Jack Collins, Nate Webber, James Winikoff, and Emmet Lewiecki proudly display their RI State Varsity Bowl NHBB Champion plaque. Jack Collins also earned a medal for finishing third in the bee, the individual competition. April 11, 2019 by Glenda Garland Like any other team at Hingham High School, quiz bowl has its traditions. The team …
April 10, 2019 by Carol Britton Meyer Never attended a Town Meeting here in Hingham? Then this is the year to make it happen. Every vote counts! Longtime former Town Moderator Tom O’Donnell referred to Town Meeting as “a journey through the warrant articles.” Not only is this meeting an opportunity to vote on issues …
Selectmen Chairman Paul Healey presents Alexander Macmillan with a Town of Hingham Preservation Award at Sunday’s ceremony at Hingham Community Center (Photo by Stephen Dempsey) By Carol Britton Meyer, April 9, 2019 After traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, and noticing their many beautifully restored historic homes and buildings, Selectmen Chairman Paul Healey …
Retiring Hingham Police Sgt. David Horte By Carol Britton Meyer, April 9, 2019 A crowd of fellow officers and other well-wishers gathered in the Hingham Police Department Squad Room recently on the occasion of Sgt. David Horte’s retirement after nearly 32 years of service, including his wife, Hillary, and mother, Christine, who are proud of …
By Carol Britton Meyer, April 9, 2019 Plan to arrive at Town Meeting extra-early this year! The proposed water system acquisition issue is expected to draw an unprecedented number of voters to the April 22 Town Meeting, and a plan is in place to accommodate up to 3,950 participants if necessary rather than the …
Submitted by Christine Smith and the Dorothy Galo Celebrations Committee As you may know, Hingham’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Dorothy Galo, will be retiring this summer. To recognize her 56 years of dedication to the Town and to the education of our children, a scholarship in her honor has been established and will be administered …
By Carol Britton Meyer, April 6th 2019 If you expect to be out-of-town during the Saturday, April 27, town election, be sure to pick up an absentee ballot in the Town Clerk’s Office now through noon on Friday, April 26. Absentee ballots can be filled out there. For more details, call the Town Clerk’s Office, …
By Carol Britton Meyer, April 6th 2019 The four-story, 220-unit Broadstone rental housing development at 230 Beal Street adjacent to Lynch Field and across from Lincoln Plaza got the green light from the Zoning Board of Appeals in June 2017 following a long review process. The project is under construction at this time. The …
By Carol Britton Meyer, April 6th 2019 From left to right, Hingham artist Susan Kilmartin, and Hingham High juniors,Gwen Moyer, Jackson Carroll, and Isabella MacNaughton Work on the historically-themed mural that’s being painted on the back and side of the Hennessy News building in downtown Hingham is back on track. Hingham High and South Shore Charter …
Shown here from left, Ann Suzedell from Milton, Paul Wahlberg, and Susan Kilmartin from Hingham Author Ann Suzedell and Hingham artist Susan Kilmartin, who created the delightful children’s book, “Carina, the Carousel Horse at Paragon Park,” were featured speakers at a luncheon at Alma Nove hosted by Paul Wahlberg recently. The event was a fundraiser …
