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Select Board Delays Private Way Plow Policy

Hingham Select Board delayed a new private way plowing policy to November 1, 2027.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

Government · Select Board

Hingham Appoints Wegman, OKs Festival Wine License

Hingham Select Board hears state budget briefing, approves routine votes. State Sen.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves transfer station fee overhaul

Hingham Select Board more than doubles projected transfer station revenue, to about $542,000 a year, while raising the mattress disposal fee from $20 to $75.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 29

Government · Select Board

Select Board Funds Roundabout, Pulls HMLP Article

Hingham Select Board funds roundabout design, pulls HMLP borrowing article from fall warrant.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 15

Government · Select Board

Hingham Board Revises High School Roof Warrant

Hingham Select Board sets Nov. 3 ballot votes for two school roof projects and adds $1.1 million to keep the high school project on schedule.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $1.1M for high school design funding

Hingham Select Board unanimously authorizes $1.1M for high school design phase. Chair Liz Klein and Selectmen Bill Ramsey and Julie Strehle approved the additional funding to advance design completion to April 2027 and construction completion to June 2030, following a School Building Committee

Townbrief news summary · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Select Board closes special town meeting warrant

The Hingham Select Board closed the warrant for the 2026 Special Town Meeting, inserting a school roof article and a utility bonding-term petition while dropping HMLP's own bonding request.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board Opens Warrant for School Roof Projects

Select Board opens Special Town Meeting warrant for school roof projects. The board unanimously voted to include articles for roof replacements at Plymouth River Elementary and South Elementary Schools with combined project budgets of 24.2 million dollars and approved schematic design submission to

Townbrief news summary · Aug 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board accepts $1 million in estate gifts

The Hingham Select Board accepted two $500,000 gifts from Barbara Hood's estate for the Conservation and Historic Commissions.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board accepts $1 million gift from Barbara Hood

Hingham Select Board accepts $1 million gift from Barbara Hood's estate. The board unanimously approved two gifts from Barbara Hood, who passed away in November 2025 at age 90: $500,000 to the Historic Commission and $500,000 to the Conservation Commission. In separate votes, the board approved

Townbrief news summary · Aug 11