Blanket Project Helps METCO Students Stay Warm While Riding the Bus

Courtesy photos: Michele Auditore, left from customer service, with Amy Shea, manager of Hingham Shipyard Dependable Cleaners. Wednesday, October 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Thanks to a local effort, this fall and winter, 25 elementary METCO students will have a much warmer and more comfortable long ride to the Hingham Public Schools that they …

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Parents Express Opposition to Proposed Building Project in Light of School Needs

    Photo courtesy of Foster PTO October 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Several parents who participated in last night’s remote Selectmen’s meeting expressed discontent, anger, and frustration during the discussion centering around the proposed $40 million combined Hingham Fire and Police Department public safety facility — the subject of a Special Town Meeting …

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School Officials Eye January Full-time Return for K-2; Considering Weymouth Site as Foster School Satellite Location

Photo by Austin Pacheco on unsplash October 20, 2020 by Hilary Jenison and Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin presented important news at last night’s School Committee meeting — school officials are eyeing a return to full-time, in-person school for grades K-2 beginning in January.  Additionally, they are currently negotiating with St. Jerome’s …

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Police Respond to Bomb Threat at Linden Ponds- No Suspicious Devices Found

Photo credit: Hingham Police October 19, 2020  On Monday, October 19,  2020 at 11:00am Linden Ponds, a senior living community in Hingham, received bomb threats by phone. Linden Ponds is a senior retirement community with approximately 1,200 residents on a 108 acre gated campus. Officers responded with the Hingham Fire Department and the residents were …

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Hingham Unity Council Plymouth and Norfolk State Senate Candidate Forum

Photo from Unsplash artist Samuel Schneider. Monday, October 19, 2020 submitted by Katie Sutton. The Hingham Unity Council will be hosting a forum on racial equity Live Streaming on Facebook and YouTube for the Plymouth and Norfolk district State Senate candidates on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, starting at 7:00 p.m. and ending not later than …

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Busy Boating Season This Summer, Despite COVID-19

Monday, October 19, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Thanks to pleasant weather with no major storms all summer long, some avid boaters had plans to keep their vessels moored in Hingham Harbor through mid-October. Despite COVID-19 and accompanying restrictions, the recreational boating season was busier than ever. “There was a lot of activity, including out-of-towners,” Harbormaster …

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Police Respond to Bomb Threat at Linden Ponds

October 19, 2020  Units from multiple towns are responding a bomb threat that was called in to Linden Ponds, an Erickson Living Community, this morning. The approximately 1,200 Linden Ponds residents are not being evacuated at this time and are all safe. The investigation is active and continuing and the front entrance to Linden Ponds …

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Hingham Housing Authority Receives 100K State-Funded Grant for Creative Placemaking

Photo provided by the Hingham Housing Authority. Thursday, October 15, 2020 submitted by the Hingham Housing Authority. The Hingham Housing Authority, now under a new administration with James Marathas serving as Executive Director, through a management agreement with the Quincy Housing Authority, has received a $100,000 Grant Award from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and …

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