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May 18, 2021, Submitted by Mia Kourafas, a Senior at Hingham High Why is Michelle Larned a good candidate for the Selectboard? The future of Hingham relies on the voters and the candidates they choose to represent our town. A good candidate embodies and embraces the views that the Hingham people believe. As a student …
May 18, 2021 by Joshua Ross May 18, 2021 by Josh Ross In an emergency School Committee meeting on Tuesday morning, Dr. Austin requested that the School Committee amend it’s current policy of requiring students to wear masks outdoors for physical education class, sports, and other outdoor educational classes and activities. This recommendation is in …
Photo by Joshua Ross May 17, 2021 Carol Britton Meyer “We’re back in business!” July Fourth Parade Committee Chair Jim Murphy reported to the Hingham Anchor Monday night after talking with Town Administrator Tom Mayo. This means there will be a Fourth of July parade this year after all based on Gov. Charlie Baker’s May …
May 17, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Gov. Charlie Baker had some good news for students today — effective tomorrow, May 18 — on top of his announcement that all restrictions on Massachusetts businesses and industries will be lifted effective May 29. According to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, after consulting with the …
May 17, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Effective Saturday, May 29, all Massachusetts businesses and industries have the green light to reopen at 100 percent capacity per order of Gov. Charlie Baker, who made the announcement today. The State of Emergency will end on June 15. This includes bars, beer gardens, nightclubs, festivals, parades, saunas, …
Photo credit: Tierra Mallorca May 14, 2021, Submitted by Town of Hingham Thanks to the State’s Session Laws, Chapter 381 of the Acts of 2020, Hingham’s Means Tested Senior Exemption program is in full swing. Longtime Hingham residents and property owners who are 65 and older and who qualified for the Massachusetts State Income Tax …
May 14, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer After 18 weeks in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone, Hingham is back in the low-risk “green” category. There were nine new cases of COVID-19 in Hingham since last week’s Massachusetts Department of Public Health report. This week’s number is down from 15 reported positive cases on May 6, …
May 13, 2021 by Hilary Jenison (courtesy photos) This week, we continue our Candidate Question series leading up to the May 22 Town Election. The Anchor is featuring a series of questions for each of the competitive election races, including Light Board, Board of Assessors, Board of Health, Town Clerk, and Select Board. We hope …
Photo courtesy of Thomas F. Patch May 12, 2021, Submitted by Thomas F. Patch, Candidate for Hingham Town Clerk To Hingham voters and all others the Hingham Town Clerk serves: I am a candidate for election as the next Hingham Town Clerk in the May 22nd Town Election. What does the Hingham Town Clerk do? …
May 13, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Every vote counts! The Town Election, featuring five races, is scheduled for Saturday, May 22. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for in-person voting. Absentee and mail-in voting is also available (see link below). The deadline for registering to vote for the Town …