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Select Board approves $67.2 million in bonds and warrant articles.

Select Board unanimously authorizes $67.2 million bond sale and five warrant articles. Chair Bill Ramsey, Ms. Liz Klein, and Ms. Julie Strehle approved general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and bond anticipation notes with the Town's AAA rating reaffirmed, achieving a 2.2 percent true interest

Recreation Commission pauses Hersey Field accessibility work pending playground replacement.

Recreation Commission delays Hersey Field accessibility work due to wetlands. Chair Vicki Donlan and the board voted unanimously to defer the project after the Conservation Committee identified wetlands constraints; Director Mark Thorell will pause improvements until the playground, nearly 20 years

GAR Trustees approve camera purchase and license agreements for fob access.

GAR Hall Trustees approve security camera purchase and access controls. The two-member board unanimously authorized a $400 purchase of security cameras from Amazon for placement in the main area, entrance, and basement, with surveillance signage to follow. Trustees also unanimously voted to require

Hingham Advisory Committee reviews departmental budgets for FY26

The Hingham Advisory Committee reviews approximately $12.8 million in FY26 departmental budgets. Hingham Assistant Town Administrator Katie Dugan presented the Contributory Retirement budget at $7,547,646, a 5 percent increase. The committee recommended nine departmental budgets including General

Hingham Select Board recommends $70M HMLP borrowing, electronic voting funds

Hingham Select Board endorses $70 million electrical reliability borrowing and electronic town meeting voting.