🌱 Patch AM: Which Beacon Hill bills could soon change daily life in Hingham?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Beacon Hill bills could soon change daily life in Hingham?
• Hingham community mourns lifelong teacher and resident Mary Elaine Dennis

Also on today's calendar: Online Group Meditation with a Guided Meditation on "Equanimity" and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Windy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 48 and low of 32 degrees.
• Thursday: Colder; a p.m. snow shower, temps: high: 35, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly sunny, windy and cold, with a high of 34 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rep. Meschino Legislative Update: What's Moving on Beacon Hill (hinghamanchor.com) — Several bills backed by Rep. Joan Meschino could soon affect Hingham, including proposals for a new Center for Active Living site and modernized legal notice publishing. The update also highlights legislation honoring a Hingham veteran, strengthening protections for children in foster care, supporting community media, and advancing climate and housing policies that shape daily life across Hingham and neighboring towns.
   

• Obituary: Mary Elaine (Patch) Dennis (hinghamanchor.com) — A beloved lifelong Hingham resident, Mary Elaine (Patch) Dennis, has passed away in local hospice care, with visiting hours and funeral services scheduled next week at Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel. Elaine spent her life in Hingham, teaching in local schools, raising five children, and becoming known for her Christmas cookies, family dinners, and devotion to the Red Sox and Celtics.
   

📸 Around Hingham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hingham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• The Sound of Music
  The Company Theatre, 30 Accord Park Dr, Norwell
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 9

• Online Group Meditation with a Guided Meditation on "Equanimity"
  Online
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 11

• Music & Movement with Ms. Rebecca | ages 4 and under
  Whiton Room , 66 Leavitt Street , Hingham
  10:30 am
• In-Person Group Meditation with a Guided Meditation on "Equanimity"
  185 Lincoln St , Hingham
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Barker Basketball town and travel program/games
  William L. Foster Elementary School , 55 Downer Ave , Hingham
  8:00 am
• V.F.W. Post 6053 Monthly Meeting
  Hingham, MA Calendar , 358 Main Street , Hingham
  9:00 am
• Teen Book Club
  Activity Room , 66 Leavitt Street , Hingham
  1:30 pm

Monday December 15

• Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5)
  Activity Room , 66 Leavitt Street , Hingham
  10:30 am
• American Legion 120 Monthly Meeting
  Hingham, MA Calendar , 358 Main Street , Hingham
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Move & Groove Storytime (ages 4 and under)
  Whiton Room , 66 Leavitt Street , Hingham
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 10

• Elevate Your Strength
  Cohasset, MA Calendar Cohasset, MA 02025
  9:15 am
• WCFCE Storytime/Playgroup
  Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  9:30 am
• Knitting Group
  Paul Pratt Memorial Library , 35 Ripley Road , Cohasset
  10:00 am
• Wednesday Morning Movie: Mission: Impossible â The Final Reckoning
  Tufts Library , 46 Broad Street , Weymouth
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I come in peace. You come in pieces.
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