March 2, 2023 by Glenn Mangurian The Hingham budget review process is in “full swing”. The Town Administrator and School Superintendent have made their requests to their elected, volunteer review boards – Select Board and School Committee respectively. The School Committee has approved the Superintendent’s request. The Select Board is conducting its final review and …
February 21, 2023 By Sara Mason Ader I went out to dinner with three friends last Thursday evening at a nice suburban restaurant that I’ve been to many times before. The food and ambience are always lovely there. My friends and I had been planning and looking forward to this chance to get out and …
February 13, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian Stew·ard·ship: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care This Spring, Hingham residents will decide the level of town services (Municipal and School) to support. The Hingham Budget Process is currently being reviewed by resident volunteers – the School Committee (SC) for the School Department budget request and …
January 31, 2023 By Colleen Cushing Towle On Friday, January 27th, a crowd of East Elementary parents and caregivers lined the main hallway of the School to clap-in the teachers and staff as they walked into the February ‘All School Meeting.’ This show of support was in light of the drastic and devastating budget cuts HPS was recently requested …
February 1, 2023 By Shea Coakley My Toxic Relationship I don’t talk about my relationship with alcohol much publically. That’s not to say I don’t want to. I’m more than happy to talk about it when someone asks — especially if I get the impression the person is asking for help. My rationale for writing …
January 31, 2023 By Michael Weymouth The other day Jim Braude and Margery Egan were taking calls on Boston Public Radio from listeners on the latest mass shootings in California. There was plenty of outrage, but very little in the way of solutions. Still it is important that we all engage in these discussions. One …
Photo by Joshua Ross January 30, 2023 By Laura LeClair Accettella Having grown up in Hingham, I always ask people what drew them here. Without fail, I hear two answers: 1) the location, a coastal town in good proximity to Boston, and 2) the schools. Today, Hingham is at a crossroads. Each one of us …
January 30, 2023 By Nes Correnti Timing is a funny thing. This weekend I went to an 80’s themed party. I then came home and wrote about revenue issues the town is facing due to Proposition 2 ½ (Prop 2 ½). Did you know Prop 2 ½ refers to a Massachusetts law enacted in 1980. Prop 2 …
January 27, 2023 By Dian DeNapoli At my age I can usually tell when I have reached a breaking point. For whatever reason I can hear the “last straw” sending alarm bells to my head. I am sure we all develop a system when we know it’s Ctrl/alt/delete time for our souls. Sadly, yesterday I learned the details …
January 25, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian Stew·ard·ship: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care Based on the positive feedback from my Fall 2022 five part stewardship series, I will continue with relevant essays leading up to the Spring Town Meeting where a budget override will likely be considered. For the past …
