Photos courtesy of South Elementary School The School Department will host an information meeting for parents of children who are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2020. All families with incoming Kindergarteners are welcome, but it is especially encouraged that those who are new to Hingham or will have children in the HPS for the …
November 4th, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Selectman Mary Power reported that the town is still in the “good husbandry” phase (Aquarion’s obligation to provide service while the details of Hingham purchasing the portion of the water company that serves Hingham, Hull, and part of Cohasset are being worked out). “We’re working with Aquarion and …
November 4th, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Town Hall Facilities Study Committee Chairman Thomas Carey was onhand at a recent Selectmen’s meeting to talk about potentially making short-term improvements to Town Hall prior to considering more long-term solutions to address the growing space needs. This includes the senior center, which is struggling with space issues …
November 4th, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer A number of town wharves need attention, but improvements to the Town Pier by the Iron Horse Statue, Barnes Wharf from which Hingham Maritime Center operates, and the one at Veterans Park near Whitney Wharf are of top priority. These are the lowest wharves, and the most vulnerable. …
November 4, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer The four-story, 220-unit Broadstone Bare Cove rental housing development at 230 Beal St. adjacent to Lynch Field and across from Lincoln Plaza is progressing. Under a Memorandum of Understanding with the town, the developer — Alliance Residential Company — is required to transfer the back portion of the …
November 11, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer It’s budget season again! Selectman Mary Power made a presentation recently that Selectmen Chairman Karen Johnson said would “set the stage for upcoming [Fiscal 2021] budget discussions.” Power noted that “it will be challenging to live within our means in the future, because there’s not much new growth …
There was no surprise a storm was headed Hingham’s way on Halloween. Stories of kid’s Trick or Treat evenings possibly being curtailed filled social and print media and the airways. HMLP was staffed and prepared for the bad weather and had field and admin staff in place for the wind’s onslaught. General Manager Paul Heanue …
October 30, 2019 contributed by: SCPO Keith Jermyn, USN, Director of Veterans Services (images courtesy of Hingham Veterans Services) The Town of Hingham Veterans’ Department is pleased to announce the itinerary for this year’s Annual Veteran’s Day Observance, formerly called Armistice Day. Veterans’ Day 2019 will begin with the CPL Lawrence St. Laurent, USMC Breakfast …
October 30, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer The Selectmen are looking for volunteers to be part of a small working group to take a look at the existing town bylaw related to the naming of public buildings and public lands and to recommend appropriate changes that could potentially go before voters at the 2020 Town …
October 30, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer (all photos provided by Alan Perrault, Bathing Beach Trustee) When Bathing Beach Trustees Alan Perrault and Ed Johnson stepped forward at last night’s Selectmen’s meeting to deliver a bathhouse progress report, board member Joseph Fisher quipped, “You were supposed to show up in bathing suits!” “It’s been a …
