February 16, 2024 Submitted by The Hingham Sports Partnership Board Hingham is fortunate to benefit from the many nonprofit groups and volunteers that aim to improve our community. Hingham Sports Partnership (HSP), a local nonprofit whose mission for 30 years has been to advance youth and high school sports in Hingham, has recently taken on a major …
January 10, 2024 By Glenn Mangurian Some say the Hingham Journal is on “life support”. Others say it has drifted into a weekly with no clear identity and very little local news. Whatever the case, there is no debate that the Journal has been replaced by the Hingham Anchor for everything Hingham. The Hingham Anchor has followed …
January 5, 2023 By Michael Weymouth Whether we are spending our final years in the comfortable surroundings of Linden Ponds or trying to navigate old age in our own homes, we are inevitably confronted with life’s great existential mysteries. In my case, I have found solace in the natural world, in particular in the deep …
January 2, 2024 By Mary Power The late journalist Tim Russert once said, “You have a right to your opinion, but a responsibility to know the facts”. That phrase has stuck with me. Hearing and reading comments related to education contract negotiations, I decided to gather some facts. The most available information is related to teachers, so that …
December 18, 2023 By Nes Correnti, School Committee Chair The Hingham School Committee and the Hingham Education Association (HEA), the organization that represents four of the seven Hingham Public Schools unions, continue to negotiate successor contracts. While the School Committee and union leaders have reached tentative agreements on a number of proposals, several key issues …
December 11, 2023 By Rory Earley A few years ago, I ventured out on a Thursday morning to the other side of town to pick up a stranger who needed a weekly ride to her hair appointment in Pembroke. Her name was Barbara and she and I were connected through Hingham Link, the organization that …
December 11, 2023 By Glen Mangurian Dear Mrs. Claus, Thank you for your dedication to the mission and spirit of the Christmas season. While Santa may be the face of magical gift delivery, it is your work behind the scenes that ensures everything runs smoothly. Mrs. Claus has been traditionally depicted as a kind, white-haired elderly female …
December 4, 2023 by Michael Weymouth In the blue state/red state debate last Tuesday night between Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis and California’s Governor Gavin Newsom I was struck by the negative connotation moderator Sean Hannity attached to the list of foreign nationals who had tried to seek asylum at our southern border. Hannity’s and DeSantis’ …
December 1, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian We are in the middle of the holiday season and its time for some joyful humor. My interview with Barbie a few months ago was so well received that I decided to interview one of the holiday celebrities – Rudolph. I contacted the North Pole and arranged for a Zoom with …
November 10, 2023 By Michael Weymouth Adam Kinzinger, the speaker at Wednesday night’s Boston Speaker Series at Symphony Hall was warmly greeted by the audience, in large part because of his stance against Donald Trump and the role he played as one of two Republicans on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack …
