November 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer and Hilary Jenison (all photos by Joshua Ross Photography) Following a lengthy discussion, voters at today’s Special Town Meeting approved by a narrow margin the $5.5 million purchase of a parcel of land at 335 Lincoln St. for potential use as a new combined Hingham Police and Fire Department …
November 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The purpose of the Dec. 2 and 9 controlled shotgun deer hunts at World’s End — the first to occur at this location — is to reduce and control the deer population in order to improve the overall health of the habitat, according to information provided to neighbors …
November 20, 2020 from the Town of Hingham website from the Hingham Town Moderator, Michael Puzo (photo by Joshua Ross) Our Special Town Meeting will take place this coming Saturday, November 21 at the Hingham High School Multi-Purpose Athletic Field starting at 12 noon. Fortunately, the forecast is for a partly sunny fall afternoon with …
November 19, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer After being in the COVID-19 high-risk “red” zone for three weeks, Hingham remained in the lower-risk “green” category for two consecutive weeks, but today’s (Nov. 19) Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health statistics show that Hingham is now in the “yellow” zone — which is between “red” and “green” …
Photo provided by Nina Wellford November 19, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Board of Trustees of Old Ship Church called a parish meeting Tuesday night to obtain authorization from members to sign a purchase and sale agreement with Atlantic Development for the Parish House across the street from the meetinghouse, which sits on a …
November 19, 2020 – Story by Carol Britton Meyer Update November 19, 2020 3:06pm Supt. of Schools Paul Austin explained today why the Hingham Public Schools didn’t “opt in” to the state’s Phase I free COVID-19 rapid testing program when it was offered to local communities. While Austin said he hasn’t received any emails asking …
November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer This Thursday, Nov. 19, is “Ride the Ferry Day” — when commuter boat advocates plan to demonstrate to the MBTA the importance of ferry service to Hull, Hingham, and other South Shore communities. Residents from all towns affected by the T’s proposed temporary elimination of ferry service are …
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer With the approach of Thanksgiving next week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued COVID-19-related recommendations on its website related to lower- and higher-risk celebrations and activities, shared at last night’s Selectmen’s meeting by Asst. Town Administrator Michelle Monsegur. Under state …
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In accordance with tradition, the Selectmen last night voted to maintain a single tax rate for all town properties. “The year 2020 has been difficult on all of us, but we are especially concerned about the impact on the businesses in town, …
Photo courtesy of HFD/HPD November 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HFD/HPD) At the Saturday, Nov. 21, Special Town Meeting, citizens will consider a warrant article asking for approval to move forward with the $5.5 million purchase of a parcel of land at 335 Lincoln St. for potential use as a new …
