Way Back Wednesday: New England Telephone and Telegraph

April 9, 2025 Geri Duff In 1884, Hingham had six telephone customers served out of the Quincy Switchboard. In 1894, a Central Office was opened at 63 South Street in Hingham to serve Hingham, Hull, and Cohasset with 23 phones in Hingham. Those phones had a hand crank to signal the operator to make a connection. In 1909 …

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Tickets on Sale for 10th Annual Pony Up for a Cause, Kentucky Derby Fundraiser; Local Family Passes the Reins to The Lead Out Foundation

April 7, 2025 by Hilary Jenison The 10th Annual Pony Up for a Cause, Kentucky Derby Party is happening on Saturday, May 3rd at the South Shore Country Club from 5:00-9:00pm.  The annual, sell-out event celebrates the Kentucky Derby and raises money for local Hingham non-profit The Lead Out Foundation, who is officially taking the …

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HUC speaker series sparks curiosity, conversation, and connection

April 7, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Unity Council’s popular “Tastes of the World/Voices That Inspire”  speaker series “for the intellectually and gastronomically curious” brings the community together while sharing a delicious meal and listening to inspiring speakers. The first two events were sold out, and the same is true for the May …

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BC High Credit for Life Program a Huge Success

April 4, 2025 By Tom Hoffman It takes 70 volunteers to make the BC High Credit for Life Program. Thanks to the 12 Hingham parent volunteers, the CFL program is a huge success! Over 100 young men from Hingham attend BC High so it was a natural to have current student and alumni parents get …

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New Head Cheerleading Coach and Try-Out Dates Announced

April 4, 2025 by Hingham High School Cheer Hingham High School has announced the appointment of Danielle Farina as the Head Coach for its newly established High School Cheerleading program. With a lifelong passion for cheerleading and a wealth of coaching experience, Danielle is eager to lead the program into its inaugural season. Danielle’s cheerleading …

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Roll into the season with a spring sale at Atlantic Cycles

April 4, 2025 By Atlantic Cycles Trek, Electra & Aventon bikes on sale TrekFest is on at Atlantic Cycles (April 3- 13th) with great deals on many bikes and e-bikes from Trek, Electra and also some other brands. With plenty of bikes in stock and ready to test ride (or available for quick order), now is a …

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Way Back Wednesday: 1977 The Heidi Shop

April 2, 2025 by Geri Duff At one time Rizzotto’s Super Market took up two side-by-side shops on South Street in Hingham Square. When they moved up South Street, the Hingham Camera Shop moved in on the left and the Hingham Optical Shoppe on the right. Later The Heidi Shop, owned by Helen Bornheim, moved in on …

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