June 9, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer When Jim Murphy stepped down from the Fourth of July Parade Committee in 2025 after 18 years, he looked forward to being a spectator at this year’s event. That all changed when he heard the good news that he had been named grand marshal of the 2026 parade …
May 29, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer (Photo courtesy of the Drohan Family) Jill Drohan, who served as the director of the Hingham Recreation Department for more than 20 years, will be remembered for her sense of humor, selflessness, love for family and adventure, compassion, and many other fine qualities. She passed away on May …
May 8, 2026 By Hilary Jenison (courtesy photos) What started as a simple local date night at Trident Galley & Raw Bar for Jeff and Heather Greenman, Hingham residents and owners of Greenman Industries, turned into a story they will retell for the rest of their lives and a reminder of the incredible moments that …
April 3, 2026 by Community Editor Erin Elefante (photos provided) Hingham resident Alyssa Stone, creator of the @debbieandelliethebunnies Instagram account and a devoted bunny mom, has an infectious love for rabbits. We recently caught up with her to meet her sweet pets and learn more about her passion, what bunnies are like as companions, and …
March 31, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer (courtesy photos) Welcome to “Five Minutes With” — an Anchor feature to help us get to know our neighbors. Everyone has a unique story to tell, so let’s get to know each other a bit more! Have someone you’d love to spend five minutes getting to know? Email …
February 26, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Welcome to “Five Minutes With” – an Anchor feature to help us get to know our neighbors. Everyone has a unique story to tell, so let’s get to know each other a bit more! Have someone you’d love to spend five minutes getting to know? Email us at …
February 20, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Welcome to “Five Minutes With” — an Anchor feature to help us get to know our neighbors. Everyone has a unique story to tell, so let’s get to know each other better! Have someone you’d love to spend five minutes getting to know? Email us at info@hinghamanchor.com. Carol …
February 7, 2026 by Community Editor Erin Blake Elefante Three years ago, Hingham Resident Shana McCarthy was just picking up a new needlepoint hobby, and this week she found the phone in her relatively new business, Greenhouse Needlepoint, ringing off the hook with orders. Ann Michael Maye, “Queen of the North” and wife of Superbowl-bound Patriots …
January 30, 2026 By Hingham Anchor Community Editor, Erin Blake Elefante Walking into Christmas Eve service at Hingham Congregational Church, my family and I settled into our pew and opened the program. We noticed that a soloist, Nick Capodilupo, would be performing two songs—including my favorite, “O Holy Night.” When he stood to sing, his powerful and moving …
January 28, 2026, by Hilary Jenison and Sarah MacAvery (courtesy photo) When a Hingham family is in need, this town shows up. That is exactly what is happening now for the Vatrano family. Through an extraordinary network of family, friends, and the Hingham hockey community, the Vatranos have reached 75 percent of their initial fundraising …
