The lights are on and the doors are open in downtown Hingham after what seemed like an eternity for shop owners, service providers and all the other businesses, as well as the entire community.

The Hingham community and beyond is looking forward to the reopening of long-closed local restaurants, especially with the arrival of summer. While only temporary new or expanded outdoor seating is possible in the current phase of Gov. Charlie Baker's restaurant reopening plan, there couldn't be a better time of year or more beautiful weather for restaurant owners who wish to take that step.

Hingham’s holiday spirit was brought out at Christmas in the Square.

The streets of Downtown Hingham got a holiday decoration facelift this year. The 80 lampposts that line North, South, Main and Central streets will be wearing all new greenery, lights and bows for the holiday season.

Downtown Hingham offers a wide variety of festive events throughout the year. Christmas in the Square is one of the most cherished events of the year that is organized and presented by the Hingham Downtown Association. This group of business owners works together to create a vibrant downtown and promotes a strong sense of community. What you may not realize is that Christmas in the Square is fully-funded by the Downtown Association. This joyful and beloved holiday tradition brings people of all ages together to kick-off and celebrate the holiday season.

A second Euro Mart in Hingham will open in the old Sub Galley location soon and will to offer another place to eat in downtown Hingham. The old Sub Galley shop location will soon be a new place to eat in downtown Hingham.

Aja Amontea is the founder and owner of Fig.A, a new women's shop in Downtown Hingham. We recently had the chance to catch up with her about the new shop and the inspiration for it.

The owner of the newly constructed Lincoln Building in Hingham Square said that as of late August, all but one of its six apartments are rented, as are four out of fivefirst-floor commercial spaces.