Hilary Jenison May 12, 2025 submitted by Laura M. Donnelly A version of this letter was submitted to the School Department earlier this week. I was encouraged to share it with Anchor readers as you, too, are considering the Hingham Public School’s master plan and budget this September through next year’s Town Meeting and beyond. Dear Superintendent …
May 4, 2025 posted by Hilary Jenison The preliminary 2025 local election results are tallied and the winners are as follows: Town Moderator: Michael J. Puzo (1,050 votes) Select Board: Julie Moran Strehle (1,055 votes) Board of Assessors: Sara A. Abbott (1,009 votes) Board of Health: Rosemary D. Byrne (1,016 votes) Municipal Light Board: Michael …
Hingham’s 2025 Town Meeting has officially been called to begin. The warrant articles will be covered live by the Hingham Anchor throughout the meeting with live updates as votes are cast: ARTICLE 1 HANNAH LINCOLN WHITING FUND PASS ARTICLE 2 ASSUME LIABILITY FOR DCR PASS ARTICLE 3 REPORTS OF VARIOUS TOWN COMMITTEES PASS ARTICLE 4 …
January 15, 2025 by Kristin O’Brien (courtesy photos) You don’t have to have a student at East Elementary to know the name Brian DeMarco. The fourth-grade teacher has contributed to and enriched the town to such an extent that he has become a widely-valued part of the Hingham community. Now, as he faces unimaginable personal …
January 15, 2025 submitted by the Hingham Historical Society (Courtesy Photos) The Hingham Historical Society invites residents of Hingham and the South Shore — and history lovers everywhere — to participate in Hingham’s 48th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Each year, Lincoln Day celebrates civic engagement and reflects on the lives and …
January 15, 2025 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo by Josh Ross) There’s some talk around town among parents and others as to whether there will be a redistricting of the elementary schools now that Foster School is open and more space is available. Hingham Public Schools enrollments decreased from 4,262 students in 2020 to 3,616 …
January 15, by Carol Britton Meyer (graphic courtesy of HPS) Supt. of Schools Katie Roberts presented the projected $70.4 million fiscal 2026 preliminary school operating budget to the school committee recently, with several more meetings to come. Citizen attendance and feedback are welcome. The proposed budget figure above was reached by applying proposed offsets (revolving …
The Honorable Geraldine Lombardo, 92, a life-long resident of Hingham, Massachusetts, passed from an abundant life on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Gerry was born in Hingham on February 3, 1932. She was the last surviving of ten children of Joseph and Jennie (Falletti) Lombardo. Gerry is survived by …
Florence E. (Cotter) Beneduci, of Hingham, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, age 97. Florence was born in Somerville on April 6, 1927, and was the daughter of the late James J. and Hazel M. (Oxley) Cotter. Having grown up in the depression era she was a woman of service and consummate caregiver starting …
January 13, 2025 by Glenn Mangurian (photo from Tim Mossholder via Unsplash) How are you doing on your 2025 New Year’s resolutions? The most popular ones are to eat less and exercise more. Do these resonate with what you want? Consider this: in a recent survey of millennials, when asked what they wanted in their adult …
