By Carol Britton Meyer During his annual performance evaluation, Town Administrator Tom Mayo was praised for his work ethic, integrity, and loyalty to the town. “Tom has really excelled in bringing the town together through this very unexpected COVID-19 situation — one that had the potential to displace town employees and dramatically upset the delivery …
June 25, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer With the release of the long-awaited Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Initial Fall School Reopening Guidance today, school administrators, teachers, and students can now start preparing for what will be a different kind of school year in 2020-2021. DESE Initial Fall Reopening Guidance vFF “Here at Hingham …
Photo by Joshua Ross June 25 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Summer vacation has just begun, but school administrators, parents, and students are already thinking about the upcoming 2020-2021 school year and what the “new normal” will look like. Gov. Charlie Baker and other state officials involved with the release of the Initial Fall School …
June 24, 2020 (press release courtesy of the Hingham Police Department) A 20 year old Hingham man faces numerous firearms related charges after Detectives and a SWAT Team executed a search warrant at his home Wednesday morning. Hingham Detectives began an investigation after receiving a tip of a resident who was seen online loading and …
June 24, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer As a follow-up to Town Meeting’s support for funding a feasibility study and conceptual design plans for a proposed new, much-needed public safety facility, the Selectmen voted unanimously last night to enter into a purchase and sale agreement on a roughly three-acre parcel at 335 Lincoln Street for …
Photo by Joshua Ross June 23, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Town Meeting voters supported a $126.5 million Fiscal 2021 town budget, including $58 million for the schools at last Saturday’s Town Meeting. That said, there’s a projected shortfall of “over $3 million, and the town will be taking [money] out of its rainy day …
June 23, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo courtesy of HPS) Supt. of Schools Paul Austin had his first-ever public evaluation last night by the School Committee as part of the customary annual review of the Hingham Public Schools superintendent, despite his long history as a school administrator before coming to town. ” That’s because …
June 23, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham School Committee has joined other communities in the state in supporting a statewide anti-racism resolution calling in part for schools to create a “welcoming community for ALL students” and for each district to provide annual professional development on diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as to …
June 21, 2020 by Hilary Jenison and Carol Britton Meyer (photos by Joshua Ross Photography) It was a Town Meeting like no other, with chairs set up 10 feet apart and voters wearing face masks in the scorching heat as the three-hour meeting unfolded on the high school multi-purpose field. Town Meeting 2020 photo by …
June 19, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer With a week to go before the June 27 town election, there is now one race rather than two — for school committee. Selectman candidate Kirk Shilts withdrew his candidacy for the selectman seat yesterday, leaving selectman candidate William Ramsey to run unopposed for the seat now occupied …
