Jessica Wright December 10, 2025 by South Shore Health South Shore Health announced the opening of its new West Unit at South Shore Hospital this week, marking a significant expansion in its capacity to care for patients requiring short-stay medical and surgical services. The new unit, located on the first floor near the hospital’s Main Entrance, doubles …
Winthrop (Win) Marvin Hodges passed away peacefully in his home and surrounded by love on November 30, 2025. Born in New York City on May 28, 1940, to George Winthrop Hodges and Elizabeth Cornwall Hodges, Win embraced an optimistic attitude and love of learning that shaped his life and impacted all of those he touched. …
December 10, 2025 Geri Duff In 1841 the negative-positive process was developed and patented. This meant that for the first time multiple copies could be made from a single glass negative. Many early camera hobbyists often sold copies of their pictures to fund the hobby like this one. This is Hingham’s Glad Tidings Plain between Wilder Hall and …
December 10, 2025 By Hingham Anchor Community Editor, Erin Elefante You probably recognize one of Hingham’s holiday staples, the soldiers on Main Street, but do you know the heartwarming story behind the smallest soldier leading the way? That part of the story goes back ten years and involves a theft, an indelible act of kindness, and a little …
December 10, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The select board this week proclaimed Wednesday, Dec. 10, as Human Rights Day in the Town of Hingham in recognition of the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 and this year’s theme, “Human rights, our …
MARY ELAINE (PATCH) DENNIS Passed away December 7, 2025, in Hospice Care in Hingham, Massachusetts. She was born December 8th, 1930, to Philip F. Patch and Bernice (Hayes) Patch in Hingham, Massachusetts. Known as Elaine, she lived her entire life in Hingham, attending schools there before graduating from Bridgewater State College, first becoming a teacher …
December 9, 2025 by Tim Miller-Dempsey, Vice Chair and Stephen Leary, Chair, Hingham Human Rights Commission Late afternoon at 5:00 Tuesday, December 16 the heart of Downtown Hingham will be illuminated with the warm glow of tradition as the Hingham Human Rights Commission, in collaboration with the Hingham Unity Council, Congregation Sha’aray Shalom, the Hingham Community Center, and the …
December 9, 2025 Submitted by The Office Of Representative Joan Meschino December is a busier time than usual this year on Beacon Hill. Under the new Joint Rules governing the House and Senate, early December marked the deadline for committees to decide the fate of many of the nearly 7,000 bills filed during the 194th legislative session. …
December 9, 2025 By Hingham Anchor Community Editor, Erin Elefante Walking into the library straight from basketball tryouts in his best-selling blue hoodie, Rex Chen carries himself with an easy confidence. Friendly and poised, he offers a firm handshake before taking a seat. At just 15 years old, Chen is already a standout at Hingham High School — …
December 8, 2025 By Charlie Inglis, Hingham Resident and Green Living Contributor for the Hingham Anchor On July 30, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding. What does this mean for Hingham and the rest of the country? It means dirtier air, rising sea levels, and more severe …
