Historical Commission Tranquility Grove Project Update

November 1, 2024 By The Town of Hingham Residents are invited to attend a Zoom meeting of the Historical Commission on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM where there will be a discussion of the joint application by the Historical Commission and the Conservation Commission to receive Community Preservation Act grant funding for the …

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Way Back Wednesday: Cohasset to Boston Train

October 30, 2024 Geri Duff This train on the South Shore Rail Line crosses over Hingham’s Mill Pond (which is now the Station Street parking lot) on its way to Boston via North Braintree from Cohasset. The day the line opened, January 1, 1849, a longer train took Dignitaries and the Press from Boston to the Car …

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Way Back Wednesday: Cutthroat House

October 23, 2024 by Geri Duff Across from the Liberty Pole Road on Main Street there is a large tract of land belonging to the Hingham Water Company. The land, once owned by Nehemiah Cushing was in Cushing family for over 200 years ending with Edward S. The others who lived there after that were all familiar …

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Update: Hearing held on AI-related lawsuit filed by Hingham parents

October 23, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer A court hearing was held Tuesday (Oct. 22) related to a lawsuit filed by parents of a Hingham High School student against Hingham Public Schools administrators and teachers claiming that their son’s rights were violated when he was disciplined for using artificial intelligence during the note-taking and draft …

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Harbormaster proposing mooring permit fee increases; public comments encouraged prior to further discussion

October 23, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer Harbormaster Kenneth Corson is proposing mooring permit fee increases for 2025 and beyond, presented for select board consideration this week by Head Assistant Harbormaster Joseph Driscoll. The proposed increases will be posted on the harbormaster webpage at Harbormaster | Hingham Police Department, MA. Members of the public wishing …

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