Hilary Jenison October 26, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer This is the second in our series about prospering Hingham-based family businesses. When John B. Hornstra took over the then-Hingham-based family business from his father, John J., in 1985 — the fulfillment of a long-held dream — Hornstra Farms had been in operation for 70 years. The business, which is one …
October 24, 2019 submitted by Hingham NPH Club On Saturday, November 2nd, the NPH USA Hingham Council will host the 3rd Annual Love Without Limits fundraising event at the South Shore Country Club. NPH USA supports Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”), which provides residential homes, health services and education to …
October, 24, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer Work on the once over-grown former Settles Glass site in downtown Hingham is progressing since the building was torn down this summer. And while the building is still nowhere near final completion, two of the four residential units have already been sold. “Two remain!” said Matt Falconeiri of …
October 20, 2019 by Hilary Jenison We left London at noon on Friday and set out via train to Hingham, Norfolk. It’s about a two-hour train ride North East of London and it was fairly easy to navigate. The train brings you to Norwich (pronounced N-aw-rich) which is about a 30-minute taxi ride through the …
October 17, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham and HMLP customers sustained significant damage as a result of the bomb cyclone which struck Massachusetts this past Wednesday/Thursday. Field and administrative resources were prepared and in place prior to the start of the storm. High winds hit the service territory starting at approximately 2:30 on 10/17. The HMLP administrative staff fielded more than 300 calls …
October 18, 2019 by Hilary Jenison and Laura Winters The Hingham Anchor officially set sail last October and it’s been such a fun ride and exceeded our wildest expectations because of all of you – our local followers – that have decided to hop aboard with us. Our goal has always been to celebrate the …
October 15, 2019 by Staff Writer Whether you’ve hit up CN Smith Farms, Honey Pot Hill, or ventured further up North – it seems like everyone has dawned their cutest flannel and check apple picking off the fall to-do list! Well, now that you have more apples than you know what to do with – …
October 3rd, 2019 Submitted by Notre Dame Academy Notre Dame Academy officially installed Annemarie Lynch Kenneally, a Hingham resident and 1980 graduate of the all-girls Catholic school, as the Academy’s third president in a ceremony held on Friday. The school’s board of directors, advised by a search committee that included board members, alumnae, students, parents, …
The Burns Memorial Park kiosk now includes a new poster explaining the site’s history. Submitted By Eileen McIntyre, Board Chair of the Hingham Land Conservation Trust. Some Hingham residents may have heard of Tranquility Grove and its mid-19th century role in helping build opposition to slavery in America. Fewer are aware that the hidden, town-owned …
Dr. Paul Austin is Hingham’s new Superintendent of Schools. He was selected unanimously by the Hingham School Committee after a four-month long search, from a pool of 19 potential candidates for the position. He comes to Hingham from Maine (we’re not sure how that will make us fare on snow days this year but we …
