Laura Winters
Show what ferry service means to you: Take a ride on Thursday!
November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer This Thursday, Nov. 19, is “Ride the Ferry Day” — when commuter boat advocates plan to demonstrate to the MBTA the importance of ferry service to Hull, Hingham, and other South Shore communities. Residents from all towns affected by the T’s proposed temporary elimination of ferry service are …
Thanksgiving alert: Be safe and responsible this holiday season
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer With the approach of Thanksgiving next week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued COVID-19-related recommendations on its website related to lower- and higher-risk celebrations and activities, shared at last night’s Selectmen’s meeting by Asst. Town Administrator Michelle Monsegur. Under state …
Single tax rate remains in place for residential and commercial properties
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In accordance with tradition, the Selectmen last night voted to maintain a single tax rate for all town properties. “The year 2020 has been difficult on all of us, but we are especially concerned about the impact on the businesses in town, …
Hingham High’s Drama Club Produce Their First Online Production
Photo courtesy of Nathan Lavoie November 17, 2020 submitted by Dana Donnelly for the Hingham Drama Club The members of Hingham High Drama Club invite anyone and everyone to join them for their latest production called “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” running on Zoom on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at 7:30pm. In this …
The Hingham Women’s Club’s Christmas Event raises thousands in support of Friends of the Homeless South Shore
Photo of The Knight Family by Kerry Railey, Irish Eyes Photography November 17, 2020 submitted by Darleen Lannon for the Hingham Women’s Club On Saturday, November 14 the Hingham Women’s Club delivered some much needed Christmas cheer to the community. Visiting over 50 houses and making people smile along the way, including Sgt. Steven Dearth …
Clandestine Kitchen’s Local Holiday Wellness Gift Guide
Photo from Freestocks on Unsplash. by Courtney Doyle If there ever was a time to give the gift of wellness to your friends and family, this holiday season is it! Spreading cheer, self-care, and total-body-wellness all while supporting our local Hingham shops and purveyors is the perfect way to help your loved ones stay healthy, …
St. John’s Santa Home Visits 2020
by Gabrielle S. Martin St. John’s Hingham is taking an adaptive, innovative approach to visits with Santa this Christmas season: this year, the 20th Annual St. John’s Hingham Holiday Boutique has announced that they will be arranging at-home visits from Santa Clause: “Get your jingle bells ready, Santa visits are not canceled: The Holiday Boutique …
Old Ship Church’s Annual Wreath Sale Starts Friday, November 20
by Gabrielle S. Martin Photo by Nina Wellford. Old Ship Church will be having their annual Wreath Sale starting Friday, November 20 through Monday, November 23, from 9am to 3pm each day. Diane Jordan told The Anchor, “Our beautiful, natural wreaths sell out every year, so please come by early! [Our] wreaths are handmade and …
Margaret Marie Stearns Obituary
MARGARET MARIE STEARNS November 11, 2020 Cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Margaret Marie Stearns, age 90, died peacefully on November 11, 2020. She was beloved wife to Bernard Stearns for 70 years and the oldest child of Hanna and Charles Cassidy of Charlestown, MA. A graduate of Girls High Boston, Peggy devoted her 90 …