Hingham Health Department Health Advisory: Coronavirus Update

February 27, 2020 submitted by the Hingham Health Department The Hingham Health Department is in daily communication with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as we continue to monitor Coronavirus Virus. The Health Department monitors all communicable diseases through a secure web-based disease surveillance system. We are ready and able to respond to cases in real …

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Supt. of Schools Austin presents proposed fiscal 2021 school budget options based on priorities

February 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer At a recent joint school committee, selectmen, and advisory committee meeting, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin presented a tiered school budget proposal for fiscal 2021 comprised of “most critical,” “highly critical,” and “critical needs.” These proposals ranged from an overall school budget of $57.7 million to $58 million …

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“Guys and Dolls” Coming in April to the Hingham Civic Music Stage

February 18, 2020 submitted by Roy Harris Hingham Civic Music Theatre is bringing “Guys and Dolls” to Town Hall’s Sanborn Auditorium in April. And director Steve Dooner has loaded the Broadway classic with South Shore actors who revere its Frank Loesser songs and Damon Runyonesque story of New York’s ‘40s-era gambling underworld. From its opening “Fugue …

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Getting to Know Major General Benjamin Lincoln

In honor of Lincoln Day, an annual celebration in Hingham to honor the contributions of Major General Benjamin Lincoln and President Abraham Lincoln to American history, we are doing a special “Humans of Hingham” this week to introduce you to Benjamin Lincoln. Benjamin Lincoln was born in Hingham – in the gray house at 181 …

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Monday 2/10 – Hingham CARES Invites Community to walkthrough of interactive display “Weeding Through the Myths: Marijuana in Massachusetts”

February 10, 2020 submitted by Hingham CARES Hingham CARES invites members of the community to an informal walkthrough of the South Shore Health System’s Youth Health Connection interactive display called “Weeding Through the Myths: Marijuana in Massachusetts” which will be available to teachers and their students during the school day.  Participants will learn about the effects of marijuana on the …

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