May 17, 2023 By Michael Weymouth As gun violence continues unabated in our country, it has become clear that the Republican Party has no intention of doing anything about it, short of offering thoughts and prayers to the victims’ families. That and a plethora of useless bromides such as “the only thing to stop a …
Glenn Mangurian May 16, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian Dear High School and College Graduates, Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Congratulations on reaching this milestone in your lives! Your hard work, dedication, and mental toughness have led you to achieving this great accomplishment. Commencement speakers, teachers, family and adult friends will offer advice as you start your …
May 2, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect but the concept of self-governance is compelling. A critical element of our democracy is freedom of thought and speech. There are inherent tensions among our beliefs and opinions. The tensions between the common good and self-interest have devolved, in some cases, to emotional …
April 28, 2023 By Henry Buckley I believe that the debates about the budget override neglect to mention the DPW when arguing in support of the budget override passage. As one of the most important services to the Town, the DPW’s funding must not be overlooked when making your final ballot votes. On April 24, …
April 27, 2023 By Dorothy Galo, PhD It was a great show of support for the Town-wide Override budget at Town Meeting. I have felt similarly affirmed by the efforts of the various town departments to get out the facts: what the additional dollars will buy and what the consequences of not funding the override …
April 26, 2023 By James E. Claypoole Last Monday, voters attending the Town Meeting approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget of $143.9 Million plus an Override of $7.89 Million for a grand total of $151,816,841. The proponents of this approved budget were very persuasive during its’ presentation; however, I was shocked and disappointed at the superficial, cursory, …
April 24, 2023 By Beth Rouleau Please support Alternate Article 29 at Town Meeting to enact two key recommendations made by the Town appointed Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Study Committee: 1) to allow a limited number of ADUs in detached structures; and 2) to eliminate the family restriction, allowing residents to decide who can live …
April 23, 2023 By Michael Weymouth The recent shooting of Ralph Yarl, a young black man who mistakenly knocked on the wrong door, believing he was picking up his siblings, and Kaylin Gillis, a 20-year old New York resident who turned into the wrong driveway looking for a friend’s house, are the very definition of …
April 21, 2023 By Nathan Tesler In discussions about our schools, students’ voices are often lost, even though students will be the most impacted. To help address this, two years ago, the school committee founded the Hingham Student Advisory Committee, an elected student group that meets with the school committee and provides them with student …
April 21, 2023 Submitted by Julie Strehle Former Advisory Committee Chairs who join the current Advisory Committee in support of the proposed Prop 2 1/2 override to generate additional revenue for the services and programs desired by residents: Julie Strehle Robert Curley Victor Baltera Donna Smallwood Jim Taylor Tom Pyles Karen Johnson Joe Bierwirth Josh …
