April 7, 2022 By Gabrielle Martin Nineteen-year-old Joseph “Joe” Wiley was born in Los Angeles and grew up here in Hingham, relocating to the South Shore in his early childhood. The youngest of four, Joe grew up in a home on Prospect Street with his parents and three older sisters Emma, Lulu, and Harriet. He …
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 …
All photos courtesy of Donna Mavromates January 31, 2022 by Laura Winters and Hilary Jenison A few years ago, we cooked up this crazy idea of starting a hyper-local digital resource for the town of Hingham. We would call it the Hingham Anchor and share news and local happenings on a sleek, beautiful and easy-to-navigate …
Photos courtesy of Jakob Oddleifson January 3, 2021 by Laura Harper Winters Jakob Oddleifson a lifelong Hingham resident, growing up in Bradley Park. Jakob began his education at the South Shore Conservatory and continued on to Foster Elementary school, Hingham Middle School and Hingham High School. Currently a student at UMass Amhearst, Jakob is proud to …
Robert in the lobby of the Hingham campus with Summer Music Festival (SMF) Teaching Academy Fellows. November 9, 2021 by Laura Winters Earlier this year, South Shore Conservatory (SSC) welcomed a new President, Robert Cinnante. Cinnante will be instrumental in leading New England’s largest community school for music and the arts as SSC kicks off …
Photos courtesy of Savannah Carlson. October 21, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer When Savannah Carlson arrived home in Hingham in early October, she was greeted by colorful “Welcome Home, Savannah” yard cards welcoming her back after successful completion of a three-year tour of duty as an Intelligence Specialist Second Class Petty Officer in the United …
Courtesy photo of Greg Hall. September 21, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Greg Hall — a lively nonagenarian — retired recently from the board of assessors after serving for 35 years. When asked what inspired him to remain on the board for so long, Hall told the Hingham Anchor that he enjoyed the job and …
July 29, 2021 by Gabrielle Martin Doris McCann grew up in Revere: “Yes, the North Shore. People said you could see my claw marks coming down 93 when I left,” she jokes. “My ex-husband was from Duxbury and convinced me that we would be happy living on the South Shore. Well, at that time, the …
July 8, 2021 by Gabrielle Martin (courtesy photos) Thomas “Hoffy” Hoffman was born and raised in Chatham, New Jersey, which he describes as “a suburb in North Jersey which is very similar to Hingham”—in fact, “Chatham was founded seven years before Hingham and has many historical buildings dating back to the American Revolution,” he says. …
June 14, 2021 by Gabrielle Martin Analise “Ana” Vrieze (age 16) has lived here in Hingham with her parents, her older brother Colin (age 17), and her dog Leia for half a decade. “I think Hingham is a beautiful town, and like that it’s close to Boston and the ocean,” she shares in our interview, …
