May 1, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Last night’s Selectmen’s meeting was brief but productive. Selectman Mary Power and newly elected board member Joseph Fisher, who ran unopposed for former Selectmen Chairman Paul Healey’s seat in Saturday’s election, voted in favor of Selectman Karen Johnson stepping into the chairman role. “I appreciate the honor of …
Submitted to The Hingham Anchor by Liza O’Reilly Dear Hingham, Thank you for coming out to vote, for believing in my service to our Town, and for re-electing me to another term on the School Committee. Congratulations to Nes Correnti and Carlos Da Silva for running strong campaigns. I look forward to working with them …
April 30, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer Now that the town is buying the water system serving Hingham, Hull, and part of Cohasset, a transition plan is taking shape, including the transfer of the water company property to the town. “We had a meeting with representatives from Aquarion the day after Town Meeting and look …
April 27, 2019 The Hingham Town Election polls have closed and the votes have been counted. Below, please find the results. *Town Moderator: Michael Puzo *School Committee: Carlos Da Silva Liza O’Reilly Nancy “Nes” Correnti *Housing Authority: Janine Suchecki *Board of Selectmen: Joseph Fisher *Planning Board: Kevin Ellis *Recreation Commission: Ryan Lynch *Board of Assessors: …
This year’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Drug Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event provides an opportunity for Americans to help prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by safely getting rid of prescription drugs that are no longer needed. According to the 2017 National …
April 24, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer Brightly-colored signs in support of various candidates dot many Hingham yards, reflecting the three races as well as unopposed candidates in the April 27 town election. Voting hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., so there will be plenty of time during our busy day to vote …
April 24, 2019 By Carol Britton Meyer There weren’t long lines at the High School entrance at 5:15 p.m., buckets of rain weren’t pouring down, and the attendance was 437 rather than the nearly 2,000 voters who showed up to vote on the controversial water company acquisition proposal Monday night, but there was plenty of …
April 23, 2019 In case you missed all the action at last night’s Town Meeting, you have a second chance tonight to exercise your freedom to experience the self-governing meeting process! And, there is still lots of fun to be had and important topics at hand to be discussed. The Anchor received the following …
April 23, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer By Carol Britton Meyer Nearly 2,000 voters turned out for last night’s first session of Town Meeting despite torrential rain to make their voices heard — with a large majority in favor of the town buying the water company. Some arrived as early as 5 p.m. sheltered by …
Attention, voters: Town Meeting parking update! Town Meeting parking is available in the High School lots in addition to two satellites lots — at the Wompatuck State Park Visitors Center off Union Street and the South Shore Baptist Church parking lot at the corner of Free and Main Streets, according to Hingham Police Chief Glenn …
