Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography December 31, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham School Committee’s goals for the current school year include focusing on a new strategic plan, developing a sustainable budget, and “furthering efforts on equity, inclusion, diversity, and belonging.” A supporting goal of the Wellness Subcommittee is “to review the equity …
Photo courtesy of DCI MA December 30, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Plans for major improvements to the busy Route 3A corridor that stretches along Hingham’s waterfront focus on improving the safety of pedestrians, motorists, and bicyclists and include a shared-use path with a buffer along the waterfront and a permanent “road diet” from Martins …
Photo by Joshua Ross December 29, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools is in the process of compiling a data base of vaccination information on students and teachers, Interim Supt. of Schools Gary Maestas reported at Monday’s School Committee meeting. He also explained that starting Dec. 17, school-by-school COVID-19 data related to …
Photo courtesy of Hingham Public Library. December 29, 2021 Submitted by the Hingham Public Library Hingham Public Library will be closed all day Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 3 and 4, and will reopen with limited hours on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 5 and 6, from 2 to 9 p.m. in order to begin demolition and …
The Town of Hingham is holding a COVID-19 vaccination booster clinic at the South Shore Baptist Church on Dec. 28. Those receiving a shot are asked to enter via the Free Street entrance to the church parking lot. (Photo courtesy Town of Hingham) December 27, 2021 Submitted by the Town of Hingham The Town of …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham December 27, 2021 New Years Day Holiday (Observed) December 31, 2021, All Day Town Hall Town offices will be closed in observance of the New Years Day Holiday on Friday, December 31, 2021. Transfer Station will be open Friday, December 31 and closed on Saturday, January 1, 2022 …
Photo Courtesy of the Town of Hingham December 27, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Thirteen elected town officers have terms expiring in 2022. Nomination papers for next year’s town election — date to be determined — will be available for candidates interested in running for office starting Wednesday, Jan. 12. Potential candidates are asked to …
December 23, 2021 Submitted by the Town of Hingham The Hingham Health Department would like to announce updates to the process of individual case investigation and contact tracing for COVID-19 cases. The state’s Community Tracing Collaborative has ended its operations. Effective immediately, the Hingham Health Department will triage outreach of COVID-19 cases to certain settings, …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. December 22, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee discussed the four finalists in the search for a new school superintendent Tuesday night and narrowed it down to Dr. Margaret Adams (current assistant superintendent of the Melrose Public Schools) and Dr. Scott Carpenter (current superintendent of …
Hingham Middle School (photo by Joshua Ross Photography) December 21, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer In the wake of a particularly high number of absences among teachers at Hingham High School last Friday, the School Committee decided last night to increase the pay rate for new and experienced substitute teachers districtwide in an effort to …
