Posted on: August 16, 2022
The second video in our Special Town Meeting “Question of the Week” series is now live. This week, Fire Chief Steve Murphy and Police Chief David Jones summarize the deficiencies of the current North Fire Station and Police Station.
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: August 15, 2022
If you were exposed to COVID-19, regardless of your vaccination status: CDC recommends that instead of quarantining, you wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested 5 full days after your last exposure (day 6).
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Posted on: August 10, 2022
Early Voting
On June 22, 2022, a MA election reform law titled “The VOTES Act” was signed into law. Among other things, the VOTES Act makes several of the temporary changes from the 2020 pandemic permanent including Vote by Mail and In-Person Early Voting....
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: August 8, 2022
The Town of Hingham Engineering Division will be repaving and/or reconstructing the entire length or sections of the following roads beginning August 11, 2022 and the work will continue until complete.
- Intersection of North Street & Thaxter Street to R...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: August 8, 2022
The Town of Hingham Engineering Division will be repaving and/or reconstructing the entire length or sections of the following roads beginning August 11, 2022 and the work will continue until complete.
- Intersection of North Street & Thaxter Street to R...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: August 3, 2022
HINGHAM — The Hingham Health Department is encouraging all residents to keep up their protection against COVID-19.
Like other viruses, COVID-19 changes over time, leading to new variants. COVID-19 boosters provide protection against these variant...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: August 2, 2022
Hingham Climate Action Plan - Community Engagement Survey
Do you know that Hingham has a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040? The Climate Action Planning Committee is working hard to get us to our goal. To ensure an equitable future, we nee...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 27, 2022
The Town of Hingham Engineering Division will be repaving and/or reconstructing the entire length or sections of the following roads beginning August 1, 2022 and the work will continue until complete.
All scheduling dates are dependent on wea...
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Hingham Public Works
Posted on: July 26, 2022
The Town of Hingham would like to ask all residents to save the date for a Special Town Meeting that will be held this fall.
At its meeting on Tuesday, July 12, the Hingham Select Board voted to schedule a Special Town Meeting to be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesd...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 22, 2022
HINGHAM -- The Town of Hingham and Director of Assessing Erin Walsh would like to inform residents of a property inspection program beginning this month.
In accordance with Massachusetts Department of Revenue guidelines, Assessors are required to...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 19, 2022
The Weir River Water System would like to notify residents that Level 1 Mandatory restrictions take effect Thursday July 21, 2022.
Outside irrigation is limited to one day per week based on an odd/even allocation program.
- ODD addresses are limited...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 15, 2022
The Town of Hingham Engineering Division will be repaving and/or reconstructing the entire length or sections of the following roads beginning July 20, 2022 and the work will continue until complete.
- Crooked Meadow Road
- Downing Street
- Marshall Road
- Meadow Vie...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 15, 2022
The Town of Hingham Engineering Division will be repaving and/or reconstructing the entire length or sections of the following roads beginning July 20, 2022 and the work will continue until complete.
- Crooked Meadow Road
- Downing Street
- Marshall Road
- Meadow Vie...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 12, 2022
In an effort to provide targeted property tax relief to older homeowners, the Town of Hingham is once again providing a tax exemption for eligible seniors through the Assessor’s Office.
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: July 1, 2022
HINGHAM -- Managing Director Russell Tierney reports that the Weir River Water System (WRWS) has issued outdoor watering restrictions as of July 1 in response to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' recent declaration of a level 2 drought.
In an effort to st...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Last Thursday, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determined that Plymouth County’s COVID 19 community presence is now “Low” – down from “Medium” as reported to you on June 7. This dec...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: June 23, 2022
Last Thursday, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determined that Plymouth County’s COVID 19 community presence is now “Low” – down from “Medium” as reported to you on June 7. This dec...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: June 17, 2022
Exciting news - Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant has a new "Earth Machine" composter and employees will be composting fruit and vegetable food waste on site. Peter Swanson and Janice McPhillips went to Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant to teach e...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: June 16, 2022
The Town of Hingham is anticipating to repave and/or reconstruct the entire length or sections of the following roads in 2022:
Reconstruction/Paving
- Cape Cod Lane
- Crooked Meadow Lane
- Downing Street
- Elm Street
- Emerald Street
- Main Street (South...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: June 16, 2022
The Town of Hingham is anticipating to repave and/or reconstruct the entire length or sections of the following roads in 2022:
Reconstruction/Paving
- Cape Cod Lane
- Crooked Meadow Lane
- Downing Street
- Elm Street
- Emerald Street
- Main Street (South...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: June 8, 2022
Last Thursday, the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determined that Plymouth County’s COVID 19 community presence is now “Medium” – down from “High” over the past few weeks. This decision to downgrade our community presence level is con...
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Posted on: May 31, 2022
COVID-19 Report
The federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) continues to report Plymouth County’s COVID-19 community level to be High. At this level, the CDC recommends:
- Wear a well-fitting mask indoors in public places regardless of va...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: May 25, 2022
Assistant Town Administrator Art Robert presented the following report to the Select Board, at their May 24 meeting:
The federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) continues to determine Plymouth County’s COVID-19 community level to be High. &n...
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Posted on: May 17, 2022
On Mar 29, 2022, the FDA granted a three-month shelf-life extension for the iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test.
This FDA decision extended the shelf-life of all iHealth tests with expiration dates on or before 2022-09-29 (YYYY-MM-DD) from 6 mont...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: May 17, 2022
Town Administrator Tom Mayo presented the following report to the Select Board at their May 17 meeting:
In my report last Tuesday, I noted that Hingham’s COVID-19 numbers were up significantly and that this may trigger new protocols in the coming...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Yesterday, the federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) assessed that all of Plymouth County has reached theCOVID-19 Community Level of High.
At the Community Level of High, the CDC recommends:
- Wear a well-fitting mask indoors in public places re...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: May 10, 2022
- In Hingham, the presence of COVID-19 continues to evolve.
- Through the week ending May 7, Hingham experienced 103 confirmed & probable cases, up 72% over the 60 cases experienced through the week ending April 30.
- During the week of April 30, t...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: April 27, 2022
HINGHAM -- The Hingham Commission on Disabilities, the Hingham Police and Fire Departments and the South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center would like to share with residents information on the Town of Hingham’s Exceptional Needs Reg...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: March 8, 2022
Data
- DPH is reporting that the 7-day statewide average of confirmed COVID-19 cases has declined substantially, from to 839 on February 27 to 648 on March 6.
- Statewide hospitalizations have fallen, from 445 on February 25 to 319 on March 4.
- The latest data sh...
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Posted on: March 4, 2022
Change Takes Effect Monday, March 7
HINGHAM — Town Administrator Tom Mayo and Executive Health Officer Susan Sarni report that the Town of Hingham will lift its mask policy starting next week, making masking optional in all non-school municipal buildings i...
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*Hingham General News and Announcements*
Posted on: March 1, 2022
Data
- DPH is reporting that the 7-day average of confirmed COVID-19 cases has declined substantially, from to 1,720 on February 14 to 704 on February 27.
- Statewide hospitalizations have fallen, from 902 on February 13 to 445 on February 25.
- The late...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: February 17, 2022
Data
- DPH is reporting that the 7-day average of confirmed COVID-19 cases has declined substantially, from 2,684 on February 7 to 1,550 on February 14.
- Statewide hospitalizations have fallen, from 1,325 on February 7 to 902 on February 13.
- The latest data sho...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: February 16, 2022
February 15, 2022 - Effective immediately, the Town of Hingham has closed the temporary regional COVID-19 testing center at 335 Lincoln Street. The Town asked the vendor to cancel open appointments and ensure delivery of results to everyone tested on or b...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: February 1, 2022
Data
- DPH is reporting that the 7-day average of confirmed COVID-19 cases has declined substantially, from 9,509 on January 24 to 4,803 on January 30.
- Statewide hospitalizations have fallen, from 2,783 on January 22 to 2,202 On January 28. &nb...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: January 25, 2022
Data
- DPH is reporting that the 7-day average of confirmed COVID-19 cases has declined substantially, from 15,593 on January 16, 2022 to 8,295 as of January 23.
- Hospitalizations have fallen, from 3,209 on January 16, 2022 to 2,894 On Jan...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: January 19, 2022
Data
• Massachusetts DPH has not updated its data since our report to you last week.
• Key data, available through January 8, reflect a rising COVID-19 presence in Hingh...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: January 13, 2022
1/13/2022 COVID Update
Data
• Across Massachusetts, according to DPH, we are continuing to experience a large COVID-19 surge.
• DPH is reporting that the 7-day average o...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: January 7, 2022
TOWN OF HINGHAM
Board of Health210 Central Street, Hingham, MA 02043-2762(781) 741-1466 Fax (781) 740-0239
Health Advisory on the Use of Facial Coverings in Hingham
Date: 1/7/2022
The Hingham Board of Health (the Board) today issued a Health Advisory regardin...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: January 4, 2022
Data
• Across Massachusetts, according to DPH, we are seeing a large surge in new COVID-19 cases. The 7-day average of new cases across the state is now 11,800, compared to a 7-day average of about 4,400 new cases on...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: December 22, 2021
12/21/2021 COVID Update
Data
• Across Massachusetts, according to DPH, we are seeing a 7-day average of over 4,100 new COVID-19 cases as of yesterday, compared to a 7-day average of about 1,100 two months ago. &nbs...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: December 15, 2021
12/14/2021 COVID Update
Data
• In Hingham, we are continuing to see a sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases. DPH is reporting 142 new COVID-19 cases during the 14-day period reported on 12/9/2021, compared to ...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: December 9, 2021
According to DPH, Massachusetts has been experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases since early November.
- In Hingham, we’re seeing a significant more recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases as well. DPH is reporting 80 new COVID-19 cases during ...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: November 17, 2021
- In Hingham, new COVID-19 cases continue to hover around 30-40 new cases per 14-day period for the last several weeks.
- The vaccination rate for Hingham remains at 74%. If you look at only vaccine-eligible individuals in Hingham (now peop...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: November 10, 2021
- Statewide, the number of new COVID-19 cases has generally been trending downward since mid-September.
- In Hingham, new COVID-19 cases continue to hover around 30-40 new cases per 14-day period for the last several weeks. The vaccination ...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: November 3, 2021
11/02/2021 COVID Update
- Statewide, the number of new COVID-19 cases has been trending downward since mid-September. They have dropped from about 1,900 new cases on average per 7-day period as of 9/13 to about 960 new cases on average per 7-day pe...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: October 26, 2021
10/26/2021 COVID Update
- Statewide, the number of new COVID-19 cases has been trending downward since mid-September.
- In Hingham, new COVID-19 cases continue to fluctuate between approximately 30-50 new cases per 14-day period ...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021
COVID-19 Update
- We are seeing a small uptick in COVID-19 cases in Hingham over the last two weeks. There were 47 new cases during the two-week period ending 9/16, compared to 37 new cases for the prior two-week period ending 9/9...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: September 20, 2021
September 14, 2021
COVID-19 Update
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hingham have decreased over the last two weeks, which is good news. The latest numbers from the State indicate 37 new cases over the last 14 days, compared to 50 new cases during the t...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
COVID-19 Update
· COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The most recent DPH data published on August 26th indicates a total of 50 new COVID-19 cases reported in Hingham in the two week...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: August 31, 2021
September 14, 2021
COVID-19 Update
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hingham have decreased over the last two weeks, which is good news. The latest numbers from the State indicate 37 new cases over the last 14 days, compared to 50 new cases du...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: August 25, 2021
August 24, 2021
Data
· We are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Hingham.
· The most recent DPH data published on August 19th indicates a total of 36 new COVI...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: August 10, 2021
Data
- We are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Hingham.
- There were 5 COVID-19 cases reported in June (no Delta variant cases) and 33 cases reported in July (of which 5 were Delta variants).
- As of today, August 10th, 20 new COVID-19 cases have be...
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COVID-19 Updates
Posted on: August 4, 2021
Data
- As of today, 27 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hingham during the month of July. That is compared to 5 cases reported in June.
- So far, 1 new COVID-19 case in Hingham has been confirmed in August.
- We are keeping an eye on the tro...
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