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June 14, 2021 by Gabrielle Martin Analise “Ana” Vrieze (age 16) has lived here in Hingham with her parents, her older brother Colin (age 17), and her dog Leia for half a decade. “I think Hingham is a beautiful town, and like that it’s close to Boston and the ocean,” she shares in our interview, …
May 27, 2021, Submitted by the Massachusetts Bar Association The Massachusetts Bar Association presented Hingham resident and attorney Thomas J. Carey Jr. of Hogan Lovells and Boston College Law School with the MBA’s President’s Award on Tuesday, May 25, at the MBA’s 2021 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting was held virtually in lieu of the …
June 1, 2021 by Gabrielle Martin Hinghamite Mike Dyer became co-owner of Scituate-based Untold Brewing in March. Dyer originally hails from the San Francisco Bay Area. “I guess a small, local claim to fame is that I graduated high school with Tom Brady,” he shares, giving a shout out to the Junipero Serra Class of …
Photo courtesy of Eileen McCracken April 21, 2021 by Laura Winters For the past 24 years, Eileen McCracken has served our town in the elected position of Town Clerk. An interesting component of the Town Clerk position is that while the position is filled by a local election, it is also a full-time job that …
April 30, 2021 by Brooks Robbins If you have lived in Hingham a while, you or a member of your family likely knew Pete – an institution in this town. He owned and operated Pete’s Barber Shop for many decades in Hingham Center. Moms, dads, and kids stopped by to get haircuts with uninterrupted regularity. …
Photo courtesy of Pria Parker April 20, 2021 by Laura Winters When asked if there were any stand-out HHS students that we should keep our eye on, Principal Rick Swanson didn’t miss a beat before recommending that we get to know Pria Parker a bit better. And it’s easy to see why. Pria is not …
Captain Rob Keyes of the Hingham Fire Department (Courtesy Photo). April 19, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Captain Rob Keyes, a longtime resident, retired recently after serving with the Hingham Fire Department for more than 33 years in different roles, including 12 years as an EMT on ambulance runs, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) coordinator, and …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography April 5, 2021 by Laura Winters Kevin Bliss has been a firefighter for the Hingham Fire Department for the past decade and a half, and he is our latest Human of Hingham. Today, we’ll help you get to know him better, including how he came to be a firefighter, his …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography. November 23, 2020 by Gabrielle S. Martin Katelin McGillicuddy serves the community as Safety Officer for Hingham’s elementary schools. Safety Officer McGillicuddy is married with two children, ages three and one; she also owns an old English bulldog. She grew up here in Hingham. After attending Sacred Heart University for …
by Gabrielle S. Martin The Hingham Anchor is honored to highlight Anna Dupras, a nurse at South Shore Hospital. Dupras has seen first-hand what it’s like at the frontlines of defense against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic; we are grateful to share her experiences and perspectives through this interview. Dupras grew up here in Hingham and …