Elderly Woman Falls Victim to Phone Scam for hpd.org

January 15, 2021, from the Hingham Police Department A 92 year old Hingham woman fell victim to a phone scam and wired $14,100 in three transactions last month. The phone scam is a commonly used one in which the caller pretends to be a relative in trouble far from home and needs money wired immediately. …

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Statement from Police Chief Regarding Incident at the U.S. Capitol

January 14, 2020 By Hingham Police Department Interim Police Chief David Jones (from the HPD Website) Last week, we joined the world as it watched in dismay, the events that unfolded in our Nation’s Capitol. The members of the Hingham Police Department condemn those that participated in illegal and dangerous actions, and vigorously support law …

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Hingham town administrator presents COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan

Photo credit: Hakan Nural/Unsplash January 13, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer After reporting that the number of Hingham COVID-19 cases continues to rise — moving Hingham back into the high-risk “red” zone last week — Town Administrator Tom Mayo explained the town’s vaccine rollout plan based on the state’s three-phase program that corresponds with Center …

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Outside burning permits available for Hingham residents

Photo by Benjamin DeYoung on Unsplash January 12, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Open burning season starts Jan. 15 and ends May 1. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Hingham Fire Department limit open burning for public health and safety reasons. Open burning pollutes the air and can make it difficult for people …

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Laura Burns announces run for Light Board position

January 11, 2021, Submitted by Laura Burns, Candidate for Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP) Board Former two-term Hingham selectman Laura Burns today announced plans to run for a seat on the Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP) Board. “We are extraordinarily lucky, as a town, to own and operate our own electric utility. I would be …

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