Vote To Create The Hingham Climate Action Commision!

April 7, 2023 By Jo-An Heileman, Hingham Net Zero At our 2021 Town Meeting, Hingham citizens voted overwhelmingly in favor of the goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and forming a committee that would create the Climate Action Plan needed to get there. The Climate Action Planning Committee has drafted the soon-to-be finalized Plan, …

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Hingham Rec recognized for field management plan: ‘a team effort’

April 7, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The Town of Hingham and the Hingham Recreation Department were recently awarded the 2023 Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association’s Regional Community Impact of the Year Award for the South Shore Region for providing “outstanding service and dedication to your community.” The town and Hingham Rec — under the …

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Let’s Take Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles Out Of The Picture

April 6, 2023 By John Borger, Hingham Net Zero Cleaner Greener Hingham (officially designated as the Long Range Waste Disposal and Recycling Committee) is a chartered Town committee of citizen volunteers whose mission is to reduce environmental pollution, identify sustainable solutions for recycling and waste management, and encourage related best practices in Town through education and bylaw proposals. …

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South Shore Conservatory presents One World concert at Weir River Farm

Featuring the premiere of “Heal the Earth” by Plymouth Philharmonic  composer/conductor Steven Karidoyanes April 6, 2023 By South Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory (SSC) presents One World, an outdoor concert featuring SSC Youth Orchestra (SSCYO),SSC Community Voices (Too), and Mother Nature, with special guests Spectrum of Sound choir from the Doug Flutie Foundation, on Sunday, …

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Volunteers Sought For April 22 or 23

April 6, 2023 By Lisey Good, Wild Cohasset Did you know that in just one hour this Earth Day weekend you could help your local birds and butterflies? Our region’s wildlife needs certain native plants in order to thrive—and these plants are under threat by invasive, non-native newcomers. On Saturday April 22 volunteers from across the South …

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DEI Practitioner Rosetta Lee to Speak at Derby Academy

April 6, 2023 by Derby Academy Derby Academy is thrilled to welcome nationally recognized diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner Rosetta Lee to campus for a special presentation titled, “Inclusion in the Early Years and Beyond” on Thursday, April 27 from 7:00-8:30 PM. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP at: https://www.derbyacademy.org/speakerseries Rosetta’s …

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Hingham Celebrates Earth and Arbor Days

April 6, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Two proclamations — one to commemorate Earth Day and the other to celebrate Arbor Day — were issued by the Select Board this week. Earth day is Saturday, April 22, and Arbor Day, Friday, April 28. The Earth Day proclamation acknowledges that as members of the global community, …

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Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, author, and one of the country’s most renowned and beloved spiritual and civil rights leaders, will discuss “Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times.”

April 5, 2023 Submitted by Glastonbury Abbey Once again, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. first observed in the 1960s, it is midnight in America—a dark time of division and anxiety, with threats of violence looming in the shadows. So when Reverend Otis Moss suddenly heard a noise in the middle of the night, he grabbed a baseball …

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SELA’s All-School Exhibit Hosted by Norwell and Hingham Public Libraries

April 5, 2023 Submitted by SELA: The International Private School The International Private School’s premiere “All-School Exhibit,”showcasing its Early Global Education and Elementary School students’ educational projects throughout this school year, will be hosted at Norwell Public Library from April 12 through May 10, and at Hingham Public Library from April 13 through May 1, …

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Hingham Land Conservation Trust Announces Its Guided Spring Walk

April 5, 2023 by The Hingham Land Conservation Trust The Hingham Land Conservation Trust (HLCT) invites you to its guided spring walk at More-Brewer Park at 165 Hobart Street on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 10:00 am. Given the limited parking, it is recommended that visitors carpool if possible. Wayne Ciullo, The Trustees of Reservations Stewardship Manager …

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