December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools district has for several weeks been exploring options for providing COVID testing for staff, perhaps on a weekly basis, “to help them feel safer in our schools,” according to Supt. of Schools Paul Austin. After consulting with school nurses and the Hingham …
December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The past couple of weeks have been particularly challenging for the Hingham Public Schools. While working toward increasing K-2 in-person learning time as a first priority — with the higher grades hopefully to go that route at a later date — the number of positive COVID-19 test results …
December 7, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (courtesy photo) MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced today that proposed service cuts to public transportation due to lower ridership during the pandemic and the T’s large budget deficit — including those related to Hull and Hingham/Hull ferry service, the Greenbush commuter rail line, and the 714 Hull …
Photo courtesy of Aubrey Odom on Unsplash December 3, 2020, Submitted by the Office of State Senator Patrick O’Connor BOSTON – State Senator Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) and his office are now accepting intern applications for the upcoming winter and spring. The intern program provides students with a better understanding of public service and the legislative process in Massachusetts. …
Plymouth River School, Photo by Joshua Ross Photography December 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer An email sent to Plymouth River School families this afternoon titled “Urgent Message from PRS — remote learning Dec. 7 & 8” notifies parents that “out of an abundance of caution,” Plymouth River Elementary School will pivot to a remote …
Photo by Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash) on Unsplash December 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In the wake of a spike in the reported number of COVID-19 cases across the nation, in Plymouth County, and also in Hingham, the selectmen approved a license agreement for a temporary COVID-19 testing site at 308 Cushing St. — the …
Hingham High School sophomore Franki Guidi hangs out Come Monday, one of the horses she competes on. (Photo courtesy of Jannelle Connolly) December 3, 2020 by Joshua Ross Hingham is known for many things, especially its excellent sports programs, but producing world-class equestrian riders has not been one of them…until now. Hingham High School sophomore …
Photo courtesy of DCI MA December 1, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The design plans for safety improvements along the Route 3A, Rotary, and Summer Street corridor – which have been in the development stage for more than a decade and include a modern roundabout, improved pedestrian walkways, and a “road diet” on Summer Street …
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash November 27, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham remains in the COVID-19 “yellow” zone for the second week, with 34 new cases as of 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27. New Massachusetts Department of Public Health statistics are normally posted on Thursday but were posted a day later this week …
Sunday, November 22, 2020 – Story and photos by Joshua Ross Updated November 23, 2020 8:30am In the semi-final match the Hingham High School Girls Soccer team played on Tuesday, the outcome wasn’t decided until the last shot of the shoot-out. We didn’t have to wait that long to find out how the championship game …
