April 9, 2026 Submitted By Gary Tondorf-Dick The Hingham Anchor invited all candidates for the May 2 town election, whether involved in a race or not, to submit a candidate profile explaining why they are seeking election or re-election and what they consider to be the key issues/considerations related to the position they are seeking. …
March 24, 2026 by The Hingham Republican Town Committee Please join the Hingham Republican Town Committee on Saturday, April 11, 2026, as it hosts a forum for candidates in the upcoming Town Election. All candidates who returned nomination papers to the Town Clerk are invited to participate in the forum. Candidates are running for the …
March 17, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Following the deadline to submit completed nomination papers, there is one race for the May 2 town election – for planning board. Philip DeCola is challenging incumbent Gary Tondorf-Dick for his five-year seat. In other election news, incumbent Jennifer Benham and Nina Villanova are candidates for two seats …
February 17, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer There’s a possible school committee race for the May 2 town election. Incumbent school committee member Jennifer Benham has pulled nomination papers for re-election. Henry Randolph Buckley and Nina Villanova have also taken out papers for school committee. So far, Michelle Ayer has not pulled papers for re-election. …
January 6, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer With 10 incumbents’ terms expiring this year, there’s plenty of opportunity for citizens to run for office – either for re-election or as a candidate for one of those seats. Nomination papers for the May 2 town election will be available in the town clerk’s office starting Wednesday, …
May 1, 2025 by Carol Britton Meyer An Anchor News reporter posed questions to the two candidates running for Planning Board in this year’s Town Election—the only contested race on the ballot. QUESTION 1: What do you consider to be the biggest challenges faced by Hingham from a planning board perspective? CRYSTAL KELLY: The biggest …
April 25, 2025 by Tom Patch To the members of our Hingham community: My name is Tom Patch, and I am a candidate for the Hingham Planning Board open seat in the May 3rd Hingham Town Election. I ask you for a few moments of your day to read and consider why. The Planning Board is …
April 21, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer There’s one race — for planning board — for the May 3 town election between Crystal Kelly and Thomas Patch. Incumbent Rita DaSilva is not running for another term. Voters have three options — absentee under certain circumstances, vote by mail, and in-person on May 3. Incumbents Alyson …
April 11, 2025 Submitted by Crystal Kelly My name is Crystal Kelly and I am running for Planning Board because I believe in the future of Hingham. The Planning Board is integral to shaping the character of the Town and charting the impact and direction of its growth. The Board issues certain permits, performs site plan review and …
April 4, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer There is no longer a race for a seat on the board of assessors for the May 3 town election following Carlton Alan Chambers’ recent withdrawal. Sara Abbott is now running unopposed. Incumbent Christine Roberts isn’t running for reelection. This leaves one race for planning board, between Crystal …
