Taking a break on our front doorstep on Martins Lane are (l. to r.) “Marmee” Eileen McIntyre, Daddy Jesse Laymon and Rosie, and Mommy Vicki Raines Laymon. May 15, 2020 by Roy Harris (Roy Harris, a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter and editor in The Economist organization, moved to Hingham from Los Angeles in 1996.) …
May 14, 2020 submitted by SSC (photos courtesy of SSC) On Friday, May 15, South Shore Conservatory (SSC) celebrates 50 years since it incorporated as a community school for the arts. The public is invited to join in the virtual festivities, as they share memories and music on social media and sscmusic.org. Before 1970, the entity had served …
May 13, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer When store manager Kellie Dernier and her daughter, Jennifer Mazgelis, purchased Carolann’s in downtown Hingham nearly three years ago following the passing of longtime owner Marty Baron, they held a celebratory “Staying in business!” sale. They happily continued the shop’s then-32-year tradition of offering fine customer service and …
Pictured above: Teddy, Audrey and Clara Lambert, Teacher Appreciation Week Slideshow & Show Performers May 11, 2020 submitted by the Foster School Talent Show Team 2020 (Vanessa Hsu, Sarah Melia, Alyssa Mercer, Elena Olin & Kelly Hoppe). All courtesy photos. On Saturday evening, March 28th, the Hingham High stage should have been lit up, featuring the talents …
Photos by Joshua Ross May 8, 2020 Today was supposed to be the final time the drama club seniors would appear on stage with their classmates. If 2020 went as planned, tonight was going to be opening night of “12 Angry Jurors,” the HHS Spring play. We were looking forward to covering the play, but …
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 …
