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Nearly half of Massachusetts high school students have tried e-cigarettes at least once and nearly one quarter of them reported using e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, a rate nine times higher than adults, according to the latest statewide data on the health and risk behaviors of Massachusetts youth. In an alarming comparison, more high …
September 10, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer The first of three harborfront signs depicting some of the rich history of Hingham’s waterfront was installed Monday. The Hingham DPW has the remaining two signs and will install them soon. This is an opportunity for those who visit Hingham Harbor “to explore Hingham’s pertinent history and to …
A 36 year old Quincy woman was arrested for breaking into an occupied home Friday. The resident confronted the woman in the house and she left taking items from the house with her. A police K9 tracked the woman hiding in bushes on a nearby street. On Friday, September 6, 2019 at 12:12am a Middle …
“Please pardon the appearance of the Whitney Gordon’s Jewelers while our storefront gets a much-needed and necessary facelift,” is the message owners Michael and Lorrie Campbell wish to convey to new and loyal customers. The shop will remain open for business during the construction work. Whitney Gordon’s has been in business since 1950, and the …
September 5, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer “Today (Sept. 5) the first of the modular building sections arrived in addition to roofing/truss sections,” Bathing Beach Trustee Alan Perrault told the Hingham Anchor. “The additional modules will be arriving in the coming days, and pending the issuance of the building permit, assembly of the units will …
August 4, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer School officials submitted a Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the third time last April, seeking partial state reimbursement for what they say is a much-needed major renovation — or an entirely new building — for Foster School. School Building Committee Vice Chairman Raymond …
Hingham residents Joshua and Brindey Marine with their two sons, left to right, Dash and Beau. This is the fifth story in a series sharing different perspectives about how the current opioid crisis affects our town and ways people with ties to Hingham are reaching out to others to provide support and help to those …
According to the Health Department, Hingham is now at a Moderate Risk Level for EEE and recommends that residents apply mosquito repellent when outdoors, especially during dawn and dusk. The Health Department also recommends avoiding outside areas with obvious mosquito activity and will continue to update its website with any risk changes and precautions to …
September 1, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Respond Ventures, LLC has requested to withdraw without prejudice its mixed-use proposal for 25 and 33 Central St., which the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals said in July was too big in size and scope for the surrounding neighborhood. According to Director of Community Planning Mary …