MIAA and DESE Issue Fall Sports Guidance: Final Vote Tomorrow

8/18/20 By Joshua Ross MIAA, in conjunction with DESE, issued their guidance on sports for this upcoming high school sports season.  Based on the state guidelines issued last week, MIAA is proposing 4 seasons to accommodate all sports.  This includes a Fall II season between Winter and Spring for all sports that can’t be played …

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Important Message for Voters from Town Clerk

Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash August 18, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Town Clerk’s Office has received approximately 5,000 requests for early voting ballots, with more expected to arrive prior to the Sept. 1 state primary. The postcard requesting a Vote-by-Mail ballot asks which ballot a voter would like (state primary or Nov. 3 state/presidential election, or …

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First walk-in Hingham Farmers Market of season drew many happy shoppers

August 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of HFM) The popular Hingham Farmers Market (HFM) returned to its long-awaited usual walk-in style Saturday — scaled back due to COVID-19, but a huge success nonetheless — with a wide variety of offerings and smiles all-around. Shoppers eager to buy fresh produce, fruit, poultry, beef, …

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New “Green Living” Section: Planting Fall Veggies

August 17, 2020 story and photos by Joshua Ross Welcome to the Hingham Anchor’s newest section, “Green Living.” The goal of the “Green Living” section is to highlight the incredible work done by Hingham’s green activists, the schools’ Green Teams, and spotlight new legislation being introduced and passed by our local and state elected officials. …

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Amended Recreational Boating Guidelines: No Rafting Allowed

Issued by HPD Harbormaster on 8/15/2020 Amended Recreational Boating Guidelines The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) published a memorandum on August 14, 2020 amending their guidelines for Boating & Various Other Marine and Inland Waterway Related Activities – Phase III, Step 1. The amended guidelines now state “All recreational crafts must remain a …

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COVID-19 Update: Good News for Hingham But Continued Caution Advised

August 14, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In his weekly COVID-19 update to the Selectmen last night, Town Administrator Tom Mayo reported that under the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s new four-color system of categorizing the average daily test rate in the state’s 351 communities over a two-week period, Hingham is in the white zone. …

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