Vaickus leaves a big mark

“It’s wonderful to be with the entire family. We thought it was about time we were all together again in the same place. It’s a time for visiting, catching up. Hingham was very good to all of us and now we want to give back.”

In a surprisingly speedy determination, Assistant District Attorney Mary Lee has dismissed one charge of violating the Open Meeting Law against the board — but found sufficient cause to determine a violation had indeed occurred in another.

More than 90 percent of the 115 objectives set by school administrators for the 2007-2008 school year have been completed as planned or some progress has been made on them.

Labor Day is early this year, which means that 3,889 Hingham Public School students will be hitting the books sooner than usual.