Photo by Jose G. Ortega Castro on Unsplash February 28, 2021 by Meteorologist, Michael Page While this week’s weather won’t feature many storms, it will feature many temperature swings in Hingham. Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash Week Starts with Some Showers The best chance for wet weather this week is Monday. The day will …
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer For the sixth consecutive week, Hingham is in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone, with 41 new cases since last week’s report. The number of new Hingham COVID-19 cases reported each Thursday has continued to decrease over the past few weeks. Hingham remains …
Hingham Police Chief David Jones and new HPD officers Griffin Moriarty, Daniel Goldstein, and Kevin Nguyen February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HPD) The three newest members of the Hingham Police Department were officially sworn in as Hingham police officers Wednesday afternoon. Griffin Moriarty, Kevin Nguyen, and Daniel Goldstein graduated from …
Photo courtesy of Dwight Hartman February 25, 2021, Submitted by Dwight Hartman My name is Dwight Hartman and I am running for the open position on the Hingham Recreation Commission. I have lived in Hingham for 19 years with my wife Cathy and two sons Cole (20) and Connor (17). I have been a practicing …
February 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s a confirmed two-way race for Selectman Mary Power’s seat for the upcoming town election now that both Liz Klein and Michelle Larned have returned their nomination papers. There’s a potential for a four-way race for that position if Jack Manning and Joseph Kelly both return their papers …
PAMELA KATHRYN GRIFFIN February 21, 2021 On Sunday, February 21, 2021, Mrs. Pamela Kathryn Griffin, beloved wife of the late Raymond Griffin, passed away peacefully from COVID-19 at the age of 84 after saying goodbye to her loved ones. Pam was born in Brooklyn, the first child of Mildred and Walter Horn. After graduating from …
Feb. 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Implementing a resource dog program at Hingham High School would represent “an enormous step forward for our school community,” according to Principal Rick Swanson. Resource dogs are sometimes referred to as comfort or therapy dogs. The HHS Class of 2020 recently pledged $10,000 toward this effort as a …
Photo by Joshua Ross Feb. 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Nearly 220 callers were on the line last night to listen to Supt. of Schools Paul Austin’s detailed $62 million Fiscal 2022 proposed budget presentation to the selectmen and advisory committee, with the school committee also participating. Selectmen Chair Mary Power noted that the …
February 23, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department For the second time in ten days, bank employees prevented an elderly resident from being scammed out of money that she was going to send to scammers. On February 22, 2021, an Officer was dispatched to the Hingham Institution for Savings branch located in the Linden Ponds …
February 23, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The school committee last night unanimously approved during a remote meeting the school administration’s proposal for all non-remote K-5 students to return to school full-time (five days a week) on or before March 15, with students in grades 1 to 5 attending full days — with physical distancing in …
