MBTA Route Changes Hit East Weymouth, Hingham Center Starting Sept. 6
WEYMOUTH — Riders on two MBTA bus routes serving Weymouth face schedule and coverage changes starting Sunday, Sept. 6, when Route 220 drops Hingham Center and Route 222 drops East Weymouth, with both routes shifting to 30-minute service.
TOWN HALL
The Town of Weymouth flagged the coming MBTA adjustments in its News & Announcements feed this week. Beginning Sept. 6, Route 220 will no longer serve Hingham Center and Route 222 will no longer serve East Weymouth; in exchange, both routes will run more frequently, arriving every 30 minutes instead of their current schedules. Riders who rely on either route for East Weymouth or Hingham Center connections should plan alternate stops or transfers ahead of the switch.
SCHOOLS
Weymouth Public Schools opens its 2026-27 year in stages next week. Wednesday, Sept. 2 remains a no-school staff development day. Students in grades 1 through 6 and grade 9 return Thursday, Sept. 3 for an early-release day, the same day kindergarten families attend orientation. Kindergartners along with grades 7-8 and 10-12 begin their first full day of school Friday, Sept. 4. Pre-K students follow on Sept. 8, after the Labor Day holiday closes schools Sept. 7.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"MA State Primary 2026: Markey Repels Moulton, Minogue To Face Healey": Tuesday's primary results set the November ballot, with Sen. Ed Markey beating Rep. Seth Moulton for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination and Minogue winning the Republican race to challenge Gov. Maura Healey, per Weymouth Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weymouth).
"🌱 Patch AM: Where do Weymouth's Wildcats rank among South Shore football powerhouses?": Patch's morning roundup previews how Weymouth High's football team stacks up against other South Shore programs this season, according to Weymouth Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weymouth).
COMING UP
Kindergarten Orientation and the first day of school for grades 1-6 and 9 fall on Thursday, Sept. 3. Grades K, 7-8 and 10-12 start their first full day Friday, Sept. 4, the same day as Food Truck Friday for Labor Day weekend. Schools are closed Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day. Pre-K classes begin Tuesday, Sept. 8, alongside a Town Wide Parent Council meeting that evening at Tufts Library, plus Planning Board and Town Council meetings at Town Hall. The Weymouth School Committee meets Thursday, Sept. 10 at Town Hall.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.