July 11, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer This is the first story in a series sharing different perspectives about how the current opiate crisis affects our town and ways people with ties to Hingham are reaching out to others to provide support and help to those who are fighting substance abuse disorder. The Hingham Police …
July 10, 2019 Provided by Hingham Police Department Hingham, MA – A Weymouth man was arrested for third offense (felony) drunk driving after a noontime crash Tuesday. Seventeen opened bottles of vodka were found in his vehicle. On July 9, 2019 at 11:55am Officers responded to two car crash at the Route 3A rotary on …
July 3, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer The message couldn’t be clearer — In order to protect your pets’ well-being and safety, don’t leave them in parked cars during extreme cold or heat. In fact, a Massachusetts animal welfare law enacted in 2016 prohibits confining pets inside cars during weather extremes. According to Hingham Police …
July 2, 2019 submitted by Hingham Veterans Services; photos courtesy of Michael Raymond, VSO-Mansfield On June 18, 2019 Construction Electrician Senior Chief Petty Officer Keith A. Jermyn, USN Seabees, reenlisted at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis for his final Tour of Duty (3 years). Jermyn is Hingham’s Veterans’ Services Officer. The presiding Officer on June …
July 2, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer UPDATE: (July 3, 2019) Get ready for a fun-filled Fourth of July! Among the favorite places to go after the parade is the Hingham Bathing Beach. Hingham’s Executive Health Officer Susan Sarni provided weekly test results for Hingham and local beaches. “Residents can put in any town and …
June 27, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer As always, Hingham will celebrate the Fourth of July in a big way this year, starting with the Hingham Rec Road Race leaving from the Middle School at 7 a.m.; the Lions Club pancake breakfast on Hingham Centre Common from 7 to 10 a.m.; and culminating in the …
June 27, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Above photo Joe Fisher Opens the Hingham Farmer’s Market (Photo by Mark Cullings) The Hingham Farmers Market 43rd season is in full swing! HFM, the third-oldest farmers market in the state, features 40 vendors selling the freshest local fruits, vegetables, eggs, poultry, beef, seafood and much more. The …
June 27, 2019 submitted by the Hingham Historical Society Above photo L-R Jim Conroy, Jim Basker, David McCullough, Deirdre Anderson and Lia Poorvu (Photo by Robin Chan for the Hingham Historical Society) The Hingham Historical Society recently welcomed 45 educators from across New England and leading historians and authors to the Hingham Heritage Museum for …
A 67-year-old Hingham woman was scammed out of over $9,000 over two days that began with a phone call from a man claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. After being scammed twice, she attempted to gain access to more money but a bank manager called police. The woman also provided her Social Security …
June 24, 2019 Hingham’s records on historic resources are now available online thanks to Weymouth Girl Scout Sallyrose Savage in partnership with Andrea Young, Administrator, Historical and Historic Districts Commissions. Sallyrose is putting the finishing touches on her Gold Award project titled Moving Historic Districts into the 21st century. The purpose of the project is …
