Veterans Council Meets, 'The Parent Backpack' at Hingham Library

1. The Veterans Council meets at 7:30 p.m. at the GAR Hall. Agenda items include:
a.  Valor Act - Veterans Tax Relief DOR Local Option, Pending Applications

     b.  Foss Recognition, Demko Memorial Island & Veteran's Day - AAR

Click here for the full agenda.

2. Hingham Public Library hosts ML Nichols, author of The Parent Backpack: How to Support Your Child's Learning, End Homework Meltdowns, and Build Parent-Teacher Connections from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in the Whiton Room.

Click here for more details.

3. The Community Preservation Committee meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. For a complete agenda and for more Thursday meetings, visit the town's online calendar.

4. It will not be quite as cold Thursday as Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, with highs approaching 50 degrees and sunny skies. Winds could hit 14 to 16 miles per hour, though. Thursday night should be clear, low around 34.

5. Born on this day in history: Johann van Beethoven, Beethoven's first instructor and his father (1740), French painter Claude Monet (1840), former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (1954), Greek musician Yanni (1954) and musician Travis Barker (1975).