March 10, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer There’s big news! Last night the Selectmen voted to endorse a letter of intent to purchase property on Lincoln Street. “In a nutshell, we are proposing the town purchase a 3.1 acre parcel (current location of Russo Marine), upon which we will construct a public safety facility (police …
March 10, 2020 Hingham Health Department Health Advisory COVID-19 update as of 3/10/20 Recent data released from the CDC on 3/9/20 shows that older people or people of all ages with severe underlying health conditions like heart disease, lung disease and diabetes, seem to be at higher risk of developing serious COVID-19 illness. If you …
March 10, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (above photo courtesy of Town of Hingham Website) Community Preservation Committee (CPC)-recommended projects have a separate funding mechanism from town building proposals, such as a renovated or new Foster School or a new fire station(s). Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding comes from a 1.5 percent CPA annual taxpayer …
March 9, 2020 Congratulations to all the Hingham High School students who made the High Honor or Honor Roll this term. See the full list below listed alphabetically by grade. GRADE 12 HIGH HONORS LIST Raphael Alexander Lila Belsher Wesley Bevins Ryley Blasetti Lydia Boer Molly Bombard Katelyn Breen Harrison Brennan Livia Brennan Emily Bryant …
March 9, 2020 Dr. Paul Austin provided the following letter to the Hingham Public Schools Community this afternoon addressing COVID-19 cleaning updates and cancellations for the week of March 9th given the public health concern. Dear HPS Community, By now I am sure that the majority of you are aware that the number of people …
Courtesy of Upsplash March 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer This year’s town election season will be an active one, with two races for two important boards — selectman and school committee. All five candidates returned their completed nomination papers by yesterday’s 5 p.m. deadline. The town election is set for Saturday, May 2. Most …
March 4, 2020 Police are investigating an incident where several cemetery headstones were knocked over in the Hingham Cemetery on 12 South St. On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 1:10pm Officers responded to a report that several headstones had been knocked over. Officers found nine headstones in the same row that had clearly been knocked …
March 4, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Energy Action Committee member Michael Reive considers the phrase “climate crisis” to be “poignant” at this time. “It’s coming to a head, and we [as a town] need to take responsibility [for our part],” he told the Selectmen Tuesday night. “I’d like Hingham to be a leader on …
March 4, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer A large gathering of school committee members, school administrators, and parents attended last night’s standing-room only selectmen’s meeting to listen to Town Administrator Tom Mayo’s fiscal 2021 proposed town budget update and to advocate for additional funding for the schools — including a possible override. The conversation lasted …
March 4, 2020 by Katherine Bennett We live in an era of ever shortening news cycles where clickbait takes precedence over well documented research. Is it any wonder that the average American feels their blood pressure rise at the mere mention of the novel coronavirus that is also known as SARS-2-CoV and Covid-19? Talking heads …
