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🌱 Patch AM: Where Hingham girls’ soccer lands in the Globe’s new Top 20

Also check out River Rock Music Festival on the Hingham Patch calendar

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Morning Hingham! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Hingham girls' soccer lands in the Globe's new Top 20
  • How a Hingham translator just earned a top Massachusetts book honor
  • What's new at Derby Street Shops? A sweet Hingham arrival

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

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 72, low: 51.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Who opens at No. 1 in the Globe Top 20 girls' soccer poll? Look to Division 3. (bostonglobe.com) — Hingham girls' soccer opens the season ranked 13th in the Boston Globe's Top 20, reinforcing the program's reputation as a consistent Division 2 contender. The poll also highlights powerhouses like Bishop Feehan, Duxbury, Natick, and Winchester, giving local fans a sense of the statewide competition Hingham will face this fall.
   

2. Hingham Resident Aidan Rooney Wins The Massachusetts Book Award For Translated Literature (hinghamanchor.com) — Hingham readers can celebrate that local resident Aidan Rooney has won the 2026 Massachusetts Book Award for translated literature, honoring his English translation of Emmelie Prophète's novel "Cécé." The statewide award recognizes outstanding books by Massachusetts authors and will be formally presented at a ceremony at the State House in late October.
   

3. Budget Beauty Retailer Opening 3 MA Stores: MA Business Week (patch.com) — Hingham residents can now grab Union Square Donuts at Derby Street Shops, where the beloved Somerville-born chain just opened with free treats to mark its South Shore debut. The roundup also notes a budget beauty retailer coming to area malls, Dave's Hot Chicken landing at Logan Airport, and a new director taking over Worcester Regional Airport.
   

4. Franklin MA has new deputy town administrator. Meet Michelle Monsegur (wickedlocal.com) — Hingham residents may recognize Michelle Monsegur, the town's former assistant administrator for finance, who has been hired as Franklin's new deputy town administrator. The article highlights how her experience managing Hingham's $165 million budget and leading its Sustainable Budget Task Force helped prepare her for this regional leadership role.
   

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