Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham January 31, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The town election season is off to a busy start, with six incumbents taking out nomination papers so far for the upcoming election this Spring as of Friday, Jan. 28, along with four other citizens. The date of the election will …
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January 28, 2022 submitted by The Town of Hingham (Image courtesy National Weather Service) Town Administrator Tom Mayo would like to share the following safety precautions ahead of this weekend’s expected storm. At this time, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Blizzard Warning for Plymouth County, including the Town of Hingham, for Saturday, …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. January 28, 2022 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham High School Principal Rick Swanson notified parents and guardians earlier today, Friday, that a safety concern stemming from a social media post that referenced ownership of a weapon by a student “was revealed to be not a credible …
February 1, 2022 submitted by Carol Vincent, MD, an internal medicine primary care provider at Brigham and Women’s Harbor Medical Associates at the Hingham Shipyard It’s is that time of year again and it is almost winter here in New England. The daylight hours are shorter and it gets darker earlier along with outdoor temperatures …
Photo courtesy of South Shore Health January 26, 2022 Submitted by South Shore Health The rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, along with concerns about waning vaccine immunity, have led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) to again bolster its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine boosters and encourage everyone age 12 and older …
Photo by CDC on Unsplash January 26, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Following a period of increasing COVID-19 positive cases in Hingham, the numbers are leveling off, according to Town Administrator Tom Mayo’s update to the Select Board Tuesday night. The latest Massachusetts Department of Public Health data indicates that the Hingham case count is …
January 25, 2022 Submitted by South Shore Health South Shore Hospital, part of South Shore Health, has been verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The achievement recognizes South Shore Hospital’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients. This is the fourth consecutive verification for South Shore …
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash January 25, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer In a January 18 memorandum to Massachusetts school superintendents and other school officials from Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley thanking them for their “ongoing efforts to keep schools open and safe for our students,” he announced a new COVID-19 testing option for …
Photo by Joshua Ross January 25, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Emails went out recently to parents of students that weren’t showing up as vaccinated in the Hingham Public Schools data base of vaccination information on students and teachers, Interim Supt. of Schools Gary Maestas reported at Monday’s School Committee meeting. “A large number of …
