair of the Hingham School Committee The Hingham School Committee (Committee) unanimously supports and endorses the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY’22) recovery budget proposed by Superintendent Dr. Paul Austin. This decision reflects the legal and moral obligation of the Committee, a local government body elected by town voters and …
March 1, 2021, Submitted by the Town of Hingham The Town of Hingham would like to share the latest information regarding the state’s reopening plan and how it relates to Town businesses and municipal facilities. Last week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts would advance to Step 2 of Phase III of the state’s reopening plan …
March 1, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Since the unexpected closing of Sadie Mae’s Cupcake Cafe & Bakery in Hingham Centre in Feb. 2020, owner Deb Brockney has been looking for just the right location to reopen the popular business, possibly under new ownership by someone who is interested in carrying on the Sadie Mae’s …
February 26, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The recent “Race Talk” panel discussion, hosted by the Hingham Unity Council, attracted 200 participants — residents, METCO Director Carols Perez, Police Chief David Jones and other members of the police department, Fire Chief Steve Murphy, town and school officials, and state legislators. The remote conversation, moderated by …
Photo by Jose G. Ortega Castro on Unsplash February 28, 2021 by Meteorologist, Michael Page While this week’s weather won’t feature many storms, it will feature many temperature swings in Hingham. Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash Week Starts with Some Showers The best chance for wet weather this week is Monday. The day will …
Hingham Police Chief David Jones and new HPD officers Griffin Moriarty, Daniel Goldstein, and Kevin Nguyen February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HPD) The three newest members of the Hingham Police Department were officially sworn in as Hingham police officers Wednesday afternoon. Griffin Moriarty, Kevin Nguyen, and Daniel Goldstein graduated from …
Photo courtesy of Dwight Hartman February 25, 2021, Submitted by Dwight Hartman My name is Dwight Hartman and I am running for the open position on the Hingham Recreation Commission. I have lived in Hingham for 19 years with my wife Cathy and two sons Cole (20) and Connor (17). I have been a practicing …