Jessica Wright January 22, 2024 By Roy Harris Hingham Civic Music Theatre has scheduled “Gypsy,” the Broadway smash hit with songs by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, as its next, mid-April production. Director Steve Dooner has set auditions for this Monday, Jan. 22, at Hingham Town Hall’s Sanborn Auditorium, 210 Central St. Callbacks are slated for Tuesday, …
January 22, 204 By The Hingham Historical Society The Hingham Historical Society invites residents of Hingham and the South Shore—and history lovers everywhere—to participate in Hingham’s 47th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Lincoln Day commemorates two famous Lincolns with Hingham roots: Benjamin Lincoln, Major General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was a life-long …
January 22, 2024 By The Town of Hingham As the Town of Hingham prepares to upgrade its building permitting process on January 29 th , the existing system will be shut down and unable to issue permits on Thursday, January 25 th and Friday January 26 th . Hingham Building Commissioner Mike Clancy wants homeowners, and contractors, …
January 22, 2024 By Joanne K. Hilferty, President & CEO of Goodwill Industries Thank you Hingham residents for donating clothing and household goods to Goodwill! In 2023, you donated 153,000 pounds and, in doing so, made a difference for those most in need in our community. Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries is a community-based nonprofit organization. …
January 22, 224 By South Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory (SSC) congratulates Hingham students Jacob Lewack, Zoe Harakeh, Millie Zhoe, and Felix Stuart for winning awards in their age divisions of the 36th annual HuiMin Wang Youth Concerto Competition. Jacob, a piano student of HuiMin Wang, placed first in the 14-18 age division and was …
January 19, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Nomination papers for the Saturday, April 27, town election are available in the Town Clerk’s Office. The following have pulled nomination papers so far: Select Board member Liz Klein, Town Clerk Carol Falvey, Municipal Light Board member Laura Burns, Town Moderator Michael Puzo, and Sewer Commissioner Clark Frazier. …
January 19, 2024 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is thrilled to announce that the survey of the Hingham community identified Foster Elementary School as the top preference for the naming of Hingham’s new elementary school. Over 2,000 community members participated in the naming process for Hingham’s latest elementary school, set to open in the fall …
January 18, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Two Hingham ballerinas who dance with South Shore Ballet Theatre — Hingham High School student Tala Sanford and Hingham Middle School student Lily Chamberlain — competed in the 2023 Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition semifinals in New York, placing second in large group ensembles for their piece, …
January 18, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Select Board voted Monday night to insert an article into the warrant for the April Town Meeting related to the potential sale of the former 1840s Tree & Park barn at 8 Short St. in Hingham Centre — where Dick Orr has operated his cabinetmaking business for …
January 17, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Traffic calming efforts — which have already had a significant impact — are continuing in the Hingham Downtown Business District, Town Engineer J.R. Frey told the Select Board Monday night. “These efforts encompass all of the tools available at our disposal to effect a change in driver behavior …
