October 12, 2021 By John Borger On October 19 th at 7:00PM, HMLP’s residential HVAC partner, Abode Energy Management, is conducting a webinar on heat pumps. Please see the URL below… In Hingham, we share the goal established at Town Meeting 2021 of getting to net zero carbon emissions in the town by 2040. As …
Photo courtesy of Jane Shute. October 8, 2021 By Jane Shute The congregation of Second Parish in Hingham invites all to celebrate it’s 275th Anniversary by applying for mini grants. As the covenant of Second Parish calls for “service to our neighbors”, five grants will be awarded to those applicants who best answer the question: “What could I do …
HHS Drama Club participants. October 8, 2021 By Lois Brennan Parents for Drama is currently hosting a silent auction to raise funds for the Drama Program at HHS. The Fall Musical is “Sweet Charity” and the kids are busy preparing for that show to be held on Nov 18-20th. The silent auction is for three …
October 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Some Hingham parents are part of five lawsuits against the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Hingham Public Schools and other school districts that challenge state and local mask mandates. The public schools mandate issued by Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley last August — requiring …
Photo by Joshua Ross October 6, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Interim Supt. of Schools Gary Maestas shared his top goals for the current school year with the School Committee this week. “I’ll be working with my team on a daily basis to accomplish these goals and what’s needed to run the school system,” he …
October 7, 2021 by Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant The Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (HMLP) today announced the first in a series of planned Community Meetings that will offer residents a briefing – and welcome their input – on the planned Hingham Electrical Infrastructure Reliability Project. The first Community Meeting will be held on Oct. 18 …
October 6, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham was designated a “green community” in 2018 under the Massachusetts Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, which included agreeing to the goal of reducing municipal energy by at least 20 percent over five years. The next step — following the expenditure of the initial grant funds awarded …
Rescue Dog “Opry” October 6, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Following an intense discussion at a School Committee meeting last February about potentially drafting a resource dog policy for Hingham High School, the issue was tabled — “in part because our attention was consumed by efforts to reopen the schools,” HHS Principal Rick Swanson told …
Greg Hall. October 6, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Longtime much-loved and respected Hingham resident Greg Hall, who recently retired from the board of assessors after serving for 35 years, passed away in late September at the age of 98. Town Administrator Tom Mayo acknowledged his contributions to the town at this week’s Select Board …
Photos courtesy of Keith Jermyn. October 5, 2021 by Keith Jermyn An American flag is ready for disposal when it becomes torn, tattered, faded or worn out. Flying such a flag is disrespectful, and the flag should be “sent out to pasture”. One cannot simply throw a flag in the trash, however, as it must …
