🌱 Patch AM: Why Hingham school roof costs jumped to $24M before Town Meeting

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Hingham school roof costs jumped to $24M before Town Meeting
• Hingham native lighting up Ivy League scoreboards for Cornell

Also on today's calendar: Visitor's Day Presentation and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Preliminary Roof Projects at South and Plymouth River Elementary Climb to $24M Ahead of Hingham Fall Town Meeting (southshore.news subscription) — Hingham officials are preparing to ask voters this October to fund roughly $15.8 million in local costs for major roof replacements at South and Plymouth River elementary schools, with state grants expected to cover the rest. Detailed estimates show sharp cost increases driven by structural repairs, new roofing systems, and code-triggered accessibility upgrades, while the committee also weighs long-term options for Hingham High School's HVAC system.
   

• Gibbons Named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (cornellbigred.com) — A Hingham, Mass., native is making waves in Ivy League women's soccer, earning Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring in three straight matches for Cornell. Gibbons has opened the 2026 season with five points in two games and is looking to extend her scoring streak as Cornell continues its homestand Thursday night on ESPN+.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hingham

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Visitor's Day Presentation →
  94 Washington St, Weymouth
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• HPL Book Group: "Isola" by Allegra Goodman
  Hingham Library Meetings and Adult Programs Whiton Room - 66 Leavitt Street Hingham MA 02043
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• HHS Picture Day
  Hingham Education Foundation Cafeteria
  8:30 am
• Room Reserved →
  Hingham Library Meetings and Adult Programs Fearing/Trustees Conference Room - 66 Leavitt Street Hingham MA 0
  10:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Grade 9 & New Student Orientation
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
  8:00 am
• Room Reserved →
  Hingham Library Meetings and Adult Programs Fearing/Trustees Conference Room - 66 Leavitt Street Hingham MA 0
  1:00 pm
• FIELD HOCKEY SCRIMMAGE @ Dover Sherborn
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
  3:00 pm
• JV FIELD HOCKEY SCRIMMAGE @ Dover Sherborn
  Hingham School District 220 Central St, Hingham, MA 02043
  4:00 pm
• Community Meeting →
  Hingham Library Meetings and Adult Programs Whiton Room - 66 Leavitt Street Hingham MA 02043
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• River Rock Music Festival →
  Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• South Shore Elder Services, Inc
  Weymouth Public Library 231 Meeting Room Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  9:00 am
• Build an Animal - Summer Reading Prizes
  Hull Public Library Children's Room , 9 Main St, Hull, MA\
  10:00 am
• Gentle Yoga
  Hull Public Library 2nd floor , 9 Main St, Hull, MA, 02045
  10:00 am
• Narcissistic Support Group
  Weymouth Public Library 231 Meeting Room Tufts Library, 46 Broad Street, Weymouth, MA
  11:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Hull

• Astrid Ruth Cahill (dicksoncountysource.com)

Norwell

• Norwell School Committee Awards Superintendent Keegan 3.5% Merit Raise (southshore.news)

Rockland

• Boston Police Hunt for Suspect For Alleged Assault and Battery of an Elderly Person (newbedfordguide.com)
• The '09s: Top 50 boys in New England entering 2026-27 season (hockeyjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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