National Hobby Month Shines at Linden Ponds

January 29, 2026 by Linden Ponds It’s National Hobby Month, and the activity calendar at Linden Ponds, an Erickson Senior Living community in Hingham, Mass., is filled with fitness classes, creative arts, lifelong learning, spirited games, and more, creating plenty of opportunities for residents to connect with neighbors who share similar interests.  With more than …

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Proposed Hingham Public Schools FY2027 $72.8 million operating budget presented; key priorities outlined

January 28, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Public Schools leadership presented a proposed FY27 school operating budget at Monday’s school committee meeting, outlining a plan shaped by rising fixed costs, increased student needs, and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the town that caps the budget at 3.5% annual growth. The meeting was held …

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Way Back Wednesday: Souther’s Buttonwood Tree

January 28, 2026 by Geri Duff Daniel Souther was a private in the American Revolution and along with his brothers John and Joseph and his cousin Samuel Souther was a part of the companies formed for seacoast defense in 1776. He is buried in the Hingham Centre Cemetery. In 1791 Daniel planted this Buttonwood tree to give …

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Stand Up Speak Out food drive a big success

January 27, 2026 Submitted by Stand Up Speak Out “Wonderful ambassadors for local food pantries” are the words Hingham Food Pantry Director Susan Kiernan used to describe the Stand Up Speak out group in a letter of appreciation for our recent food drive. This is a “mission accomplished” for SUSO, a local community activist group …

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Clean Up Underway from Weekend Storm

January 26, 2026 by Meteorologist Michael Page The South Shore is digging out from its biggest snowstorm in about 4 years. From Sunday through midday Monday, Hingham picked up 14″ of snow. Nearby Weymouth measured 15″, and Boston measured nearly 19″ of new snow. The extremely light, fluffy snow easily blew into drifts measuring 2 …

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South Shore Braces for Biggest Storm in Years

January 23, 2026 By Meteorologist Michael Page After a few years of very few significant snow storms on the South Shore, the streak ends this weekend. This sprawling storm is impacting a huge swath of the country, which is why it’s getting so much attention, but for us in New England this will be a …

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