Jessica Wright December 18, 2023 By Nes Correnti, School Committee Chair The Hingham School Committee and the Hingham Education Association (HEA), the organization that represents four of the seven Hingham Public Schools unions, continue to negotiate successor contracts. While the School Committee and union leaders have reached tentative agreements on a number of proposals, several key issues …
December 15, 2023 by Kathleen McGonagle Everyone is invited to honor the 27th Winter Solstice Celebration with poetry and song on Thu., Dec. 21 (Musical prelude, 6:45 PM: Poetry Program,7 PM). This event will be hybrid: both in person and on zoom. Masks are strongly encouraged. Audience members are invited to share a favorite winter …
December 13, 2023 by The Hingham Arts Alliance This past Sunday, two Hingham High School Students sang in the winter concert of the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus of Tenors and Basses. Junior Nicholas Roche and sophomore Ethan Warhaftig are members of the prestigious chorus that brings together talented vocalists across the region for weekly …
December 13, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer, Photos by Josh Ross The annual luncheon for seniors hosted by the Hingham Police Association at South Shore Country Club on Monday attracted more than 200 guests who enjoyed a delicious meal, good company, and holiday songs sung by the police officers. “We practice all year long, and …
December 13, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer School Committee member Kerry Ni, a member of the salary and negotiations subcommittee, shared “good news” at Monday’s SC meeting. “This morning we reached a tentative agreement on a 2023-2026 contract with Unit C (Custodians and Maintenance), who we started meeting with in late September,” she said. “They …
December 13, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Marybeth White, representing The Hingham Interventionists, referred last night to a petition signed by teachers in all four elementary schools supporting Hingham Public Schools interventionists’ request to join the Hingham Education Association Unit A union. “We’re the only group that isn’t a member, and we don’t have fair …
December 12, 2023 By The Hingham Education Association Over 400 members of the full Hingham Education Association participated in a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Adams’s leadership of Hingham Public Schools. The vote passed with 96% voting in favor. Staff across Hingham’s six schools gathered to vote on the statement today and express deep concerns on behalf …
December 12, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Education Association President Jacqueline Beaupre announced during a well-attended hybrid meeting of the School Committee Monday night that more than 400 members of the full HEA participated in a vote of “no confidence” in Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams’ leadership of Hingham Public Schools earlier that day. …
December 12, 2023 By Old Colony Montessori School We all look forward to our special holiday traditions, and the teachers, students, and staff at Old Colony Montessori School (OCMS) are no exception. For the past three years, the teachers and staff have dedicated their December staff meeting to make lunches for Father Bill’s Mainspring. The families generously donate …
December 12, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer A screening committee will be created in early 2024 to assist in the hiring of a new principal for South School to replace Mary Eastwood, who will retire at the end of the current school year. Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams expressed appreciation for Eastwood’s “long career here …
