November 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer During an hour-long press conference today, Gov. Charlie Baker emphasized the importance of adhering to his Nov. 2 COVID-19 orders — calling them “targeted interventions” — (https://hinghamanchor.com/gov-baker-issues-new-covid-19-orders/) due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases — while at the same time placing new importance on children returning to full-time, …
Friday, November 6, 2020 by Joshua Ross The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) issued their guidelines on amateur and youth organized winter sports this morning. Like the fall season, these guidelines outline what sports fall in low, moderate, and high risk categories and what each level is allowed to participate in. …
November 6, 2020 Update-We identified this man and met with him. He lives in the same neighborhood, was making conversation as he walked, and did not mean to frighten anyone. We are satisfied this has been resolved. Original information is below: Police received a report of a man who spoke with a 12-year-old after she …
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash November 4, 2020 by Hilary Jenison While the National Presidential election votes are still being counted and its too close to call, the 2020 election votes have been tallied for the Town of Hingham. There were a total of 15,770 local voters and the local results are as follows: …
November 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer An online petition circulated on Facebook on Monday gathered 330 signatures in eight hours in support of fully funding Hingham public schools — with many more expected. Parent Susan Ohoro told the School Committee during its remote meeting last night, “Working with a group of parents, a petition …
November 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Due to COVID-19 and “the lack of visibility” for Fiscal 2022, the upcoming budget process will be shortened and a proposed budget will be developed using “status quo” assumptions, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin said at last night’s School Committee meeting during a presentation of proposed “Guiding Principles …
Photo by Joshua Ross November 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Last night’s high-coronavirus-risk emergency text alerts to residents of Hingham and other communities that are in the “red” zone underscore “just how much of a health concern this is,” Supt. of Schools Paul Austin told the School Committee during their remote meeting …
November 2, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In response to the surge in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced several executive orders today during a press conference, effective 12:01 a.m. Friday. In addition, according to published reports, the state plans to send high-coronavirus-risk emergency text alerts to 20 communities …
Photo from Unsplash artist Arnaud Jaegers. Friday, October 30, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer It’s been a busy year for the Town Clerk’s Office, starting with the March presidential primary, followed by the town election in June, the state primary in September, and now the Nov. 3 presidential/state election. Of the town’s 18,933 registered voters, …
October 30, 2020 by Laura Harper Winters South School celebrated Halloween early this year. To bring the seasonal spirit to the students in these strange times, the PTO organized a drive-through display of pumpkins carved by the students. Students, parents, teachers and PTO members dressed up and braved the rain for the event. Principal Mary …
