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 …
April 21, 2023 By Beth and Mark Rockoff Advocates for the proposed $7.9 million tax override highlight many benefits that will occur for the town’s schools and municipal services if a majority of voters approve this request at the upcoming town meeting and subsequent town election. However, much less attention has been devoted to addressing the adverse consequences that will …
April 21, 2023 By Gary Tondorf-Dick, Hingham Planning Board Majority Position Dear Hingham Residents, Please VOTE Yes on Article 29: Accessory Dwelling Units in Detached Accessory Structures Maintaining the Familial Occupancy Restriction. Article 29-Recommended Motion by the Advisory Committee: The Recommended Motion by the Advisory Committee majority vote, which adopts the By-law approved by the Planning Board …
April 21, 2023 By Liz Klein, Hingham Select Board How we got here The Town entered the FY24 budget season with a significant deficit. This resulted from adding critical capacity to both municipal and school services. While these vital positions and resources were added during the public health emergency, many were services that had been needed prior to …
April 20, 2023 by the Hingham Unity Council There’s a lot of information out there coming from a lot of directions and it’s quite a bit to process! These issues are important for our community, however, so the Hingham Unity Council board has discussed the items on this years’ Town Meeting warrant that intersect with our mission and …
April 19, 2023 By Laura Burns Hingham’s climate action plan is nearing completion under the aegis of the current Climate Action Planning Committee (CAPC). At Town Meeting on Monday, April 24, we will be asked to create a new Town committee, the Hingham Climate Action Commission (HCAC), to be charged with implementing Hingham’s climate plan. Please join me …
