May 8, 2020 by Hilary Jenison (photos courtesy of the Achille Family) Tony Achille, a Hingham High School Senior, has started a new fundraising campaign – Mission 16 – to raise money for pediatric cancer, a cause that is extremely close to his heart. When Tony was 15 and a freshman at Hingham High, he …
Betsey Grosse and Sophia Oomen tending to the lettuce. May 6, 2020 by Sophia Oomen-Lochtefeld (HHS Class of 2020) Though the Hingham Public Schools schools remain closed, crops from the Hingham High greenhouse continue to serve the broader community. This week, the HHS greenhouse program donated a harvest of freshly grown hydroponic lettuce to the …
Jagger Taylor 7/16/07 – 05/04/20 May 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (all photos courtesy of the Taylor Family) The first thing that would catch the eye of people driving, walking, or running by 54 Pleasant St. over the past six years was a beautiful Golden Retriever sitting or lying on the bench in the front …
Derby Academy Grade 3 student Luke Hansen, of Hingham, writes a “thank you” letter to the Hingham Fire Department to show his support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Derby Academy in Hingham recently launched its Derby Cares initiative, a 6-week project focused on ways to get involved, give back, spread kindness, and show support for the …
May 4, 2020 submitted by Eileen McIntyre, Chair, Hingham Land Conservation Trust Pictured above, HLCT Board Members Don Kidston and Art Collins at work. Photo courtesy of Eileen McIntyre. The Hingham Land Conservation Trust (HLCT) Board of Trustees made important decisions about programs originally planned for this spring. As announced to supporters in a letter …
Pictured above: Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!, with contestant Jesse Laymon. All photos courtesy of Jesse Laymon. April 29, 2020 by Hilary Jenison Hingham residents Eileen McIntyre and Roy Harris have something to look forward to tomorrow night – Eileen’s son, Jesse Laymon of New York City, will appear as a contestant on “Jeopardy!” The …
April 28, 2020 submitted by by Sandra Baldeon, Founder and Executive Director, SELA. All photos courtesy of SELA. (photo above of Indigo, at Toddler at SELA, loves her virtual classroom and the morning activities it provides.) Younger students are already familiar with how to use iPhones and the adoption of new technology looks and feels easier …
April 27, 2020 Mother’s Day is around the corner, and I think we can all agree that moms deserve something special (maybe, this year more than ever)! In an effort to help local small businesses, we’ve compiled a Mother’s Day Gift Guide by asking local shop owner’s for their top selections for moms this year. …
April 26, 2020 BOGO—Buy One-Give One Martha Falvey, Owner of Spoon Soup Co. On Friday, May 1, Spoon Soup Co will donate soup for you to give to a frontline worker of your choice…the nurse, doctor or health care worker you know, folks working at grocery stores, your mail carrier, your friend making masks for …
*Originally Published in the Hingham Harborlight on March 23, 2020 April 20, 2020 by Deirdre Koenen, HHS Class of 2010, former Harborlight Staffer Photo by: Abby Gallagher, Class of 2014 I was homeschooled from first to eighth grade along with my siblings. When they learned this piece of information about my family, most of my …
