Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham April 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer An update on the Town of Hingham’s reopening plans will be shared at next Tuesday’s (April 13) Selectmen’s meeting. Town Administrator Tom Mayo and Asst. Town Administrator Michelle Monsegur will meet with department heads this Thursday to “start a discussion” about …
April 6, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools will offer “Summer Acceleration Academies” starting in mid-August for hundreds of elementary and secondary students to help them address COVID 19-related learning and social-emotional issues and to prepare them for the new school year, with admission by invitation only. Asst. Supt. of Schools Jamie …
Photo by Ross Parmly on Unsplash April 6, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Monitoring and helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Hingham Public Schools as well as in the overall community “is essential for the safe operations of our schools,” especially with April vacation on the horizon, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin …
April 4, 2021 – By Joshua Ross In a special Athletic Directors/Principals meeting on Thursday morning, the Patriot League voted 5-4 against allowing more fans in the stands for the football games this weekend. The unusual split vote highlights the difficulty for the League and towns to come up with a plan to meet the …
April 3, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The good news is that all non-remote Hingham middle and high school students are scheduled to return to classes five full days a week starting April 26. At the same time, there’s an urgent need to bring several more food service workers onboard to help pack individual meals …
SANDRA J. SEWARD March 12, 2021 Sandra J. Seward passed away peacefully on March 12, at the Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham, MA. She had suffered for several months with two types of cancer and the medical complications they caused. Now may she rest in peace. Sandra was born in Boston in 1942. Her family …
April 1, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham has remained in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone during the past three months, with 47 new cases since last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health report. Last week’s statistics showed 39 new cases since the earlier report, with 42 the previous week and 46 the week before …
Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross March 31, 2021, Submitted by Joshua Ross My name is Joshua Ross and I am announcing my candidacy for Board of Assessors. I’ve been a resident of Hingham for 15 years and actively involved with a variety of committees, organizations, and projects in town. My leadership background, volunteerism and technical skills combined make …
March 31, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The new dates for this year’s Town Meeting and town election have been finalized. Mail-in early voting will be an option. Town Meeting will take place on the Hingham High School field Saturday, May 8, at 2 p.m., due to COVID-19, with a rain date of Saturday, May …
Photo by Joshua Ross March 30, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s good news for commuters. The MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board voted yesterday to resume full subway and bus service, weekend commuter rail service where it was cut, and Hull/Hingham ferry service that was also cut earlier “as soon as possible,” without defining …
