June 23, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer After holding water rates steady for the first year as promised under Town of Hingham ownership of the Weir River Water System, the Hingham Select Board — acting in their role as Board of Water Commissioners — approved last night a 10 percent rate increase for Fiscal Year …
June 22, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer During Monday night’s School Committee meeting, which was both in-person and on Zoom, Hingham resident Eliza Burns raised questions about Supt. Paul Austin’s Massachusetts superintendent’s license. Burns stated that the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education “Educator Look Up” website indicates that Austin holds a temporary license that …
June 17, 2021 by Laura Harper Winters Photos and “intel” by Rebecca Wetzel. This is not a drill, Hingham…the “Swap Shop” is BACK! The Swap Shop at the Transfer Station (a.k.a. The Dump) has finally re-opened after a long pandemic year of hoarding unused items in our homes. Anchor staff expects the Swap to be …
June 16, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Boaters from Weymouth and Hingham and as far away as Waltham who enjoy boating in the World’s End mooring field participated in an in-person Select Board meeting last night. At that time, Harbormaster Kenneth Corson explained that plans to increase the number of moorings at that location by …
Photo by Chris Mok June 16, 2021 Submitted by MBTA BOSTON and HINGHAM, MA– The MBTA and Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the agency’s operating partner for Commuter Rail, are reminding passengers that weekend service will resume on all Commuter Rail lines effective Saturday, July 3. Schedules are now available to view on mbta.com/commuterrail. Rail service …
Photo by Carol Meyer June 11, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer A well-attended remote meeting Thursday night marked the start of the community engagement process related to the sale of, and potential redevelopment plans for, the historic Old Ship Parish House property at 107 Main St. in downtown Hingham and the proposed building of a …
June 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Select Board members affirmed last night — on the occasion of June being Pride Month nationwide — their support for Hingham’s LGBTQ+ residents — including students, employees, vendors, and visitors — and pledged to stand with them “to protect their civil rights and ability to live openly without …
Photo courtesy of Mufid Majnun on Unsplash June 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Health Department reports that the vaccination rate for residents over age 75 is lower in Hingham — 69 percent — than the overall state vaccination rate — 90 percent — for that group of citizens. As of last week, …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham June 9, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The COVID-19 state of emergency in Massachusetts will expire next Tuesday, June 15, at which time the suspension of certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law — including the ability for public bodies to temporarily meet remotely — will also end …
