August 28, 2026 by Carol Britton Meyer A proposed warrant article for the Oct. 29 special town meeting related to a Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant capital upgrade of up to $70 million will not appear on the warrant as initially planned but will be replaced with a related article. The original article related to funding …
August 27, 2026 by Carol Britton Meyer Town Engineer J.R. Frey presented several traffic committee recommendations to the select board this week – including a conceptual design to potentially install a roundabout at the tricky Cushing/South Pleasant/Main Street intersection (in the beginning stages – nothing yet decided) – and also provided a progress report on …
August 26, 2026 by Carol Britton Meyer The state primary is Tuesday, Sept. 1. In-person voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations: * Precincts 1-4 – Hingham High School, 17 Union Street * Precincts 5-7 – Hingham Middle School, 1103 Main Street * Precinct 7A – Willard Square, …
August 20 2016, By Carol Britton Meyer In addition to the candidates whose names appear on the Sept. 1 Republican state primary ballot, two candidates are conducting write-in campaigns – Anne R. Brensley of Wayland for Secretary of the Commonwealth and Anne Manning Martin of Peabody for Lieutenant Governor. Hingham voters who wish to vote …
August 19, 2026 By Tom Hoffman, Fourth of July Parade Committee (Courtesy photo) Congratulations, Hingham! In the course of celebrating America’s 250th birthday, you helped set three records for the 50 Flags Program. With the help of 75 high school athletes and Hingham Little Leaguers, 18,300 flags were placed at 395 different locations around town …
August 19, 2026 Submitted By Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) Notre Dame Academy (NDA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT), expanding opportunities in the arts for Cuvilly middle school students beginning in the 2026–2027 school year. The new collaboration reflects NDA’s ongoing development of programs that nurture the intellectual, …
August 13, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Smart911 – a free automated reverse-911 system that sends community public safety alerts to residents’ phones/email addresses – is now available in Hingham, providing vital information as it happens. “Smart911 is an important tool that helps us communicate with residents during emergencies,” Emergency Management Director Steve Murphy, who …
Story by Cam Cyr, Photo from Bill Ramsey Thomas O’Donnell, a longtime Hingham community leader and former town moderator, celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday, marking a century of life and decades of service to his town and country. O’Donnell served as Hingham’s town moderator for 45 years. When he retired from the position, he was …
Corcoran Property Advisors Agent trade signs for sanders on July 28 August 12, 2026 By Staff Reporter Hammers replaced house tours for a day. A team of Corcoran Property Advisors agents traded open houses for tool belts on July 28, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity on the renovation of a home in Abington, Massachusetts. The …
August 11, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Early in-person voting for the Sept. 1 primary will take place at Town Hall, 210 Central St., as follows: * Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. * Monday, Aug. 24 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. * Tuesday, Aug. 25 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. * Wednesday, Aug. …
