Hilary Jenison Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash February 18, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The number of new Hingham COVID-19 cases reported each Thursday has decreased over the past few weeks. For the fifth week in a row, Hingham remains in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone, with 46 new cases since the Feb. 11 Massachusetts Department …
David Jones, Hingham Police Chief (photo courtesy of HPD) February 17, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HPD) Effective last night, Interim Police Chief David P. Jones — a longtime Hingham resident who went through the Hingham Public Schools — became the permanent chief on a unanimous vote by the selectmen. Jones, who …
February 11, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (Unsplash photo) For the fourth consecutive week, Hingham remains in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone, with 60 new cases since the Feb. 4 Massachusetts Department of Health report was posted. The number of new cases is down from 72 reported last week and 105 reported the previous week. …
February 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer With the town facing a projected $7 million budget deficit for fiscal 2022, the possibility of a Proposition 2-1/2 override resurfaced again during last night’s well-attended remote selectmen’s meeting. “No decisions have yet been made,” Selectmen Chair Mary Power said. “All options are on the table.” At the …
February 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Although Hingham is currently in the COVID-19 medium-risk “yellow” zone after fluctuating between that category and the high-risk “red” zone over the past several weeks, Town Administrator Tom Mayo expressed the need for residents to “maintain discipline and to remain cautious.” In his weekly COVID-19 report during the …
A Hingham vaccine distribution center set-up at South Shore Baptist Church February 9, 2021 by Ally Donnelly (courtesy photos) Maureen Fox has been a mainstay in the lives of local families for decades. Fox, or “Miss Mo” as she’s affectionately called by children tall and small, is the director of Sandcastles Childcare Center, in Hingham. …
February 8, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s one definite three-way race — for town clerk — for the May 1 town election, and two possible additional races — for selectman and municipal light board. Laura Marwill, Libby Lewiecki, and Carol Falvey all took out and returned nomination papers for the seat currently occupied by …
February 8, 2021 submitted by Brian DeMarco, Fourth Grade Teacher at East Elementary School As a town employee, working within the school system, it is not always my place to be vocal. I do my job, keep my head down, and I am compensated for my services. I leave conflict to be parsed up by …
February 2, 2021 by Ally Donnelly (courtesy photos) It was bad. And Karen Deane knew it. “You hear people talking about kids being depressed and having anxiety and social isolation,” she said. “I was seeing all of that in our household.” Karen is a hospice nurse working long hours in a pandemic. Then her dad …
HPD Interim Chief of Police David Jones (photo by Joshua Ross) January 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Interim Police Chief David Jones was the sole candidate interviewed last night for the permanent chief opening resulting from former Chief Glenn Olsson’s retirement last summer. Jones, who has served in a number of capacities with the …
