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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

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,