The Hingham Public Schools Awarded Two DESE Grants to Advance Social Studies Civics Teaching and Learning

Andy Hoey, Director of Social Studies K-12 August 10, 2022 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools The Hingham Public Schools has been awarded two Massachusetts DESE (Department of Elementary & Secondary Education) grants, totaling $34,680, to advance the teaching and learning of the Social Studies Civics curriculum. The first grant, which is exclusive to Hingham, will allow the …

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OPINION: The Trials Of The Old Ship Church Parish House

August 9, 2022 By Michael Weymouth  For those town residents who are unfamiliar with the impending sale of the Old Ship Parish House to Matthew Smith, a Medfield real estate developer, the latest plan will change the face of Hingham’s lower Main Street forever. In this respect, I believe we all have a stake in …

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Repaving/Reconstruction Notice: Beginning August 11, 2022

Photo courtesy of the Town of Hingham August 9, 2022 Submitted by the Town of Hingham The Town of Hingham Engineering Division will be repaving and/or reconstructing the entire length or sections of the following roads beginning August 11, 2022 and the work will continue until complete. Intersection of North Street & Thaxter Street to …

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Introducing HHS New Girls Soccer Coach: Mary-Frances Monroe

New Hingham High School girls soccer coach Mary-Frances Monroe. August 3, 2022 By Mark Blaudschun In a few weeks, it will all come into much sharper focus for Mary-Frances Monroe. A team meeting with the Hingham High girls soccer team members, most of whom she has known for the past few years. Then it will …

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Weekly Meetings & Agendas: August 8-12

Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham August 8, 2022 Submitted by the Town of Hingham Public Meetings Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee August 8, 2022, 7:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81299637726?pwd=dmZhZWFTRHo2QmVmM1JGanI3czh1UT09 Meeting ID: 812 9963 7726 Passcode: 146554 Dial-in number: 929-205-6099 Website: https://zoom.us/join Planning Board August 8, 2022, 7:00 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom: Dial-in …

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OPINION: Democracy Is Messy

Glenn Mangurian August 4, 2022 Submitted by Glenn Mangurian “Democracy is messy, and it’s hard. It’s never easy.” — Robert F. Kennedy Let me be clear from the start: I am a strong believer and supporter of American democracy. Our democracy is both simple and complicated at the same time. It is predicated on the belief …

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Local effort for first responders to the Mann Street fire

August 4, 2022 Submitted by Jill Segal Following the Hingham fire on Mann Street, which burned two homes and damaged five others on July 11th, several Boston-owned real estate companies, The Collaborative Companies (TCC), Coldwell Banker, Douglas Elliman of Massachusetts, Millennium Partners and Compass, have set up the Pat and Haley Cutter Honor Fund. The …

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