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In today's newsletter:

• How could a 30-year bond change your Hingham electric rates?
• Why Hingham's farmers market earned a spotlight from state agriculture leaders
• What will Hingham's lone new Route 714 bus stop look like?

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

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
• Sunday: Warm with increasing clouds, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Comfortable with some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Light plant capital upgrade funding off table for now; special town meeting voters will consider related article (hinghamanchor.com) — Hingham voters will no longer see a $70 million light plant funding article on the Oct. 29 special town meeting warrant, but will instead consider whether to seek state approval for 30-year bonding. The reliability project, including a new underground line from Weymouth to Hingham and a second substation at the Hingham Transfer Station, would ultimately be paid through ratepayer revenues. Final cost impacts await a pending rate study and state siting approval.
   

• Commissioner Column 8-28-26 (mass.gov) — Hingham's farmers market was one of just three stops highlighted during Massachusetts Farmers Market Week, underscoring its role in local food access and community life. The state agriculture commissioner's column also recaps new farm disaster aid, milestones for nutrition programs like HIP, and a busy season of fairs, farm tours, and urban agriculture events across Massachusetts that indirectly benefit Hingham growers and shoppers.
   

• Select board approves first phase of converting bus route from flag system to fixed stops (hulltimes.com) — The MBTA's Route 714 safety and accessibility project is moving ahead, with the select board approving phase-one fixed bus stop locations that include one stop in Hingham. Most of the 35 initial stops will be in Hull, plus one in Cohasset, as planners balance accessibility, proximity to key destinations, and neighborhood impacts. This approval lets designers start detailed work on costs, utilities, and ADA compliance.
   

📸 Around Hingham

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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

Sunday August 30
• Drama Freshmen Club Picnic
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
Monday August 31
• KIA Strings Afterschool
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
• Fall Sports Preseason Athletic Meeting
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• State Primary →
  Hingham, MA Calendar Hingham, MA 02043
• 1st day of school - 1st - 5th
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
• First Day of School (Gr. 1-12)
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
• Term I Begins
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
• First Day of School (Grade 1-12 / K Orientation)
  Hingham Education Foundation Hingham, MA 02043
Saturday September 12
• River Rock Music Festival →
  Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• K1USN Amateur Radio Club
  Weymouth Public Library 232 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
• Drop-In Tech Help đťđą
  Paul Pratt Memorial Library 35 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA, 02025, US
  10:30 am
• Get the Led Out →
  The Music Circus, 130 Sohier St, Cohasset
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Team Member (Service Counter) - Part Time in Hingham. Apply here.
• Westinghouse Electric Corporation posted a job opening for Construction Supervisor Senior in Norwell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hingham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hull

• It takes a village: Community effort helps refresh a significant piece of Hull's maritime history (hulltimes.com)
• Hull, Cohasset artists share inspiration across border during upcoming Open Studios tour (hulltimes.com)
• This Week in SABR: August 28, 2026 – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)

Norwell

• Marshfield Fair demolition derby competition is a smash with the crowd (patriotledger.com)
• Nike launches 2026 running shoes for 30 NFL teams, see full collection (patriotledger.com)

Boston

• Boston Expands Charles River Cyanobacteria Advisory (patch.com)
• Moped-towing Operation Continues In Boston (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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