Way Back Wednesday: How About A Swim?

June 25, 2025 by Geri Duff In the Hingham Public Library there is a collection of newsletters from the Naval Ammunition Depot. Steve Gill digitized every copy of ‘Shot and Shell’ in the collection and borrowed a few that were missing to present an almost complete series. These are the stories about the people who worked in …

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Food Trucks to Delight Crowds at Hingham Harbor Drone Show on July 2

June 24, 2025 by Allison Koskinas, Harbor Development Committee The highly anticipated Hingham Harbor Drone Show will take place on Wednesday, July 2nd at Hingham Harbor. This year’s event promises more than just an awe-inspiring aerial display — it’s also serving up a feast of flavors from some of the South Shore’s favorite food and beer trucks. …

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Weir River Water System Instituting Mandatory Watering Schedule

June 24, 2025 by Weir River Water System To Residents and Customers of the WRWS: Effectively immediately, we will be instituting a MANDATORY odd / even watering schedule, limited to three days per week, on all outdoor watering until Sunday, July 20, 2025. We had asked customers and residents to adhere to our annual conservation …

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Select board proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day

June 18, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The select board also proclaimed June 19 as “Juneteenth Independence Day,” urging all citizens “to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.” June 19 is both a state and federal holiday. Juneteenth acknowledges a proclamation from the Executive of the United States issued in …

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Town social worker’s efforts using opioid settlement funds prove successful

June 18, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The select board this week approved a $125,000 Fiscal 2026 proposed budget from the town’s opioid settlement funds to continue successful community outreach efforts led by the Health Department and spearheaded by social worker Elizabeth Miller to address substance misuse and related issues in Hingham. The funding comes …

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Car Stolen and Numerous Unlocked Cars Entered

June 16, 2025 by The Hingham Police Department Numerous unlocked cars were entered overnight Thursday and rummaged through and one car was stolen. A previously stolen car was found abandoned nearby. On the morning of June 12, 2025 Officers took numerous reports of cars that were entered overnight on Chamberlain Run and Irving St.  All …

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