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April 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer A Hingham Public Schools Reopening Committee was recently created to review and plan for fall 2021. The first meeting will be held in May, and monthly updates will be provided to the School Committee during its scheduled meetings, Supt. Paul Austin said last night. He also requested that …
Hingham Middle School (photo by Joshua Ross Photography) April 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools Equity & Inclusion Working Group is conducting an Equity Audit of the district’s operations, programs, and services leading up to the creation of a multi-year Equity and Inclusion Plan, with a targeted completion date of June …
April 27, 2021 by Michael J. Puzo, Hingham Town Moderator On Saturday, May 8th, at 2:00 P.M., we will convene the 2021 Hingham Annual Town Meeting. Given our focus on public health and safety, we will again be on the Multi-Purpose Athletic Field at Hingham High School. As we did last year, we will observe …
Photo by Joshua Ross April 26, 2021, Submitted by the MBTA The new schedules for MBTA ferry services will include the resumption of direct service from Charlestown and Hingham as well as the resumption of weekend Hingham/Hull ferry service. For the full spring 2021 ferry schedule effective May 22, please visit mbta.com/ferry. Building Back Ferry Service: …
April 23,2021 by Carol Britton Meyer (Unsplash photo) Hingham remains in the lower-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone for the 15th consecutive week. The number of new cases rose from 31 last week since the April 8 report posted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to 44 this week. Updated MDPH statistics are posted every Thursday. There were …
April 21, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department A fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a truck is currently under investigation. On Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 12:01pm Officers responded to reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck at the intersection of Main Street (Route 228) and Middle Street. The motorcyclist was …
Over the next five weeks leading up to the May 22 Town Election, The Anchor will be 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 voters will carefully read the responses to understand each candidate …
April 16, 2021 from the Hingham Police Department The Harbormaster’s Office is now accepting reservation applications for transient moorings. Transient moorings are located in the Inner Harbor, World’s End, Bumpkin Island, and Langlee Island. Reservation requests can now be submitted online through Onlinemooring.com. Rentals are available from June 1, 2021 through October 1st, 2021. To submit …
April 15, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The number of new COVID-19 cases dropped from 47 last week to 31 this week, according to Massachusetts Department of Public Health data reported Thursday. Nevertheless, Hingham continues to remain in the medium-risk COVID-19 “yellow” zone as it has for the past three months. The number of new …
I’m Liz Klein, candidate for the Hingham Board of Selectmen. I care about our Town and the many hard-working employees and volunteers who make Hingham a great place to live. I believe my experience and leadership style will benefit both the Board of Selectmen and our Town. Since moving to Hingham in 2005, I’ve been an active …