Photo courtesy of MBTA December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Selectman Joseph Fisher — who has been keeping a close eye on the MBTA’s proposals for public transportation service cuts, especially with regard to the Hingham and the Hull/Hingham ferries and Greenbush commuter rail service — had some good news for commuters at last …
December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Following the recent narrow Special Town Meeting approval for the town to purchase a $5.5 million parcel of land at 335 Lincoln St. for potential use as a combined Hingham Police and Fire Department public safety building, the tentative closing date on the property is Dec. 17. “Purchasing …
Photo courtesy of the Town of Hingham December 9, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Even as Town Administrator Tom Mayo was detailing what he called the “scary” spike in new COVID-19 cases in Hingham, he also delivered the good news that Hingham-based Mpathy, LLC, will be opening a testing site at 308 Cushing St. — …
Plymouth River School, Photo by Joshua Ross Photography December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Following four recent positive COVID-19 cases, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin made the decision for Plymouth River School to go remote yesterday and today. In an email to the Hingham Public Schools community tonight, Austin said that PRS will remain …
Photo courtesy of the Town of Hingham December 8, 2020 by Town of Hingham Last night, the Hingham Board of Selectmen announced that the Town is partnering with mPathy LLC to establish a COVID-19 testing site in Hingham. The site will be located at the former Hingham Light Plant at 308 Cushing Street and will …
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 …
