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Dave Watkins

Hingham Voters Can Now Apply For Sept. 1 Primary Mail Ballots

Hingham voters have until Sept. 1 to apply for mail-in ballots ahead of the state primary, per Hingham Anchor. In the week's most-discussed regional story, Hingham Patch's "Jury In Clancy Triple Murder Case Tours Home Where She Killed Kids: Reports" detailed jurors touring the Duxbury h…

Hingham Select Board schedules October 29 Special Town Meeting, opens school roof warrant

Hingham sets October 29 Special Town Meeting for school roofs and utility infrastructure project.

Hingham Deed Prices Range From $850 To $995 In Rare Disclosures

Nine property deeds were recorded in Hingham between June 26 and July 25, but only two disclosed a sale price: $850 and $995, for a median of $922 among priced sales. The top disclosed sale was 56 Canterbury St at $995. The nine sales spanned nine different streets with no overlap. Two …

Suspect identified in library-lot shooting tied to littering dispute

A suspect has been identified in Thursday's road-rage shooting near the Hingham Public Library, with new details emerging on how the confrontation began. Multiple outlets, including CBS News and Local 12, report the dispute allegedly started over littering on Route 228 before a driver i…

Hingham Select Board Approves $1.3M Library Chiller Contract, Sets October Special Town Meeting

Hingham Select Board approves $1.3 million library chiller contract and previews four-article October 28 Special Town Meeting.

Obituary notices, week of July 13 through July 19, 2026

Two Hingham, MA obituary notices were published this week: Kent, Katherine, 92, and Tower, Barbara Ann, 93. Both were identified as Hingham residents; arrangements were handled by Keohane Funeral Homes (Kent) and Quealy and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service (Tower), with notices po…

Hingham Savings Reports Stronger Second-Quarter Earnings

Hingham Savings posted second-quarter results that stood out as the day's top local business news. The bank reported earnings of $11.49 per share, or $4.82 when adjusted for non-recurring gains, according to an Associated Press report carried by King5.com over the weekend. The figures g…

Just One of Eight Hingham Property Sales Reports a Purchase Price

Eight Hingham properties changed hands in the past month, according to Plymouth County Registry of Deeds records, but only one deed disclosed a sale price: $970 for 327 East St., sold by Dino B. and Christine E. Pizzelli to Alexander and Kelsey Karns. The other seven transfers, on stree…

Hingham School Committee Unanimously Awards Superintendent Roberts Exemplary Annual Rating

Hingham School Committee unanimously awards Superintendent Katie Roberts an exemplary summative evaluation for 2025-2026.

Town Officials Investigate Dog's Death at July Fourth Parade

Hingham officials are investigating the death of a dog during the town's Fourth of July parade, an incident first reported by WCVB this week. Separately, Hingham police warned residents that a scammer has been sending emails designed to impersonate the town's planning and zoning office,…

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