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January 23, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer All of the expenses associated with Hingham Police Department’s comfort dog, Opry, are funded solely by generous donations from individuals and businesses throughout the community. Comfort dogs help reduce stress in challenging situations and promote wellness and healing for members of the community. “It’s all about relationship-building,” Opry’s …
January 23, 2023 Submitted by South Shore Health The runners are fundraising for cancer care services and programs on the South Shore Hingham residents Kristi Holden, Dennis Keohane, and Brooke Valentine will be running the 2023 Boston Marathon® as part of Team South Shore Health. The runners will be fundraising to support cancer care services …
January 18, 2023 Submitted by the Hingham Public Library Sally Dean’s exhibit “Reimaginings” will be on display in the Hingham Library’s Dolphin Gallery from Feb. 4 through Mar. 2. The show features bright colorful acrylic, watercolor and mixed media paintings and wall pieces derived from pages of old sketchbooks, ranging from 1976 – present. The public is invited …
January 17, 2023 Sarah Doggett of the Hingham Historical Society The Hingham Historical Society invites residents of Hingham and the South Shore—and history lovers everywhere—to participate in Hingham’s 46 th annual Lincoln Day on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Lincoln Day commemorates two famous Lincolns with Hingham roots: Benjamin Lincoln, Major General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was …
January 17, 2023 By Danielle G. Van Ess (on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Hingham Cemetery) Jabari Asim’s novel, Yonder, is one of the New York Times’ “100 Notable Books of 2022.” Chronicling the intertwined lives of four enslaved, or “Stolen,” Black people, the book “is a great departure from the typical …
January 13, 2023 Submitted by the Town of Hingham Chief Steve Murphy is pleased to announce that the Hingham Fire Department has been awarded grant funding to support its fire education programming for students and seniors in the community. Hingham Fire was awarded $4,381 for its Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) program and $2,277 …
January 9, 2023 Submitted by The Hingham Singers The Hingham Singers and the Wompatuck Senior Orchestra will pair up once again for a Concert at Hingham Congregational Church on SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21. The 7:30 PM concert will open with Orchestral Favorites performed by the Wompatuck Senior Orchestra. Among the selections will be a medley from the musical, “Oliver!” …
January 9, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Trellis Home Design Shop in downtown Hingham is kicking off the new year with the launch of a new custom upholstery program and a not-to-be-missed warehouse estate sale Jan 11-14. Allison Mattison, who owns Trellis Home Design, a luxury residential Interior Design studio above the Trellis Home Shop …
January 5, 2023 Submitted by Linden Ponds Canadian-born Mairi Bleakie, Linden Ponds’ director of resident life, recently obtained U.S. citizenship. “I’ve lived in the U.S. for twenty-five years,” she says. “I realized that I needed to be more participatory in the country that is now my home. I believe I have a responsibility to vote–to …
December 9, 2022 By Danielle Duane Michael is born and raised in Hingham, Rachel moved here on the couple’s one year anniversary, sporting her Hingham sweatshirt from Carolanns on moving day. The couple chose the city where they met and where their love story began to celebrate and get married in. Rachel planned the wedding, …