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 …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. November 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer So far 800 signatures have been collected on a petition advocating for increasing the school budget in order to fully fund the schools, posted recently on Facebook by “Supporters of Hingham Public Schools.” Suzanne Garland, Susie O’Horo, and Alexis MacElhiney …
November 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham remains in the low-risk COVID-19 “green” zone, and the accompanying good news is that the virus hasn’t spread within the Hingham Public Schools, according to Supt. of Schools Paul Austin at Monday night’s School Committee meeting. Cases involving HPS students and staff remain low, and the number …
November 16, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer At the outdoor June Annual Town Meeting, participants dressed lightly for the hot weather. On Nov. 21, those attending the Special Town Meeting — to be held again on the Hingham High School multi-purpose athletic field — are likely to bundle up. The chairs will be placed 10 …
November 12, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo courtesy of Unsplash) There are 25 new Hingham COVID-19 cases since last week, up from 12 new cases the previous week. The case count over the last 14 days was 31, with a total of 449 cases since Jan. 1, according to Massachusetts Department of Public Health …
