🌱 Patch AM: How a Hingham family keeps the 9/11 promise to “never forget”

Hello Hingham! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Hingham family keeps the 9/11 promise to "never forget"
• Where Hingham-area anglers are finding macks, squid, smelt, and stripers now.

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

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, temps: high: 76, low: 62.
• Sunday: Humid with rain, mainly early, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 25 Years Later: A Hingham Couple Remembers September 11th (hinghamanchor.com) — Hingham residents Tom and Laura Donnelly share how surviving the South Tower attacks reshaped their lives and deepened their appreciation for community. Now active in town government and schools, they describe how Hingham's strong sense of support and stewardship reflects the "never forget" spirit they honor each September 11.
   

• Massachusetts Fishing Report- September 10 , 2026 (onthewater.com) — Anglers around Hingham can find intermittent runs of mackerel, squid, and smelt off local piers, part of a broader surge in inshore bait and striped bass activity. The report highlights productive spots from Hull through Quincy, plus detailed updates on tautog, cod, haddock, and striper action across the South Shore, Greater Boston, and North Shore.
   

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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

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
• Perennial Gardeners of the South Shore →
  Whiton Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  4:00 pm
• Hingham Maritime Center →
  Whiton Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  7:00 pm
• South Shore Quests →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  7:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Tech Chat for Beginners: Understanding What's on Your Screen →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  11:00 am
• South Shore SNAP →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  6:30 pm
• Evening with the Author: James Conroy presents "Hingham in the American Revolution: Not the gift of Kings" →
  Whiton Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Embarrassment of Riches: A Poetry Discussion Group →
  Fearing/Trustees Conference Room, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham
  2:30 pm
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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Westinghouse Electric Corporation posted a job opening for Utility Service Coordinator in Norwell. Apply here.
• HUB International Limited posted a job opening for Benefit Analyst in Norwell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hingham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hull

• As fall sports season gets under way, boys soccer team earns 9-1 win, girls team ties (hulltimes.com)
• Hull PorchFest to feature 40+ bands throughout Kenberma during September 19 festival (hulltimes.com)
• Start your engines! Annual Nantasket Beach Car Show hits the streets September 13 (hulltimes.com)

Norwell

• Pear Tree Property Services: Norwell's Seasoned Lawn Maintenance Experts (bogalusadailynews.com)
• South Shore high school football scores and highlights (Sept. 10) (patriotledger.com)

Boston

• 2 Arrested After Drugs And Ammunition Found In Boston Raid (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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