Select Board proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day in Hingham
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham June 16, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Saturday, June 19, marks the first time that Juneteenth is celebrated as a legal holiday in Massachusetts. In honor of that occasion, Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation last July that made June 19 an official state holiday, 13 years after the …