PTOs thanked for vaccination assistance; School Committee approves recommended $61.4 million budget

March 16, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham All-Town PTO Adopt-an-Educator/School Staff Vaccination Program was a huge success. Supt. of Schools Paul Austin and School Committee Chair Kerry Ni thanked the volunteers who helped make vaccination appointments last week and into this past weekend for more than 120 Hingham Public Schools faculty and staff …

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Phased-in approach proposed to return Grades 6-12 to full in-person learning; HEA ratification of plan required

Hingham Middle School (photo by Joshua Ross Photography) March 16, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer On Monday (March 15) — the same day non-remote Hingham Public Schools elementary students returned to full in-person learning five days a week — Supt. of Schools Paul Austin presented a proposal for phased-in approaches to returning non-remote Grades 6 …

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Back to School (K-5) Take 2!

March 16, 2021 by Ally Donnelly, The Hingham Cast (photos courtesy of Hingham Public Schools) I bought a back to school outfit. I lovingly (not begrudgingly) packed a labor-intensive lunch. I wrote a special note and tucked it into a lunchbox that had been cleaned for the first time in Lord knows when. It was …

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New State Covid-19 Vaccine Preregistration System Now Live

Photo by Hakan Nural on Unsplash March 12, 2021 by Hilary Jenison Massachusetts residents can now preregister for a vaccine appointment under the new system launched by the state today.  Eligible residents who have preregistered will be contacted when it is their turn via their preferred method of communication (email, text message or phone call). …

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Hingham PTO Adopt-an-Educator/School Staff Vaccination Program

Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash  March 10, 2021 submitted by Kerri Ni, School Committee Chair On March 3rd, Governor Baker announced that educators and school staff members will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of March 11th. This is welcome news as it will protect our essential school staff and will also …

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Senior property tax exemption would lighten tax burden

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash March 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer A means-tested property tax exemption for long-time senior homeowners who meet certain income and asset criteria would help lessen the tax burden from the many capital projects that are in the town’s pipeline and other expenses. The tax exemption was approved at …

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Selectmen support public safety facility warrant article; talk of potential override continues

March 10, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The selectmen addressed a full agenda last night, including supporting a public safety facility warrant article asking Town Meeting to approve the appropriation of $1.57 million to pay the expenses for design, architectural, engineering, owner’s project manager, and other professional services for the proposed building. “I’m comfortable with …

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