Select Board appoints Detective Hermida to permanent police sergeant role. Chair Bill Ramsey presided as Ms. Liz Klein and Ms. Julie Strehle voted unanimously to advance Hermida, whom Police Chief Jones ranked top in the assessment process for leadership and investigative skills. A lieutenant
Personnel Board approves educational incentive pay for two officers. The board unanimously authorized educational incentive pay for Officer Kenneway and Officer Shannon for their bachelor's degrees, effective following their respective graduation dates, according to minutes from the March 12
Cleaner Greener Hingham Committee removes member for lack of attendance. Co-Chair Janice McPhillips opened the remote Zoom meeting with Michael Poling, Mark Engel, Maria Zade, and Peter Swason present; the committee voted to remove David Jones due to attendance issues and acknowledged Tony George's
Advisory Committee unanimously approves $70 million for light utility borrowing. The Hingham Advisory Committee, chaired by Carol Tully, unanimously approved a recommendation for up to $70 million in borrowing for Hingham Municipal Light project improvements, clearing the way for a warrant article
Hingham's Finance Committee voted 14-0 to recommend a $70 million borrowing for the Municipal Light Plant while spending most of a marathon March 12 session debating whether to build, shrink, or delay a proposed Center for Active Living.
Hingham Board of Health continues septic violation hearing at Chief Justice Cushing Highway. Dr. Elizabeth Eldredge, Chairperson, presided over the public hearing on violations of the State Sanitary Code and Title 5, which identified excessive soil cover over the septic field and an incorrectly
Hingham Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approves residential garage-addition permit. Acting Chair Paul Healey, Associate Members Lauren Galvin and Mario Romania, Jr., granted a Special Permit A1 to Erik and Rosemary Vos to construct a conforming addition to a pre-existing nonconforming garage
Select Board unanimously approves $7.9M construction contract for new community pool and bathhouse. Construction Dynamics was selected as the low bidder among three firms, with the contract running through October 31, 2027. The board also voted unanimously to place a debt exclusion question on the
Hingham School Building Committee meeting disrupted by unauthorized Zoom participant. Chair Angela Thedinga reported that Town Counsel John Coughlin had clarified funding oversight: Articles 34, 35, and 36 fall under the Building Committee for high school roof replacement and schematic design at
Council on Aging unanimously approves amended February minutes. The council discussed a potential increase in programming registration fees from the current $5 to $7 per class, the first raise since 2019, with Director Jennifer Young requesting member support for any future increases while the team
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