May 22, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The Select Board this week proclaimed Saturday, May 23, “Maddie’s Promise Day” in recognition of Maddie’s Promise, a non-profit organization started in memory of Hingham resident Maddie McCoy, who passed on in May 2019 at the age of 11 from a rare pediatric cancer. The proclamation honors Maddie …
May 21, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The Weir River Water System will not raise water usage rates for fiscal 2026 — good news for Hingham and Cohasset customers shared by Managing Director/Superintendent Russell Tierney during an update to the Board of Water Commissioners Tuesday night. The last rate increase was effective July 1, 2021 …
May 21, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The advisory committee leadership presented the select board with recommendations from their triennial review of the town’s financial policy Tuesday night. The current draft recommends that the town consider extending the memorandum of understanding among the select board, advisory committee, and the school committee beyond 2028 and to …
May 20, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The school committee last night approved an Artificial Intelligence policy that was developed using model language recently issued by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. “The policy is part of a broader policy framework and is cross-referenced with policies related to technology and digital resources and the district’s …
May 18, 2025 – Photos by Joshua Ross On the morning of May 21, 1775, the Hingham Militia witnessed British troops restocking provision, including hay, from Hingham resident and crown loyalist Elijah Leavitt’s pig farm on Grape Island. With the help of the Wareham Militia, the Hingham Militia rowed to Grape Island and forced the …
May 16, 2025 by Carol Britton Meyer We are pleased to share some exciting news with our readers! We will soon be introducing a monthly “Your Hingham Happenings” column, featuring news you would like to share with the community — family, friends, school, special events, achievements, births, engagements, weddings, awards, honors, anniversaries, neighborhood, and other …
May 16, 2025 by The Town of Hingham Russell Tierney, Managing Director / Superintendent of the Weir River Water System, issued the following statement following an announcement this morning by the Abington-Rockland Joint Water Works that listed Hingham among those communities under a boil water alert. “The Weir River Water System is not affected by ECOLI Contamination as …
May 16, 2025 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools On Behalf of National History Day (NHD) National History Day® (NHD) is proud to announce the teachers honored as the 2025 National History Day Teacher of the Year Award nominees. This year, teachers from all NHD affiliate programs were able to self-nominate for the award. Following the self-nomination process, NHD …
May 14, 2025 submitted by the Hingham Public Schools (courtesy photos) Time: 6:00 PM (prior to the School Committee meeting at 6:30 PM) Location: Foster Elementary School Library, 55 Downer Ave., Hingham, MA Refreshments will be served. The Hingham Public Schools invite you to a special dedication ceremony celebrating the life and legacy of Camilla …
May 14, 2025 by Carol Britton Meyer In a show of support for the North American Safe Boating campaign, the select board this week proclaimed May 17-23 National Safe Boating Week in Hingham and the “start of a year-round effort to promote safe boating.” As part of this campaign, the board urges all boaters to …
