With the arrival of flu season the Hingham Health Department urges people to get vaccinated now and protect themselves, their families and prevent the spread of the flu. Every year in the United States seasonal flu causes thousands of hospital admissions and deaths. While there is no way to predict the severity of this year’s …
October 24, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer The Traffic Committee met last night to consider 10 requests from residents to address speeding and related traffic safety issues in their neighborhoods, with a good crowd in attendance. As the amount of traffic increases around town — reaching 30,000 vehicles a day on Main Street alone — …
October 24, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer The projected completion date for Derby Street corridor improvements to address ongoing safety and capacity issues is next spring. The project has been underway since 2018. In the meantime, Hingham Police Traffic Sgt. Jeffrey Kilroy has been keeping up-to-date with the project. “It’s on an accelerated schedule,” he …
A home was broken into Saturday night on Harbor View Drive. The rear door had been forced open and items were stolen from a bedroom. Officers responded to a home on Harbor View Drive in response to a residential alarm. They found the house in darkness and the front door open. The rear door was …
October 17, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham and HMLP customers sustained significant damage as a result of the bomb cyclone which struck Massachusetts this past Wednesday/Thursday. Field and administrative resources were prepared and in place prior to the start of the storm. High winds hit the service territory starting at approximately 2:30 on 10/17. The HMLP administrative staff fielded more than 300 calls …
October 10,2019 by Carol Britton Meyer It’s time to stock up on reusable shopping bags if you haven’t already! The Town Meeting-approved, long-talked-about single-use plastic bag ban in Hingham will soon become a reality when the new town regulation goes into effect on Nov. 1. The ban targets the thin plastic bags available at grocery …
October 3rd, 2019 Submitted by Notre Dame Academy Notre Dame Academy officially installed Annemarie Lynch Kenneally, a Hingham resident and 1980 graduate of the all-girls Catholic school, as the Academy’s third president in a ceremony held on Friday. The school’s board of directors, advised by a search committee that included board members, alumnae, students, parents, …
The Residence at Penniman Hill is being constructed and will be operated by LCB Senior Living on the site of the former Penniman Hill Farm.The luxury independent and assisted living community will include 90 apartments, with a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. In addition, there will be a secure Reflections Memory Care neighborhood. …
September 24, 2019 by Hilary Jenison Breaking News: Second Euro Mart Location Confirmed to Open in Former Sub Galley Location The Anchor has confirmed with Euro Mart owner, George Bellan that they plan to open a second Euro Mart location in the former Station Street space occupied by Sub Galley. “We’re excited for our new …
Aquarion Water Company will be starting its Fall 2019 water main/hydrant-flushing program on Sunday, September 29, 2019 in South Hingham, which will continue through the third week in October. Water main/hydrant flushing activities will be conducted in the evenings and early morning between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, to …
