Kirk Shilts May 12, 2022 submitted by Kirk Shilts I was asked to join the Sewer Commission to help develop a modern town utility that is not only well-functioning and cost-efficient, but answerable to Hingham rate-payers who depend on it. What I discovered isn’t entirely pretty. Our sewer department employees do a great job at …
May 12, 2022 submitted by Kelly Smallcomb The tax increase for the $8M proposed town pool passed at the Town Meeting, but it still needs to pass by majority on the ballot on May 14th. There was a small turnout at the meeting and many citizens remain unaware of what is at stake. A yes …
Steve and Meena LaRonde and family. May 11, 2022 submitted by Steve & Meena LaRonde As long-time Hingham residents and parents of two children enrolled in the Hingham Public Schools, we are excited and proud to support Matt Cosman for Hingham School Committee. Matt’s exceptional combination of acumen, determination, and passion is exactly what Hingham …
Glenn Mangurian May 9, 2022 Submitted by Glenn Mangurian Saturday, May 14, is Hingham town election day. Our democracy gives you the freedom to vote (or not vote). Please choose to vote! Important Decisions This year there are four contested town elections: School Committee (four candidates for three positions), Board of Assessors (two candidates for …
May 10, 2022 Submitted by Patty Gilbert McDonald My name is Patty Gilbert McDonald and I am the President of the Friends of the South Shore Country Club. I am also a lifelong resident of Hingham who enjoyed growing up with our town pool, and now live in a multigenerational household with my parents, my …
Monica signing books at The Forgotten Shrine book launch December 2017, phot by Blu Lemonade Photography May 10, 2022 By Monica Tesler As an author, I’m a sucker for alliteration. Alyson Anderson and the Arts simply sounds amazing, doesn’t it? I also love the sound of Alyson Anderson and the Arts because I love the …
Jen Estes & Ray Estes May 10, 2022 Submitted by Jen & Ray Estes Jen and I are proud to support our friend Nes Correnti for re-election to the School Committee. In just three years, Nes has distinguished herself both as fierce advocate for Hingham’s students and as a dedicated and responsible steward of the …
May 3, 2022 by Laura Harper Winters Though I made many requests for one, my parents refused to get me a baby sister like I wanted. What I wouldn’t realize until much later was that I always had a sister. My Aunt Libbi was born in 1960 with Down Syndrome, and though she was 22 …
Glenn Mangurian April 25, 2022 by Glenn Mangurian A Gathering of Neighbors Preparations are underway for Hingham’s Annual Town Meeting. The Town Meeting is the simplest form of democracy. Incredibly, for almost four centuries Hingham’s incorporation as a town (the 12th town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony) neighbors still gather to make important decisions about our shared interests …
Photo by Brian Matangelo April 22, 2022 By Christin Eigenmann on behalf of Hingham Net Zero Hingham Net Zero is Hingham’s citizen action group working to reduce our carbon emissions as a community. At Town Meeting on April 30, Hingham voters will consider funding construction of a new seasonal pool at the Country Club. Hingham …
