Photo by: Josh Ross Photography August 3, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer After reviewing 11 applications and interviewing seven candidates, Dr. Amanda Donovan has been named interim principal of East Elementary School effective Aug. 2, Asst. Supt. of Schools Jamie LaBillois — who served as chair of the East Interim Principal Search Committee — announced …
August 3, 2021 Submitted by Hingham Department of Elder Services The Property Tax Work Off Program is designed to assist residents 60 and older with property tax bills. In order to be eligible for the Program, applicants must own and occupy property for which Hingham taxes are paid. There are income restrictions. The maximum gross …
Photo from Unsplash August 2, 2021 by Meteorologist Michael Page After a record warm June, and a record wet July, most are hoping for a more ‘normal’ August. And that’s exactly what we’ll get to start. August Starts Comfortably High temperatures all this week will be close to average for this time of year, in …
Image courtesy of Plymouth Public Schools July 30, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Dr. Gary Maestas, Ed.D., who was recently named interim superintendent of the Hingham Public Schools, greatly enjoys touring around on his Harley-Davidson and rebuilding crashed cars in his spare time, but his main focus is education. Maestas — who served as Superintendent …
August 2, 2021 Submitted by Hingham Police Department A 20-year-old Randolph man was arrested Friday after leading police on a brief pursuit that ended when a Sergeant struck the car in an attempt to disable it after it drove on two flat tires, all over the road and over a sidewalk entirely out of control. …
July 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Town of Hingham is wrapping up its first round of Green Communities projects. Hingham was designated a Green Community by the state Department of Energy Resources in 2019. Along with that good news came an Initial Designation Grant of $142,000. “With [those funds] we were able to …
July 28, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer There have been 18 reported new COVID-19 cases in Hingham since June 1 — five last month and 13 this month, according to Asst. Town Administrator Michelle Monsegur. Whether those individuals were vaccinated or not when they tested positive is unknown. “We are keeping an eye on the …
Photo by Art Markiv July 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Due to a shortfall in the drivers education program budget, Hingham Public Schools Director of Business and Support Services John Ferris suggested Monday night during an in-person meeting that the School Committee consider eliminating the program altogether. The idea would be to ensure the …
Photo courtesy of Foster PTO July 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer School Building Committee Vice Chair Ray Estes delivered what he called “exciting” news to the School Committee Monday night: “There’s a lot going on with Foster School.” Estes provided an update on the process following the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s inviting the Town …
Image courtesy of Plymouth Public Schools July 27, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer Dr. Gary Maestas, Ed.D., who served as Superintendent of Plymouth Public Schools from 2008 until September 2020, was named interim superintendent for the Hingham Public Schools in a unanimous vote by the School Committee Monday night. He will replace Supt. of Schools …
