Updated Remote Learning Plan addresses concerns shared by families

​May 11, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer​ With schools closed for the remainder of the school year, the Hingham Public Schools Leadership Team reached out to parents Friday night to provide an overview of their progress in updating the district’s Remote Learning Plan. Information was also shared about their planning for the anticipated reopening of the …

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Hingham High School Drama Club Senior Spotlight

Photos by Joshua Ross May 8, 2020 Today was supposed to be the final time the drama club seniors would appear on stage with their classmates. If 2020 went as planned, tonight was going to be opening night of “12 Angry Jurors,” the HHS Spring play. We were looking forward to covering the play, but …

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World’s End to Reopen on May 19th

May 8, 2020 (photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography) Today, the Trustees of the Reservation announced that beginning on Tuesday, May 19th, it will reopen it’s World’s End property.  According to the Trustee’s website, World’s End “will be opened in a manner that will limit overcrowding and keep both visitors and staff safe by staying …

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New Massachusetts Covid-19 Boating and Waterways Guidelines

The following guidelines were released by the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on April 27, 2020. The following are guidelines for boating and various other marine and inland waterway related activities during the duration of Governor Baker’s stay-at-home advisory and essential services order. Inland boat ramps and canoe launches: Inland boat ramps and canoe …

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COVID-19 update: 38 new laboratory-confirmed cases in Hingham

May 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The number of coronavirus cases in Hingham — as reported by the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health today, May 6 — reached 186 this week, up from 148 reported on April 29. Assistant Town Administrator Michelle Monsegur noted that the overall number of COVID-19 cases is going up …

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The Hingham Education Foundation (HEF) is thrilled to share some good news!

May 6, 2020 submitted by Hingham Education Foundation (courtesy photo) The Hingham Education Foundation (HEF) is proud to announce that it has provided roughly $50,000 to fund laptops for teachers in need of a technology upgrade. In the early days of school closure, the Hingham Public School Administration was able to identify and distribute Chromebooks …

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Peace Officers’ Memorial Day in Hingham

May 6, 2020 The Hingham Dept. of Veterans’ Services annually presents our local Police Department with a Memorial Wreath to show our continued support and remembrance.  This year’s ceremony will NOT be publicly conducted due to the CV-19 Health Crisis. However, at 08:15hrs./ Friday, 15MAY – SCPO Keith Jermyn, USN will present the wreath, and …

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Historic Commission Delays Demolition of East Street Skating House

May 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The East Street skating pond has been the go-to place to skate and play ice hockey for decades, with generations of Hingham families returning year after year. The skate house — a red hut on the right side of the street if you’re heading from Hingham toward Cohasset, …

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