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April 28, 2023 By Michelle Ayer and Jen Benham Hello Hingham Anchor Community, Michelle Ayer and Jen Benham are seeking re-election to the Hingham School Committee and while our race is uncontested, we humbly ask for your vote on Saturday, April 29. There have been many challenges over the past several years — leadership changes, …
April 26, 2023 By Tracy Shriver My name is Tracy Shriver, and I am running for the Town of Hingham Planning Board. My wife and I moved to Hingham in 2017 when we found out we were having our first child. We chose Hingham for many reasons, including its great public school system (our oldest …
April 21, 2023 By Tom Patch My name is Tom Patch, and I am a candidate for the Planning Board open seat in the April 29th Hingham Town Election. I ask you for a few moments of your day to read and consider why I am seeking the position. Background: Family My family roots in Hingham …
February 26, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The deadline for submitting completed nomination papers for the Saturday, April 29, Town Election is less than two weeks away — March 10. In addition to voting for candidates listed on the ballot, there will also be a potential operating override question to cover a deficit in the …
February 26, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer In addition to in-person voting on Town Election Day — Saturday, April 29, early Vote by Mail is also an option, Town Clerk Carol Falvey told the Hingham Anchor. Early in-person voting will not be available. The VOTES Act — signed into law on June 22, 2022 — …
By Carol Britton Meyer The deadline for submitting completed nomination papers for the Saturday, April 29, Town Election is less than two weeks away — March 10. In addition to voting for candidates listed on the ballot, there will also be a potential operating override question to cover a deficit in the proposed school and …
May 14, 2022 *Photos by Josh Ross* The Hingham Town Election polls have closed and the votes have been officially counted and provided by Town Clerk, Carol Falvey. Congrats to all of the candidates for running positive campaigns. Below, please find the results. Winners for each race are highlighted in red below FOR MODERATOR Michael J. …
May 12, 2022 by Sarah and Matt D’Souza As Hingham residents and parents of three daughters in elementary, middle, and high school, we are so deeply concerned and interested in giving them the very best education we can. Like many parents over the last two years we were surprised to learn Hingham wasn’t living up …
Kirk Shilts May 12, 2022 submitted by Kirk Shilts All Boards of Health are charged with protecting the health and welfare of its citizens. In communities with their own water supply source, this becomes its paramount responsibility. The greatest long-term risk to Hingham (and Hull’s) drinking water source is from dysfunctional or excessive septic systems. …
Kirk Shilts May 12, 2022 submitted by Kirk Shilts I was asked to join the Sewer Commission to help develop a modern town utility that is not only well-functioning and cost-efficient, but answerable to Hingham rate-payers who depend on it. What I discovered isn’t entirely pretty. Our sewer department employees do a great job at …