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Hingham Select Board Reorganizes, Approves $63,072 Streetlamp Contract

Hingham Select Board installs new Chair Elizabeth Klein and approves $63,072 lighting contract for Station Street lot. The board voted unanimously at its May 5 meeting to elect Klein, previously a member, as Chair, with outgoing Chair William Ramsey nominating her and member Julie Strehle seconding.

Townbrief reporting · May 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Lincoln School renovation and union contract.

Select Board unanimously approves three major initiatives. The Board authorized a $367,440 agreement with TM Construction Management for Lincoln School Apartments renovations funded partly by a $100,000 state disability grant, approved a three-year Teamsters labor contract effective July 1, 2025,

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Hingham Select Board Backs $1.9 Million Reserve Fund Transfer at Annual Town Meeting

Hingham Select Board unanimously recommended a $1.9 million reserve fund transfer for FY26, the first to include school special education costs under the town's post-override MOU.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Hingham Center for Active Living Bids Come In at $25.8 Million, Below Warrant Estimate

HINGHAM -- April 13, 2026, Hingham bids for proposed Center for Active Living come in at $25.8 million, $4 million below the warrant estimate. The Select Board held a final public information session Monday,

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Comella's manager change and $200,000 road contract

Select Board unanimously approves Comella's manager transition and $200,000 roadway contract. Chair Bill Ramsey and members Liz Klein and Julie Strehle voted to replace Comella's manager Jessica Villavicencio with Kim Collyer, contingent on Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission approval. The board

Townbrief news summary · Apr 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves 2026 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.

The Hingham Select Board unanimously adopted and signed the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Warrant, which Town Administrator Tom Mayo said reflects months of work compiled from all votes and comments and is ready for printing and mailing to registered voters. Chair Bill Ramsey, along with members Liz

Townbrief news summary · Mar 31

Government · Select Board

Hingham Select Board unanimously signs 2026 Annual Town Meeting Warrant

Hingham Select Board signs the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Warrant in an eight-minute session.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Article FF healthcare subsidy and removes real estate transfer fee.

Select Board approves healthcare subsidy article with study component, removes transfer fee from warrant. The board unanimously backed revised Article FF, which will provide a one-time payment offsetting roughly 10 percent of employee healthcare costs while commissioning a study to guide future

Townbrief news summary · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

Hingham Select Board Pulls Real Estate Transfer Fee From 2026 Town Meeting Warrant

Hingham Select Board votes 2-1 to remove real estate transfer fee from Town Meeting warrant.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $173M FY27 budget and Route 3A land-acquisition framework.

Hingham Select Board advances $173M FY27 budget to Town Meeting. Assistant Town Administrator for Finance Katie Dugan reported final healthcare premiums of $9,007,640, a 7.1 percent increase that came in $239,000 below prior estimates, bringing the five-year forecast to balance. Chair Bill Ramsey

Townbrief news summary · Mar 17