Hilary Jenison 2020 Town Meeting, Photo by Joshua Ross Photography April 14, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Although the usual quorum of 300 voters to convene a Town Meeting has been reduced to 200 again this year due to COVID-19 considerations — which is allowed under state law — as many residents as possible are encouraged to …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography April 14, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Selectmen last night proclaimed Thursday, April 22, as Earth Day — and Friday, April 30, as Arbor Day — in the Town of Hingham. Selectmen Joseph Fisher and William Ramsey read the accompanying proclamations issued by the board. The Earth Day proclamation …
Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash April 14, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Centers for Diseases Control and the Food & Drug Administration are reviewing data involving six reported cases in the United States of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Town Administrator …
April 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer With 47 new cases since last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health report, Hingham continues to remain in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone. The number of new COVID-19 cases in Hingham remains relatively stable from week to week, with some fluctuation. Last week’s statistics also showed 47 new …
April 6, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools will offer “Summer Acceleration Academies” starting in mid-August for hundreds of elementary and secondary students to help them address COVID 19-related learning and social-emotional issues and to prepare them for the new school year, with admission by invitation only. Asst. Supt. of Schools Jamie …
Photo by Ross Parmly on Unsplash April 6, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Monitoring and helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Hingham Public Schools as well as in the overall community “is essential for the safe operations of our schools,” especially with April vacation on the horizon, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin …
April 3, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The good news is that all non-remote Hingham middle and high school students are scheduled to return to classes five full days a week starting April 26. At the same time, there’s an urgent need to bring several more food service workers onboard to help pack individual meals …
Where Hurt, Hunger and Hope Collide March 30, 2021 by Ally Donnelly Feed the hungry. Help the hurting. They are simple, but massive missions. Interfaith Social Services in Quincy aims to do both. Founded in the 1940s after jobs building ships for the war dried up at the Quincy and Hingham Shipyards, Interfaith is home …
March 27, 2021 Submitted by the Hingham Civic Association (unsplash photo) The Hingham Civic Association is a group of Hingham community organizations who just recently agreed to meet with the goals of information sharing and collective strength in the face of challenges posed by a post-pandemic world. Our initial meeting is scheduled for Monday, April …
March 25, 2021 (from the Town of Hingham, Weir River Water System Website) The following letter has been sent to all Weir River Water System Customers. We are sharing it here at the request of the Weir River Water System operators to help increase visibility among residents regarding the transition of billing and customer service support. Dear …
