Antique Hingham barn with solar 500 x 888 September 8, 2022 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero At Hingham’s 2021 Town Meeting, voters overwhelmingly approved setting the Town-wide goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 and chartered the Climate Action Planning Committee to develop Hingham’s climate plan. CAPC has already started to hold open forums to …
Antique Hingham barn with solar 500 x 888 August 29, 2022 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero When we are saturated with negative news, it’s easy to feel discouraged about the state of the world and how little it appears we can do about it. Many folks in town may not be aware of the exciting …
Charlie Inglis June 10, 2022 By Charlie Inglis Hello fellow citizens! I, Charlie Inglis, am here today to enlighten you on a very important topic. If you do this, you, yes YOU, will help the environment. What is it? My topic is: Don’t leave your car idling when you are not driving! Now, you may …
May 3, 2022 By Alixandra Nozzolillo Spring isn’t only full of showers and flowers – it marks our average last day of frost in early April, even though this year may not feel like it! As long as the soil is workable, spring means the opportunity to plant hearty greens outside. Growing your own food …
October 6, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham was designated a “green community” in 2018 under the Massachusetts Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, which included agreeing to the goal of reducing municipal energy by at least 20 percent over five years. The next step — following the expenditure of the initial grant funds awarded …
July 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Town of Hingham is wrapping up its first round of Green Communities projects. Hingham was designated a Green Community by the state Department of Energy Resources in 2019. Along with that good news came an Initial Designation Grant of $142,000. “With [those funds] we were able to …
Left to right: Chief David Jones, Officer Benjamin Carr, Officer Kevin Nguyen, Officer Michael Dunlea, Deputy Chief Ryan O’Shea May 20, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The first two of several hybrid police cars that were ordered recently have arrived at the Hingham Police Department, to rave reviews. “We are very excited that we took delivery of these 2021 Ford …
May 11, 2021, Submitted by The Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee (officially known as the Long-Range Waste Disposal and Recycling Committee) Time for some spring cleaning! Hingham residents have an opportunity to dispose of anything that might be hazardous or toxic at the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day which is coming up on May 15th …
Photo courtesy of Peter Swanson April 29, 2021, Submitted by Peter Swanson Gardening is fun when it is easy and productive. The Bucket Rack Garden is an extension from Square Foot Garden. Mel Bartholomew developed the SFG technique. Two and a half million of his books have been sold. It has led millions of …
April 28, 2021- Submitted by the Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee Though the official Earth “Day” may have passed, that doesn’t mean you can’t look for additional ways to help lessen your personal impact on our ever-warming planet. Even making a few small changes in your life, can go a long way. Over time, our habits …
