Weekly Meetings & Agendas: December 13th-16th

Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham December 13, 2021 Policy Subcommittee of the School Committee December 13, 2021, 10:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://hinghamschools.zoom.us/j/88678953387 Meeting ID: 886 7895 3387 One tap mobile +13017158592,,88678953387# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,88678953387# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 886 7895 …

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Number of New Hingham COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise

Photo by www.peterschreiber.media December 9, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Massachusetts has been experiencing a sharp increase in COVID‐19 cases since early November, according to the state Department of Public Health, “and we’re seeing a significant more-recent uptick in new COVID‐19 in Hingham as well,” Town Administrator Tom Mayo told the Select Board this week. …

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Hingham Police Department Investigating Social Media Post by Student

Photo by Adem AY on unsplash. December 9, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Police officers arrived at the Hingham Middle School at approximately 7:30 a.m. today, Dec. 9, following a report of a social media group chat between several HMS students that “made reference to a past shooting threat,” according to a HPD News …

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Federally Funded Center Promoting Literacy Moves to Wheelock College

A new federal center at Wheelock College is working to eliminate racial inequities in literacy education. Photo by iStock/Fly View Productions. December 7, 2021 By Rich Barlow This article was first published in BU Today and was shared with permission. Black male students in the Hingham, Mass., public schools are three to four times more …

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Supt. of Schools Search Narrowed Down to Four Candidates

Photo by Joshua Ross December 7, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer After reviewing nearly two dozen applications and participating in six preliminary interviews with applicants for the open Hingham Public Schools superintendent of schools position, the search committee narrowed the pool down to four candidates for further consideration by the School Committee. They are — …

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Concerns about racially-charged incident addressed; teachers required to provide vaccination status

Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography December 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools intends to partner will the Hingham Unity Council, the Commission on Disabilities, the Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and other interested community members to address not only a recent racially-charged social media post aimed at a particular student, …

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Attention, Hingham Seniors: Watch out for misleading solicitations

December 6, 2021 by Carol Meyer It was brought to Hingham Director of Elder Services Jennifer Young’s attention recently that Hingham seniors are receiving solicitations which appear to benefit “The Seniors Centers,” with the name “HINGHAM” in bold type print at the top. “These solicitations are not from or for the Hingham Senior Center,” Young …

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Weekly Meetings & Agendas: December 6-11

December 6, 2021 Weir River Water System Citizens Advisory Board December 6, 2021, 4:00 PM Remote meeting via Zoom: Meeting ID: 860 1037 7866 Passcode: 092614 Dial-in number: 929-205-6099 Website: https://zoom.us/join School Committee December 6, 2021, 6:00 PM Topic: School Committee Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82541902681 Or One tap mobile …

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