Hingham Schools Face Tough Choices as Budget Cap Looms

Committee explores fee increases, cost-saving measures to minimize impact on educational services

HINGHAM - January 16 - The Hingham School Committee is grappling with potential staff reductions and program cuts as it works to stay within a 3.5% budget increase cap agreed upon with the town for fiscal year 2026.

At a January 16 meeting, committee members and school officials discussed various fee increases and cost-saving measures to minimize the imp…