Notre Dame Academy & South Shore SNAP Participate in the Annual Andrew Lawson Foundation Basketball Tourney at TD Garden on Sunday

January 17, 2024 By Tom Hoffman, Photos by Adam Richins Photography Kids and adults alike enjoy weekends, but last weekend was extra special for the Notre Dame Academy Basketball Team and the South Shore SNAP hoopsters. Every Saturday in January and February, the NDA hoop players are joined by members of the Hingham High Boys …

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Need help paying your utility bills? Sign up for HMLP’s Income-Adjusted Rate

January 17, 2024 By HMLP Board of Commissioners: Laura Burns, Tyler Herrald, Michael Reive  The Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP) is proud to be the community-owned electric service provider for Hingham residents and businesses. Our mission is to provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable electric services to the community. Financial pressures can make paying the bills hard for …

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Hingham Promotes Composting Options & Composting Survey

January 17, 2024 By The Town of Hingham DPW Superintendent Randy Sylvester, in partnership with the Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee, is proud to announce several ways for residents to compost in Hingham and move closer to our net zero by 2040 goal. Sylvester and his team built a robust composting program over the past three years that …

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Budget Update From the School Committee and Superintendent

January 17, 2024 By Nes Correnti and Margaret Adams Dear Hingham Public Schools Community: At the School Committee meeting earlier this week, the Superintendent presented a first look at the projected budget for the 2024-2025 school year (fiscal year 2025). The report highlighted that the district faces fiscal challenges ahead as several major expenses increase …

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Update on Raffael’s and Greenside Grille

January 12, 2024 Submitted by Raffael’s & The Greenside Grille To follow up news published in December and address any confusion regarding current operations at South Shore Country Club, both Raffael’s Banquet & Conference Facilities and The Greenside Grille Restaurant are open for business now and through the end of 2024. After 15 years of serving the …

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Select Board Cell Service Update – January 2024

January 11, 2024 By Mark Cullings At the January 9, 2024 Select Board meeting, Assistant Town Administrator Art Robert offered two important updates on the town’s ongoing work to address the unsatisfactory state of cell service in Hingham. First was a proposed revision to the Hingham Zoning Bylaw to do two important things: 1. Add “Small Cell …

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Celebrating the Anchor for Being “Everything Hingham”

January 10, 2024 By Glenn Mangurian Some say the Hingham Journal is on “life support”. Others say it has drifted into a weekly with no clear identity and very little local news. Whatever the case, there is no debate that the Journal has been replaced by the Hingham Anchor for everything Hingham. The Hingham Anchor has followed …

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Hingham Resident Catherine McCavanagh Expands Her Entrepreneurial Endeavors

January 9, 2024 by Staff Reporter Hingham resident Catherine McCavanagh, the creative mind behind Cushette handbags and accessories, has recently expanded her entrepreneurial endeavors with the establishment of Forest Advancement, a consulting business offering product consulting services. Catherine’s journey from conceiving a handbag idea to successfully running her own business provides the foundation for her …

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$2.8 million deficit identified in proposed FY2025 school budget

January 10, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Fiscal 2025 Hingham Public Schools budget process has begun, with a presentation to the School Committee this week as the first of many more to come. As part of the budget planning process, a $2.8 million deficit was identified, including $1.6 million in increased special education costs …

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