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Watch 'Quiz Show' Finals, Get Some Plants and Run a 5K This Weekend

Get a look at the quick info about some of the local events happening this weekend in Hamilton and Wenham, including a plant sale and road race in Hamilton on Sunday and a High School Quiz Show viewing party on Sunday.

The upcoming weekend in Hamilton and Wenham includes a plant sale and road race in downtown Hamilton on Saturday plus a group bikeride on the new rail trail through Wenham. Get the when and where below for those events and other happenings in Hamilton and Wenham. Remember, each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. There’s also a lot of other activities going on, including farmstead tours at Appleton Farms plus the Hamilton Police Memorial Sunday event and the always popular Touch-a-Truck event in Beverly at the high school. Gordon College will also hold its graduation on Saturday outside in the Quad and on Sunday about 1,000 bicyclists will take part in …

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Pet of the Week

VIDEO: Playful Tabby Needs a Home

Could you be Berty's match?

Berty is a playful cat looking for a forever home. Be sure to watch our video to learn about Berty, who is at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, which serves most of the North Shore, including Hamilton and Wenham. If Berty is adopted by the time you make it to the shelter, there are plenty of other animals in need of loving homes. Call Northeast Animal Shelter at 978-745-9888 or visit northeastanimalshelter.org for more information.

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Weekend Events Include Designers on Display, Fishing Derby

Get a look at the quick info about some of the local events happening this weekend in Hamilton and Wenham.

Weekend events in Hamilton and Wenham range from Hamilton Town Meeting on Saturday morning to the start of the Design Show at Wenham Museum. There’s also an “event” everyone can take part in Saturday – the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Leave some non-perishable food (that is not past the expiration date) out for your mail carrier. Get the when and where below for those events and other happenings in Hamilton and Wenham. Remember, each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. We encourage you to look past this weekend guide into our full calendar of events, where we have other events listed. Remember, if you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, …

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Jay Burnham

2:39 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012

Excellent news today from the Hamilton Town Meeting! Reason prevailed and Hamilton residents voted to reduce Hamilton's share of the school budget by $285,683.00. Expect this to be complimented in Wenham by a reduction of their proportionate share (approximately $134,400.00) and we have ($420,000) close to the $500k the taxpayers were seeking from the school district to help reduce the burden of …   more ›

Last Chance: Deadlines You Need to Know This Week in Hamilton and Wenham

An opportunity to ask questions about the Patton estate gift and a chance to sign up your children for a yoga class are some of the deadlines this week.

Welcome to Last Chance, a regular feature that will provide a list of upcoming deadlines that you may want to know about. Do you know about a deadline coming up this week that we missed? Share it in the comments below. We’ll feature the latest deadlines to take a class, join a bus trip to Foxwoods or register to vote. Here is a list of important dates that Hamilton and Wenham residents will want to know this week. Patton Gift: On Saturday at the Annual Town Meeting in Hamilton, voters will decide whether to accept the gift of the Patton estate. On Monday and Tuesday, voters or other interested residents can meet with two members of the Patton Family Gift Advisory Committee – Stacy Carpenter and John Cusalito – to hear more about how the …

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VIDEO: Is Hickory Your Match?

This Walker Hound is in need for a loving home.

Hickory is a playful Walker Hound at in need of a home. She is at Northeast Animal Shelter, which serves much of the North Shore, including Hamilton and Wenham. Be sure to watch our video to learn more about Hickory. If Hickory is adopted by the time you make it to the shelter, there are plenty of other animals in need of loving homes. Call Northeast Animal Shelter at 978-745-9888 or visit northeastanimalshelter.org for more information.

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Video Battle of the Bands: North Shore/Merrimack Valley Winners

Find out who won the Patch Battle of the Bands in Merrimack Valley and the North Shore.

Aspiring rock stars in the Merrimack Valley and North Shorth put out their music to thousands in Patch's Video Battle of the Bands and the fans have spoken. The regional round of the battle has now concluded and two bands will go on to the finalist round. Winning first place with 204 votes is Forget the Former - “I Would Have Lost” with band members Bobby Briggs of Westford; Daniel Daley of Tewksbury; and Ben Hanson of Lowell. Forget the Former wins two hours of recording time at The Space in Lowell. Coming in second place with 177 votes is The Truezoos – “I’ll Keep This One” with band members Sean O’Sullivan and Marc Hoffman of Georgetown; and Jeff Kereakoglow of Danvers. Starting on Monday, both Forget the Former and the Truezoos will …

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VOTE: Video Battle of the Bands

Tell us who's the best band of these 12 entries in the North Shore/Merrimack Valley competition. Let us know your pick and why they are your choice in the comment section.

Patch Video Battle of the Bands 2012 is here! More than 20 bands from across Eastern Massachusetts submitted videos of original songs over the past two weeks to multiple area Patch sites in hopes of taking home the top prize. First off is a regional round in which we pit bands and musicians from the North Shore and Merrimack Valley against one another. They will square off to win bragging rights in the area, a cool prize and a chance to go to the final round and win a rockstar prize pack! The field for the North Shore/Merrimack Valley round is strong with musical tastes ranging from rock to jazz to pop to metal. Voting for the regional round will run until noon on Friday, May 4. Please vote by telling us your choice in the comment section …

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Les Masterson

12:00 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012

Voting is now closed for the regional round of Patch's Video Battle of the Bands. Thank you for the hundreds of people who voted! The final round kicks off on Monday.   more ›

Last Chance: Deadlines You Need to Know in Hamilton and Wenham This Week

An opportunity to register for this summer's Wenham Village Improvement Society summer camp and a chance to speak with the final two school superintendent are two "last chances" coming up this week.

Welcome to Last Chance, a regular feature that will provide a list of upcoming deadlines that you may want to know about. Do you know about a deadline coming up this week that we missed? Share it in the comments below. We’ll feature the latest deadlines to take a class, join a bus trip to Foxwoods or register to vote. Here is a list of important dates that Hamilton and Wenham residents will want to know this week. Teen Poetry Contest Monday is the deadline to enter Hamilton-Wenham Library’s second annual Teen Poetry Contest. Teenagers in grades 6 to 12 can enter and ends at midnight on Monday night, April 30. Poems must incorporate two personas, characters, or viewpoints and up to three poems per person can be entered. Poems can be entered…

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