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 …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham October 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham citizens are encouraged to keep up the fight against proposed Greenbush commuter rail service cuts and the possible elimination of Hingham/Hull ferry service. The MBTA is forecasting a continuing reduction in ridership and an accompanying significant drop in revenue and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
October 15, 2020 This message was provided by the Selectmen’s office on behalf of town officials. As of yesterday, the MA Department of Public Health (DPH) was reporting 371 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hingham. The state is now listing Hingham in the “red” category with an average daily case rate over the last 14 days …
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 …
October 14, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham has moved into the high-risk “red” zone from the “yellow” category since last week. Today’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health statistics — released every Wednesday — show 19 new COVID-19 cases since Oct. 7 and a case count of 33 in the last 14 days. This brings …
