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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.

Hingham Finance Committee Recommends Six FY27 Budgets, Advances Two Warrant Articles

HINGHAM -- February 3, 2026, Hingham's Finance Committee recommended roughly $9.6 million in combined departmental appropriations at its February 3 meeting, covering six departments and two employee benefits accounts. The committee approved budgets for the Center for Active Living at $451,800, Veteran Services at $277,789, the

Planning Board withdraws brew pub article, backs site plan review updates

Planning Board votes on three zoning articles for annual town meeting. The Board voted unanimously to withdraw Article BBB, a proposal to allow brew pubs and distilleries in four additional zoning districts, after Community Planning Director Emily Wentworth noted no applications have been received

Human Rights Commission approves health resource card design, empowers subcommittee.

The Hingham Human Rights Commission unanimously authorized a three-member subcommittee to finalize and print a 5-by-7-inch health resource card featuring a QR code to local services. Superintendent Katie Roberts of Hingham Schools pitched coordination on anti-bullying and upstander programming,