March 10, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee, Advisory Committee, and Select Board are in the process of creating a Fiscal 2024-2028 memorandum of understanding — also referred to as a financial management plan — that will constitute a “public commitment to the residents and taxpayers of the Town of Hingham” in conjunction …
March 10, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Following a lengthy discussion, the Select Board supported the proposed $7.9 million Fiscal 2024 override to cover a deficit in both the municipal and school budgets and also presented preliminary numbers on how — if passed at the April 24 Town Meeting and the April 29 Town Election …
March 9, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Two Hingham High School teachers are excited about their plans to bring back the Credit for Life Fair just prior to graduation on May 18 to help students prepare for a bright future. “The fair is a simulation event for our senior class where students learn about personal …
March 8, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham resident Krysta Cass will be part of Team USO — a group of volunteers running to support active-duty service members, veterans, and their families — in the 2023 Boston Marathon April 17 to raise money for United Service Organizations, Inc. “We all have a different reason we’re …
March 6, 2023 – Submitted by Chabad of the South Shore Hingham, MA — “International Purim” is Chabad of the South Shore’s creative twist to this year’s community celebration of Purim, the holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s salvation in ancient Persia. The festivities will be held in Hingham, exact location of the event will be …
March 6, 2023 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools The 2023-2024 Program of Studies has been released after its approval from the School Committee in January. Rick Swanson, HHS Principal, and Derek Smith, HMS Principal, presented the materials and noted the changes and additions. Here are some of the highlights: Hingham High School: ● New One-Semester Senior English Class: …
March 3, 2023 by Carol Britton Meyer The Advisory Committee met with the School Committee last night to discuss the proposed $65.7 Fiscal 2024 budget, including $701,874 of “unmet needs” that were not included in the initial level services budget — representing a 5.1 percent increase over the Fiscal 2023 figure. Currently, the town’s total …
March 2, 2023 – Submitted by Hingham High School Drama, photos by Joshua Ross HHS Drama is presenting THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by Bertolt Brecht for the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild One Act Play Festival. The METG is a 90 year old organization of high schools celebrating the best of student theatre, and the Festival is …
February 28, 2023 by Carol Britton Meyer After many hours of meetings involving numerous presentations on, and discussions surrounding, the proposed Fiscal 2024 school budget, the School Committee unanimously approved this week the amount of $65,703,985 to fully fund the identified level service needs of $65,002,111 — plus $701,874 (45%) of the total identified by …
February 28, 2023 by Carol Britton Meyer “There’s still hope” for the unsightly vacant lot at 58 Main St. in downtown Hingham where the 1757 Thomas Barker House once stood, according to Hingham builder Ben Wilcox. When the lending bank recently auctioned off the property, Wilcox ended up being the successful bidder and now holds …
