Photo courtesy of Lisa Fansano January 18, 2021, Submitted by Lisa Fansano, principal at Saint Paul School in Hingham, and the recipient of the Bishop Cheverus Medal Many Massachusetts families are experiencing Catholic education for the first time this school year, drawn by the fact that the majority of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of …
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske on Unsplash January 11, 2021, Submitted by John H. Borger Have you watched with increasing alarm the effects of climate change we see every day? Are you concerned about climate change and about what kind of world we will leave our children and grandchildren? Are you wondering what you can …
Photo courtesy of Priya Howell January 6, 2020 by Priya Howell Recently, a survey circulated by a group of parents asking families to share their experience and perceptions of Hingham Public Schools, garnered a lot of attention. Within hours of it being posted, it had been taken by over 600 people. We are now up …
Photo courtesy of Agnes O’Reilly December 30, 2020, Submitted by Liza O’Reilly Usually, Hingham is proud of the color red. Our town flag is red. The school colors are red and white. The parade route is lined with a red, white and blue stripe. But not this time, we achieved a new status and were …
Photo courtesy of Robert Stansell from the Hingham historical commission December 17, 2020, Submitted by Hannah Gates Help save the skate house! My name is Hannah Gates and I am a senior at Hingham High School in Mr. George’s marketing class. Until recently, I was unaware of the fact that the Historic Hingham Skate House …
Photo by Kelly Sikkema for Unsplash. December 14, 2020 submitted by Kristin Boal, Hingham Resident and Nurse Practitioner in the Medical ICU and Biocontainment Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital If you look at any news outlet, you can see the Covid-19 case count rising throughout the U.S. This virus is real and needs to be …
Photo courtesy of Glenn Mangurian December 10, 2020 by Glenn Mangurian Dear Santa, I know this is a busy time of year for you. I hope you, Mrs. Claus and the elves are safe and healthy at the North Pole. Last year I wrote to you for my grandkids, Jack and Izzy. This year they …
December 10, 2020 by Cantor Steven Weiss Cantor Weiss Here’s a story for you. Once upon a time, a long, long time ago – 2200 years ago, in fact – there lived an evil, tyrannical king who ruled over the province of Judea. He had such a high opinion of himself that he even gave …
December 6, 2020 submitted by Mark Cullings, Hingham Resident (photo by Laura Winters) From the beginning of the MBTA’s operation of the ferry service decades ago, conversations about how good it was often included the comment, “Yes, but the T doesn’t do boats.” Sounds all too true today with what seems to be a pre-determined …
November 23, 2020 by Glenn Mangurian This Thanksgiving is very different from years past. There will be no Macy’s parade, no morning high school football games and fewer family gatherings. We are experiencing challenges that disrupt our lives and highlight problems that create stress and anxiety. While this is normally a season of joy and …
