Hingham Appoints Wegman, OKs Festival Wine License
Hingham Select Board hears state budget briefing, approves routine votes. State Sen.
Select Board · Meeting of October 6, 2026
Hingham Select Board hears state budget briefing, approves routine votes. State Sen. O'Connor and state Rep.
Joan Moschino walked the board through the $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 state budget, including $7.66 billion in Chapter 70 education aid and local earmarks of $100,000 for Hingham Public Schools and $296,344 in winter-storm assistance. Member Julie Strehle pushed back on state zoning preemption provisions, saying "I specifically have a problem with the way in which we've been doing zoning in the state." The board also unanimously approved a one-day liquor license for the Mad Love Music Festival, proclaimed October 12 as Indigenous Peoples Day, and appointed Jeff Wegman to the Development and Industrial Commission. Hingham Maritime Center president Tom Curtis reported the nonprofit's 54th season closed with $377,543 in revenue against $377,528 in expenses.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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