Hilary Jenison March 4, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (Staff Photo) With five confirmed races — selectman, town clerk, board of health, municipal light board, and board of assessors — it’s sure to be an exciting town election season. The date has not yet been decided due to COVID 19-related issues. The deadline for submitting completed nomination …
March 4, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (Unsplash photo) For the seventh consecutive week, Hingham is in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone, with 45 new cases since last week’s report. The number of new Hingham COVID-19 cases reported each Thursday has remained relatively stable over the past few weeks. Last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public …
March 3, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (Unsplash photo) There’s good news for Hingham and other educators wishing to get the COVID-19 vaccination sooner rather than later. Gov. Charlie Baker announced today that starting March 11, teachers and school staff will be eligible to sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, even though they aren’t currently …
Stacey Deeds searches for a vaccine appointment. March 2, 2021 by Ally Donnelly People are crowdsourcing tips on Facebook. They’re setting alarms to wake up in the middle of the night and refresh their browser. They’ve set up multiple computers and phones to be ready to pounce when the time comes. So goes the hunt to …
March 2, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Planning Board is reviewing a citizen’s petition warrant article that would allow accessory dwelling units in separate, detached structures on the same lot as the principal dwelling. The intent is to provide more flexibility in meeting some of the housing needs of Hingham families — whether to …
March 2, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant plans to install a 396,000-watt solar array consisting of 1,188 solar panels on two acres of land atop the Hobart Street capped landfill following Planning Board approval Monday night. The light plant has licensed Omni Navitas Holdings LLC to be the owner and operator. …
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer For the sixth consecutive week, Hingham is in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone, with 41 new cases since last week’s report. The number of new Hingham COVID-19 cases reported each Thursday has continued to decrease over the past few weeks. Hingham remains …
February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s a confirmed two-way race for Selectman Mary Power’s seat for the upcoming town election now that both Liz Klein and Michelle Larned have returned their nomination papers. There’s a potential for a four-way race for that position if Jack Manning and Joseph Kelly both return their papers …
February 23, 2021 by Ally Donnelly (courtesy photos) The words were biting and true: “Maybe if I had clean clothes, people would treat me like a human being.” The man, who was homeless, helped found a national movement, helping people struggling financially to clean their clothes. The non profit is called Laundry Love and several …
February 19, 2021 courtesy of Meteorologist Michael Page (Weather Updates courtesy of Hingham Jewelers) Rounds of light snow will continue off and on during the day Friday, though accumulations will remain fairly limited. Expect a dusting-2″ over the course of the day in Hingham, before the snow finally tapers off early Saturday. In general the …
