Mandatory Emergency Water Ban – No Outside Watering

August 9, 2020 submitted by Weir River Water System Due to continued drought conditions effective immediately, the Weir River Water System will be implementing a system wide Emergency Water Ban.  This ban is in line with the current rules and regulation and bans all outside watering.  For additional information please visit our website http://www.weirriverwater.com.

Gov. Baker’s new COVID-19 initiatives affect restaurants, businesses, and outdoor gatherings

August 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer New initiatives announced yesterday by Gov. Charlie Baker — effective Tues., Aug. 11 — aimed at helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, especially in higher-risk communities, will affect Hingham businesses, restaurants, and residents. While Massachusetts has seen a decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations since …

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Rally for Education today at Town Hall

Photo courtesy of unsplash. August, 6 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Members of Hingham Parents for Full-Time School are holding a Rally for Education today, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m. at the front of Town Hall. According to the event post, those hosting the rally believe that the most-recently shared school reopening plan “fails our …

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Young Entrepreneurs Around Town

August 5, 2020 by Gabrielle Martin Many Hingham residents’ summer plans have been impacted by the ongoing pandemic; however, some Hinghamites have been using their extra time this summer to take their hobbies and interests to the next-level, by building them into a business! In this article, we’ll be focusing on three of the town’s …

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Deputy Chief Jones steps into interim police chief role

Photo credit: Hingham Police Department August 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Last night — the day following Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s retirement (Aug. 3) — the Selectmen appointed Deputy Chief David Jones as interim police chief, with all three board members voicing their utmost confidence in his ability to do the job. “We have …

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Flag policy conversation ongoing; community input encouraged

August 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Following recent controversies centering around a denied request to fly the Pride flag at Town Hall during Pride Month in June and the recent selectmen’s directive to the Hingham Fire Department to take down the Thin Blue Flags displayed on fire apparatus, the Selectmen last night started a …

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Hingham Farmers Market hoping to revive walk-through market, on smaller scale

August 4, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photos courtesy of Hingham Farmer’s Market) The popular Hingham Farmers Market has been operating in a “drive-through” fashion — with no pedestrian traffic allowed — in the Station Street parking lot since May, under a temporary license from the town — due to COVID-19 and on-going construction at …

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Police Chief Olsson retires today

Photo courtesy of HPD August 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Police Chief Glenn Olsson’s last official day on the job, after serving with the Hingham Police Department for nearly 40 years, is today (Aug. 3). Olsson, 62, initially planned to retire when he reached age 65 — as required of public safety officials under …

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