Hingham Students Excel in National History Day Contest; Three Students Qualify for National Competition

HHS juniors Abby Meissner (left) and Sydney Collins (right) with HPS Director of Social Studies Andy Hoey after finishing their National History Day performance, “Ode to Phyllis Wheatley.” May 26, 2020 submitted by Andrew J. Hoey, Hingham Public School’s Director of Social Studies, K-12 (photos courtesy of Andrew J. Hoey) Hingham High School continued its exceptional performance in …

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HHS Students Honor Band Director

Article by Adeline Van Buskirk, HHS Senior Photos by Adeline Van Buskirk and Joshua Ross Brian Cincotta was caught off guard by his students in a surprise drive-by parade in front of his Hingham home on May 12th. The pandemic robbed the Hingham High School Seniors of many important moments. For those of us in …

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Hingham COVID-19 update: Number of new Hingham cases is declining

Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash May 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Hingham — as reported by the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health on Wednesday, May 20 — reached 237, up from 223 reported on May 13 — or 14 additional reported cases in the past week …

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Hingham Public Schools will open before Labor Day this year

May 19, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Public Schools students will begin their classes before Labor Day this year, a departure from the traditional post-Labor Day start. The first day of school for Grades 1-12 is Monday, Aug. 31. Pre-schoolers and kindergarten students will start Wednesday, Sept. 2. In the meantime, a Recovery Response …

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Amazon proposing warehouse shipping operation in South Hingham

Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash May 19, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer​ Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has it’s eye on a 17-acre site in the South Hingham Industrial Park, where the company proposes to renovate an existing approximately 149,000-square-foot warehouse building and demolish another 41,203-square-foot structure at 100 Industrial Park Road to …

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Governor Baker Announces Reopening Plans for Massachusetts

May 18, 2020 by Hilary Jenison Today, Governor Baker announced a four-phased approach for reopening Massachusetts, enabling residents and business owners to return to a new normal over the next few weeks and months ahead.  The four phases of reopening, each lasting for at least three weeks, will be determined by progress in driving down …

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It’s a go for town financial management plan

May 16, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Advisory Committee has joined the Selectmen and School Committee in endorsing a Fiscal 2021 Financial Management Plan they believe is in the best interests of the schools, town departments, and Hingham citizens in these uncertain times. The plan addresses an expected COVID-19-related $3.3 million budget shortfall in …

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