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September 13, 2022 Submitted by Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant The Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP) today announced it would hold an open house to seek feedback from Hingham residents and businesses about its planned Hingham Electrical Infrastructure Reliability Project (HEIRP). The event will be held at the Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt Street in Hingham. The hours are 6 …

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Photo by Syed Ali on Unsplash September 13, 2022 Submitted by the Town of Hingham The Hingham Health Department reports that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced that a second human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in the Greater Boston area. The Hingham Health Department will be working closely …

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September 12, 2022 Submitted by John Borger The Climate Action Committee regrets that it must postpone the in-person public forum that had been scheduled for this Wednesday, September 14th at Town Hall. Two late-breaking cases of COVID on the Committee required postponing this session. However, the planned virtual session is still on for 7:00PM on Tuesday September …

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Photo by Scott Rodgerson *last updated October 20, 2022 at 11:38AM To view the unedited day-by-day police log from the Hingham Police Department, click on the links below. Redactions are made by the Hingham Police Department and not by Hingham Anchor. September 1, 2022 September 2, 2022 September 3, 2022 September 4, 2022 September 5, …

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Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham September 12, 2022 Submitted by The Town of Hingham Main Calendar Public Input Session with the Climate Action Planning Committee (In-Person) September 14, 2022, 7:00 PM Town Hall Climate Action Planning Committee is hosting public input sessions 9/14/22 (in-person at Town Hall) and 9/20/22 on Zoom. Please join …

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Photo by Dylan Ferreira on Unsplash September 7, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Following the reporting of two coyote-related incidents in neighboring Cohasset involving attacks on dogs and a dog owner on Highland Avenue and in Whitney Thayer Woods during the last weekend of August, Hingham Animal Control Officer Leslie Badger posted a message on …

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Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham Main Calendar Author Jon Meacham as Inaugural Speaker in Virginia Tay Memorial Lecture Series September 10, 2022, 1:00 PM Hingham Town Hall’s Sanborn Auditorium The Hingham Historical Commission is pleased to share details on its inaugural Virginia Tay Memorial Lecture Series event, which will feature New York Times …

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Joshua Ross Photography August 31, 2022 Submitted by Roy Harris The congregation of Old Ship Church in Hingham has welcomed Rev. Erin E. Splaine as its interim minister, following the retirement of long-time Rev. Ken Read-Brown. Rev. Splaine took over as minister of the Unitarian Universalist church on Aug. 1, and will begin giving sermons …

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