March 3, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (Unsplash photo) There’s good news for Hingham and other educators wishing to get the COVID-19 vaccination sooner rather than later. Gov. Charlie Baker announced today that starting March 11, teachers and school staff will be eligible to sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments, even though they aren’t currently …
March 3, 2021, Submitted by Kerry Ni, Chair of the Hingham School Committee The Hingham School Committee (Committee) unanimously supports and endorses the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY’22) recovery budget proposed by Superintendent Dr. Paul Austin. This decision reflects the legal and moral obligation of the Committee, a local government body elected by town voters and …
March 2, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Planning Board is reviewing a citizen’s petition warrant article that would allow accessory dwelling units in separate, detached structures on the same lot as the principal dwelling. The intent is to provide more flexibility in meeting some of the housing needs of Hingham families — whether to …
March 2, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant plans to install a 396,000-watt solar array consisting of 1,188 solar panels on two acres of land atop the Hobart Street capped landfill following Planning Board approval Monday night. The light plant has licensed Omni Navitas Holdings LLC to be the owner and operator. …
March 1, 2021, Submitted by the Town of Hingham The Town of Hingham would like to share the latest information regarding the state’s reopening plan and how it relates to Town businesses and municipal facilities. Last week, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts would advance to Step 2 of Phase III of the state’s reopening plan …
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 …
