Select Board Cell Service Update – January 2024

January 11, 2024 By Mark Cullings At the January 9, 2024 Select Board meeting, Assistant Town Administrator Art Robert offered two important updates on the town’s ongoing work to address the unsatisfactory state of cell service in Hingham. First was a proposed revision to the Hingham Zoning Bylaw to do two important things: 1. Add “Small Cell …

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$2.8 million deficit identified in proposed FY2025 school budget

January 10, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Fiscal 2025 Hingham Public Schools budget process has begun, with a presentation to the School Committee this week as the first of many more to come. As part of the budget planning process, a $2.8 million deficit was identified, including $1.6 million in increased special education costs …

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Notre Dame Hingham Impresses In First Robotics Competition of 2023-24

January 8, 2024 By Kathy Puleo, Director of Outreach Mentor NDA Academy Robotics After months of planning, coding, building, documenting, baking, marketing, and outreach, the Notre Dame Academy Robotics Team competed in the First Tech Challenge at Needham High School on December 9, 2023. The results were the reward for all the hard work they did leading up …

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Weekly Meetings & Agendas: January 8 – 15

Main Calendar Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Town Offices Closed January 15, 2024, All Day Public Meetings Middle School Council January 8, 2024, 2:15 PM @Hingham Middle School Administrative Conference Room Advisory Committee Education Subcommittee January 8, 2024, 6:00 PM @Central Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Town Hall OR or Remote via Zoom Dial-in number: …

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Calls From Alert Residents Result in Two Arrests

January 4, 2024 Submitted by the Hingham Police Department Calls from alert residents resulted in the arrest of two people for stealing from numerous unlocked cars. On December 31, 2023 at 10:16pm Officers were sent to HMS Fitzroy Dr. in the Hingham Shipyard after residents called to report seeing a man and a woman walking …

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Kindergarten Parent Information Night

January 3, 2024 By Hingham public Schools The Hingham Public Schools will host a Kindergarten Parent Information Night for parents of children who are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2024. We especially welcome families new to Hingham or those who will have children in the HPS for the first time next fall. The meeting is scheduled for …

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Hingham Public Schools To Host Four Open Houses for Integrated Preschool and PreK

January 3, 2024 by Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is excited to announce a series of open houses designed to showcase the Integrated Preschool and PreK programs. Knowledgeable staff will be available to provide insights into the curriculum, educational approach, and supportive services offered within these programs. The Integrated Preschool offers a unique educational environment where children …

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Last Chance for Christmas Tree Pickup!

January 2, 2023 By Chris Blanch In the holiday spirit – of health, happiness and the safety of Hingham residents – the Boy Scouts of Troop 1 Hingham will pick up your Christmas tree after the big day, and haul it away for recycling. No fuss, no needles in your car, no waiting in line …

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Drone Locates Unconscious Driver Who Ran From Crash

December 30, 2023 from the Hingham Police Department  Hingham, MA – An unconscious man was found in a wooded area by a police drone after he allegedly fled the scene from a severe crash on Lincoln St. He was transported to the hospital and is being summonsed to court on several charges. On Saturday, December …

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