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 …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham March 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s unanimous support among the School and Advisory committees and the Selectmen for the proposed fiscal 2022 $61.8 million budget recommended by the Hingham Public Schools administration, including 32 new positions that would address COVID-19 impacts on students during the past …
March 27, 2021 Submitted by the Hingham Civic Association (unsplash photo) The Hingham Civic Association is a group of Hingham community organizations who just recently agreed to meet with the goals of information sharing and collective strength in the face of challenges posed by a post-pandemic world. Our initial meeting is scheduled for Monday, April …
March 26, 2021, Submitted by HPD A Brockton man was arrested after he drove away from police during a traffic stop. The man led police on a brief pursuit which was called off when it reached an excessive speed. A short time later the car crashed in Quincy. On Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:30am …
Photo by Tai’s Captures March 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The number of new Hingham COVID-19 cases reported by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health each Thursday appears to be on a slow decline. Hingham has remained in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone for the past 10 weeks, with 39 new cases since last …
March 25, 2021 (from the Town of Hingham, Weir River Water System Website) The following letter has been sent to all Weir River Water System Customers. We are sharing it here at the request of the Weir River Water System operators to help increase visibility among residents regarding the transition of billing and customer service support. Dear …
March 24, 2021 by Joshua Ross All football games versus Duxbury High School – Varsity, JV, and Freshman, have been canceled this week due to the events surrounding DHS’s Varsity football team two weeks ago with Plymouth North. The team was using anti-Semitic language as play calls during the game. In a statement released by …
March 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Advisory Committee education subcommittee — in a vote of 5 to 0 on Monday — approved recommending the proposed fiscal 2022 $61.8 million school budget to the full AdCom on Thursday night (March 25), followed by a unanimous vote of support by the Selectmen last night. AdCom …
March 24, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Following thought-provoking interviews by a panel of local police chiefs and the Selectmen, Hingham Police Sgts. Steven Dearth and John Marquardt were promoted to lieutenant status last night to fill two open positions on the force. Steven Dearth; Photo courtesy of HPD John Marquardt; Photo courtesy of HPD …
March 23, 2021, Submitted by HPD Detectives arrested a Plymouth man following an investigation into a theft from a building under renovation in which over $63,000 worth of copper, wiring and tools were stolen. On March 1, 2021 at 6:30am police were sent to 100 Industrial Park Road (a large warehouse being renovated for Amazon) …
