Jessica Wright Photo courtesy of the Hingham Downtown Association February 10, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer A number of Hingham restaurants were glad for the opportunity to offer outdoor dining under Gov. Charlie Baker’s expedited approval process designed to allow local eateries to create such areas in a less cumbersome way than through the normal town review …
Photo by Pam Menegakis on Unsplash. February 9, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced today, Feb. 9, that the statewide K-12 mask mandate will be lifted for students and staff in Massachusetts public schools effective Feb. 28, with some exceptions that are in accordance with DESE’s …
Mrs. Joan Kilban, Teacher of the Year February 9, 2022 By Heather Kashman, Media & Communications Specialist for Hingham Public Schools Mrs. Joan Kilban, NHL’s Future Goals Most Valuable Teacher of the Year for 2020, also Plymouth River Elementary’s Fifth Grade teacher, was honored last week during the NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. Due to Covid, …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. February 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee had a full agenda Monday night, including a public hearing on the proposed $62.7 million Fiscal 2023 school budget and an update on the proposed Foster School project (see related story), with as many as 150 participants …
February 9, 2022 By Staff Writer The Hingham Public School department could see a 1.43 percent increase in revenue to its 2023 fiscal year budget following a joint discussion meeting with the town’s select board, school committee and advisory committee Tuesday night. The proposed $62.6 million budget, unanimously approved by the school committee at its Tuesday meeting, focuses …
Photos courtesy of Hingham Nursery School February 8, 2022 submitted by Hingham Nursery School Last weekend Hingham Nursery School hosted a Polar (Bear!) Plunge at the bathing beach early afternoon. Dozens of families gathered for hot chocolate and cookies despite the cold, windy February afternoon. Hingham Nursery School students arrived bundled and eager with homemade …
February 8, 2022, Staff Writer Long-standing Boston area restaurant group “The Briar Group” is dropping anchor with a new location in the historic Hingham Shipyard, proposed to launch this summer. Still in early stages of launch, the new venue’s menu, design and decor plans are in the works for the culinary creatives behind such concepts …
February 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer School Building Committee Vice-Chair Ray Estes presented a progress report about the proposal to either renovate/build a new Foster School to the School Committee Monday night, including the preferred design renderings. The proposal is moving through the Massachusetts School Building Authority process, with the hopes that the MSBA …
Allen L. Smith, MD, MS, President & CEO, South Shore Health February 7, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham resident Dr. Allen L. Smith, MD, MS, President & CEO of South Shore Health, has always been passionate about community-based medicine, so when the opportunity arose 14 months ago to lead the health system into the …
Lincoln Day Hingham Militia Company February 7, 2022 Submitted 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 45th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Lincoln Day commemorates two famous Lincolns with Hingham roots: Benjamin Lincoln, Major General in …
