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Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography January 12, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin announced last night that COVID-19 testing for HPS staff will begin this Thursday. “One hundred staff members will be tested this week, 200 next week, and 300 the following week, and we’ll continue to ramp it up …
Photo by Benjamin DeYoung on Unsplash January 12, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Open burning season starts Jan. 15 and ends May 1. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Hingham Fire Department limit open burning for public health and safety reasons. Open burning pollutes the air and can make it difficult for people …
Interim police chief David Jones receiving his COVID-19 vaccination January 11, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Interim Police Chief David Jones and Fire Chief Steve Murphy were the first public safety personnel to be administered the COVID-19 vaccine today in Hingham. The Hingham Police and Fire Departments, in partnership with local boards of health, joined …
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske on Unsplash January 11, 2021, Submitted by John H. Borger Have you watched with increasing alarm the effects of climate change we see every day? Are you concerned about climate change and about what kind of world we will leave our children and grandchildren? Are you wondering what you can …
Photo courtesy of Irish Eyes Photography January 8, 2021, Submitted by Joanna Burwell, candidate for Hingham Board of Health My family arrived in Hingham in the fall of 2018 and immediately felt at home. Neighbors, classmates of my two boys, and friendly local businesses welcomed us with open arms. In what I’ve come to understand …
Photo courtesy of Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash) on Unsplash January 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham is back in the higher-risk “red” COVID-19 zone this week. The town has fluctuated between the “red” and lower-risk “yellow” categories in varying degrees over the past several weeks. Since last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health report there …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham January 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Since nominations papers for the May 1 town election became available last Monday, 13 citizens have thrown their hats into the ring for the first time or have decided to run for reelection. The following have taken out nomination papers so …
January 3, 2021, Submitted by Hingham Unity Council On January 11, 2021 at 7pm, the Hingham Unity Council (“HUC”) welcomes members of the public to join us via Zoom as we continue our journey to understand local action being taken to ensure the right mix of housing options for our community. We will meet the …
Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography December 23, 2020, Submitted by Hingham High School Photo courtesy of Hingham High Honors Carter Anderson 12 Eric Anderson 12 Paola Aoun 12 Margaret Asmus 12 Jordan Bell 12 Emma Beyer 12 Caroline Bienfang 12 Helen Bradshaw 12 Charles Bruggemann 12 Lillian Bryant 12 Aidan Bucey 12 Julia Burm …
Staff Photo January 4, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer A citizen’s petition that would allow accessory dwelling units in separate, detached structures on the same lot as the principal dwelling is among the proposed amendments to the town’s zoning by-law for consideration at the April 26 Town Meeting. The hearing process opens tonight, Jan. 4, …