Hingham Unity Council Announces New Book Club Series for 2021

Photo courtesy of Katie Sutton & the Hingham Unity Council January 9, 2021, Submitted by The Hingham Unity Council Books have the power to let us experience the world through another’s eyes and expand our worldview. In that spirit, Hingham Unity Council is preparing a new book club series for 2021 that will alternate nonfiction …

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Johanna Burwell announces candidacy for Hingham Board of Health

Photo courtesy of Irish Eyes Photography January 8, 2021, Submitted by Joanna Burwell, candidate for Hingham Board of Health My family arrived in Hingham in the fall of 2018 and immediately felt at home. Neighbors, classmates of my two boys, and friendly local businesses welcomed us with open arms. In what I’ve come to understand …

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Hingham Farmers Market Opens This Saturday for its 2021 Winter Session

Photo courtesy of Wompatuck State Park & Mark Cullings January 8, 2021, Submitted by Mark Cullings of The Hingham Farmers Market The Hingham Farmers Market is pleased to announce its 2021 Winter Market at the Wompatuck State Park Visitor Center, 204 Union St., Hingham. The Visitor Center is easily reached just inside the park’s Union …

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Hingham returns to COVID-19 ‘red’ zone; 115 new cases since last week’s report

Photo courtesy of Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash) on Unsplash January 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham is back in the higher-risk “red” COVID-19 zone this week. The town has fluctuated between the “red” and lower-risk “yellow” categories in varying degrees over the past several weeks. Since last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health report there …

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Town election update: Busy election season so far

Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham January 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Since nominations papers for the May 1 town election became available last Monday, 13 citizens have thrown their hats into the ring for the first time or have decided to run for reelection. The following have taken out nomination papers so …

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Tim Miller-Dempsey Announces Candidacy for Hingham School Committee

Photo courtesy of Tim Miller-Dempsey January 6, 2021, Submitted by Tim Miller-Dempsey I am so excited to announce that I am running for School Committee. It has been an impossibly hard year, but I am hopeful and optimistic that we will soon turn the corner into a new era for Hingham’s public schools. The pandemic …

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First Week of 2021 Weather Report By Meteorologist Michael Page

Photo by Craig Whitehead on Unsplash January 5, 2021 by Meteorologist, Michael Page The first full week of 2021 will be bookended by close brushes with coastal storms. Here’s what to expect from this week’s weather in Hingham: Photo by Valentin Müller on Unsplash Storm Brushes by to Start Week A coastal storm will graze by New England Monday and Tuesday, …

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The Trustees Announce South Shore Reindeer Quest Starting January 16

Children at Reindeer Quest; Photo courtesy of Jessica Devine, the Trustees January 5, 2021, Submitted by The Trustees The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) today announces its first South Shore Reindeer Quest — a self-guided scavenger hunt for Santa’s now-vacationing reindeer—available to guests at five Trustees’ properties along the South Shore starting January 16, 2021. …

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South Shore Conservatory Names Robert Cinnante as New President

Robert Cinnante, SSC’s new president, will lead the Conservatory into its second half-century in 2021; Photo courtesy of South Shore Conservatory January 5, 2021, Submitted by South Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory (SSC) rings in the New Year on a celebratory note by welcoming Robert Cinnante, of Farmington, CT, as president. Cinnante will be instrumental …

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