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 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 …
December 12, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer In response to the recent incident involving the arrest of a substitute teacher at the Middle School related to a probation violation of a trespass order in a neighboring town, the Hingham Public Schools district contracted with educational consultant Dr. Pamela Gould to perform an analysis of its …
December 6, 2023 By The Town of Hingham The Town of Hingham is excited to launch MyHingham, a new mobile citizen engagement application. The My Hingham App aims to enhance communication, streamline service delivery, and foster a sense of community. Through the user-friendly platform, residents can now conveniently connect with their local government, report issues, and stay informed …
December 6, 2023 By The Town of Hingham Governor Maura T. Healey honored firefighters from across Massachusetts at the 34th annual Firefighter of the Year Awards ceremony on November 21, including a group citation to 16 members of the Hingham Fire Department for their meritorious response to the Derby Shops Apple Store crash on November …
December 6, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The Master Plan Implementation Committee will meet today, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to provide the background to the plan — which was adopted by the Planning Board in Aug. 2021 — and to discuss its implementation. The meeting is open to the public. The …
December 5, 2023 By The Hingham Police Department A resident fell victim to a phone scam that led to him losing almost $100,000. On December 2, 2023 an 84 year old Hingham resident said last week he received a call from a man who claimed he was from PayPal. The caller said $100 had accidently …
