🌱 Patch AM: How one Hingham neighbor turned a backyard fundraiser into $760,000

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Hingham neighbor turned a backyard fundraiser into $760,000

Also on today's calendar: River Rock Music Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
• Thursday: A t-storm; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hingham man marks 50 years of fundraising for Muscular Dystrophy Association (boston25news.com) — A long-running Hingham Labor Day tradition just hit a remarkable milestone, as resident Jay Tolman celebrated 50 consecutive years of raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, now totaling more than $760,000. What began in his mother's backyard in 1976 has grown into an annual community gathering that educates neighbors about neuromuscular disease and keeps drawing people back year after year.
   

📸 Around Hingham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hingham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• River Rock Music Festival →
  Weir River Farm, 140 Turkey Hill Ln, Hingham
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Select Board →
  Hingham, MA Calendar, 210 Central St, Hingham
  6:00 pm
• Hingham Education Foundation Board Meeting →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  6:30 pm
• Lincoln School Apartments, LLC Board of Managers →
  Hingham, MA Calendar
  6:30 pm
• Hingham High Crew →
  Whiton Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Hingham Cross Country →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Community Meeting →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  6:30 pm
• Hingham Democratic Town Committee →
  Whiton Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Hingham Farmers Market →
  Hingham MA
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• Staying Safe Online →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  10:30 am
Friday September 25
• Curtain Call Theatre Presents "The Wolves" →
  182 Commercial St, Braintree
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Ballet Magnificat! Performs Anchored: The Pilgrim Story →
  Plymouth Memorial Hall, 83 Court St, Plymouth
  6:30 pm

📣 Hingham Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burtons Grill posted a job opening for Executive Chef in Hingham. Apply here.
• Orkin posted a job opening for Commercial Branch Manager Trainee in Hingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hingham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hull

• Manchester United vs Manchester City Picks and Prediction for Sunday September 13 2026 (statsalt.com)

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• Johnson Brunetti To Host Women's Retirement Workshop In Woburn, MA (pressreleasecc.com)

Scituate

• The 15 high school golfers in Eastern Mass. to watch this fall (bostonglobe.com)
• James Driscoll, retired MCC Executive Director passes away. (iobserve.org)

Ok Hingham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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