Photo courtesy of SELA February 2, 2021, Submitted by SELA SELA: The International Private School located in the Shipyard area of Hingham announced the expansion of their current School of Early Global Education (ages 3 months to 5 years) to include a new, second location in Norwell. This 14,000 square foot new construction building will …
Feb. 2, 2021 by Hingham Board of Health Access the Board of Health COVID Vaccination Pre-Registration Form. Once someone has pre-registered they will be added to a wait list. The Town will follow the State’s prioritization process for vaccines, with people 75+ years old eligible first in Phase 2. Once the Town receives its vaccine …
Friday, January 29, 2021 – Story and photo by Joshua Ross The MIAA Board of Directors voted to today to move ahead with the Fall II season, which will take place from February 22, 2021 – April 25, 2021. This includes football, winter track, and unified basketball. “It’s huge,” Head Football Coach Mark Nutley tells …
HPD Interim Chief of Police David Jones (photo by Joshua Ross) January 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Interim Police Chief David Jones was the sole candidate interviewed last night for the permanent chief opening resulting from former Chief Glenn Olsson’s retirement last summer. Jones, who has served in a number of capacities with the …
Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash January 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham remains in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone for the second week in a row, with 105 new cases since last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health report. In the last 14 days, 214 cases were reported, for a total of 1,347 …
January 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Middle School Principal Derek Smith informed HMS families today by email that there will be a transition to remote instruction tomorrow, Jan. 28, and Friday, Jan. 29. “This change is due to a number of non-instructional personnel having been identified as close contacts of an individual who has …
January 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer In recognition of the many frontline workers “who have worked and continue to work tireless hours battling this life-changing pandemic,” the Fourth of July Parade Committee unanimously chose “Heroes Among Us” for this year’s parade theme. “The committee wants to ensure the winning button design reflects first responders …
Photo by Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash) on Unsplash January 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer While the town has limited access to vaccines at this time, Town Administrator Tom Mayo said the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is doing its best to work through the vaccine rollout. “To say it’s a fluid process is an understatement,” …
Photo by Ed Harvey on Unsplash January 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s good news for owners of electric cars and other vehicles who live in, or frequent, Hingham. The Selectmen last night signed a letter of support for the Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant to pursue a funding opportunity through the Massachusetts Department of …
Photo credit: Blu Lemonade Photography January 26, 2021, Submitted by Liz Klein, Candidate for Board of Selectmen Many people ask why I would choose this year to seek election. The easy answer is that I love Hingham and want to serve our community. But it’s more than that. The past year has been very difficult …
