April 18, 2025 By Anita Bapooji Ryan Hingham is rich in history! As we approach Town Meeting and a vote on the location of the new $35 million dollar senior center, I wanted to re-visit some of Hingham’s environmental history to protect Bare Cove Park. As many of you know, the US government conveyed a parcel of …
April 16, 2025 By Hillary Tutko Hingham Voters: Make Your Voice Heard Monday, April 28 th at Town Meeting Hingham is known for its outstanding schools, beautiful conservation land and parks, and thoughtful town planning – but now we’re being asked to approve a $2.036 million project for 12 new pickleball courts, paid for largely by your …
April 15, 2025 By Glenn Mangurian On April 28 Hingham Town Meeting will vote to fund the design and construction documents for a new multigenerational Hingham Center for Active Living. I join the Select Board and Advisory Committee in recommending approval of the design warrant article. An Active Living Center for Current Baby Boomers and Future Generations …
April 14, 2025 By Diane DeNapoli April is Autism awareness month. Being the mom of two grown(Ish) children in the Autism Spectrum I have always shied away from “lighting it up blue” because well that is my day-to-day reality. However, being an advocate for anything that helps promote education around the topic of neurodiversity I would reluctantly get …
April 11, 2025 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero, Hingham Energy Action Committee Citizens will vote at Town Meeting on Monday, April 28th on a warrant article proposing that Hingham adopt the state’s most recent building energy code – the Opt-In Specialized Code. This code encourages those involved in constructing new buildings to erect all-electric buildings that …
April 3, 2025 By Charlie Inglis The past two months have been a whirlwind of environmental activity at the federal level. Here are just a few recent developments: The United States withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is under attack, freezing protections of endangered species and almost guaranteeing multiple species’ …
March 31, 2025 by John Borger, Hingham Net Zero On Monday, April 28th Town Meeting will vote on a warrant article proposing that the Town adopt the state’s most recent building energy code, the Opt-In Specialized Code. Recent posts have presented the basic provisions of the Code, the case for adopting it and why it won’t impact …
March 27, 2024 By Glenn Mangurian Listen to the news and you hear reports of political leaders who lie, give lip service to the law or use their power to undermine others. Many criticize politicians who seem to be quiet and allow these transgressions to go unchecked and thereby to continue. Those in positions of power often …
March 13, 2025 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero and Energy Action Committee Hingham has an initiative to attract additional economic development (learn about it at this link: https://www.hingham-ma.gov/1072/Economic-Development). We may hear at April Town Meeting that some developers might be less inclined to pursue projects in Hingham due to initial impressions that the all-electric systems …
February 21, 2025 by John H. Borger, Hingham Net Zero, Hingham Energy Action Committee We will have an important opportunity at the Hingham Town Meeting on Monday, April 28 th to vote to further align Hingham’s building code with our goal of attaining net zero carbon emissions by 2040, while preserving builders’ freedom of choice. The agenda …
