Election update: Kirk Shilts, Stephanie Gertz take out nomination papers

January 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Two citizens have taken out nomination papers for selectman and school committee for the May 2 town election. Kirk Shilts, who currently sits on the sewer commission and the board of health, pulled papers for selectman and Stephanie Gertz for school committee. Selectmen Chair Karen Johnson is not …

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Eagle Scout Project completed at Transfer Station

January 17, 2020 Hingham Resident Griffin Brown completed his Eagle Scout Project by constructing all new heavy duty display boxes to showcase the types of materials you can recycle at the Hingham Transfer Station. The boxes are constructed of heavy-duty UV-resistant material and are designed to last. Griffin updated the acceptable recycling examples and brought …

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Ellen is Retiring after more than 20 years at Atlantic Bagel Shop

January 10, 2020 by Hilary Jenison Hingham resident Ellen Landers is set to retire on Friday, January 17th, from her longtime job at Atlantic Bagel and Coffee Company, known to us locals as just “The Bagel Shop.”  For nearly 20 years, Ellen has opened the shop beginning her day at 3:30 a.m. Monday through Friday …

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Wilder Memorial Nursery School is Celebrating 95 years of cooperative education for Hingham’s children

January 7, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer & Wilder Publicity Co-Chair Brooke Brown​ (all photos courtesy of Wilder Nursery School and Hingham Historical Society). Wilder Memorial Nursery School, the oldest cooperative preschool in the United States and the first preschool to educate three-year-olds, celebrated 95 years of educating generations of Hingham children Jan. 2 and …

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Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association Supports Jewish Community

Submitted by Rev. Sara M. Holland, President, Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association To the editor: As members of the Hingham Hull Religious Leaders Association, we raise our voices in solidarity with our Jewish friends and family during this time of rising anti-Semitic hate speech and violence. We affirm that an attack on one faith community …

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2019 year at a glance: Catch up on all of Hingham’s major happenings

December 27, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer (above photo by Irish Eyes Photography) 2019 was a memorable year for the Town of Hingham, from the retirement of longtime and well-respected Supt. of Schools Dorothy Galo to overwhelming Town Meeting support for acquisition of the water system serving Hingham, Hull, and part of Cohasset — and …

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