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Black and white photograph taken at Hingham’s 4th of July parade c. 1960. A horse-drawn carriage with four men riding in it passes Old Ship Church. They are headed south, not the usual direction for Hingham’s parade. The parade may be over; the sparse crowd suggests this as well. Note on back reads, “Hingham Camera …
Photo by Alvaro Serrano June 16, 2021, Submitted by James E. Haviland I have often wondered what happened to the Ernest Hemingway letter I “discovered” 50 years ago in the Hingham High School Library. A recent phone call to Hingham Public Library reference librarians Abby Bird McLean and Michael Achille gave me some answers. Here’s …
MELODY LEBRETTON BUSH June 15, 2021 Melody LeBretton Bush of Hull, formerly of Hanover, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 15. She was 65. Melody was born in Waterville, ME to Burton R. LeBretton and Argentina (Dion) and raised in Merrimac. Melody lit up a room with her warmth, charm and gregarious manner. A graduate …
ROBERT EWING FOLEY, JR. March 5, 2021 Robert Ewing Foley, Jr. “Bob” Of Cedar Park, TX, formerly of Scituate, MA, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 5, 2021. Forever an “Eagle,” Bob had a passion and love for his alma mater, Boston College (’71). For many years, on any given Saturday, you could find Bob …
Hingham Girl Scout Troop 74005 members Jenna Burnett, Katelyn Murray, and Eliza Bastis have achieved the rank of Gold Award Girl Scout; courtesy photos June 23, 2021 by Dana Donnelly Hingham Girl Scout Troops 74005 and 74829 held a small outdoor celebration to honor their recent Gold Award recipients as well as the scouts that …
NORMA LUCILLE (CARLSON) CONLEY June 16, 2021 Norma Lucille (Carlson) Conley, of Hingham, formerly of Scituate, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. She was 95. Born in Millbury on May 23, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Carl W. and Barbara L. (Moore) Carlson. A graduate of North Quincy High School, Class …
ALICE GRACE (CICCOLO) SZCZUKOWSKI June 11, 2021 Alice Grace (Ciccolo) Szczukowski of Quincy, formerly of Westford, MA and Naples, Fla died June 11, 2021. The beloved wife of the late Gerald Otto (Ski) Szczukowski for over forty years. Alice is survived by her two sisters Anna Gravina of Belmont and Mary Mirabile of Waltham, and …
DOLORES TERESA (CLARK) SCHMID June 18, 2021 Schmid, Dolores Teresa (Clark), of Hingham, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, June 18, 2021 at the Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham. She was 87. Born in Bergenfield, NJ on March 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marguerite (Farrell) Clark. …
Photo courtesy of Kinship bags June 17, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer When Hingham resident Nancy Holtschlag was undergoing treatment for breast cancer and also during her recovery, she was surrounded by family and friends offering help and support. That’s the reason she founded Kinship, LLC, a curated collection of recovery essentials to help share …
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 …