The Hamilton Cub Scouts Pack 35's Annual Pinewood Derby was held on Jan. 25 at the First Congregational Church in Hamilton. Results from the races: TIGER SCOUTS First: Benjamin Krysiak Second: James Ostrowski Third: Adam Green WOLF SCOUTS First: James Day Second: Elijah Grenier Third: Teddy Hargrove BEAR SCOUTS First: Cooper Blatz Second: Craig LeBlanc Third: Michael Daley WEBELOS First: Wyatt Carlson Second: Ryan Woodin Third: Christopher Tsouvalas GRAND FINALS First: Ryan Woodin Second: Christopher Tsouvalas Third: Cooper Blatz

Kids raised $892.20 on Wednesday for the Friends of Patton Park in the effort to install a new playground at Patton Park. They races about a quarter mile across the park and paid $5 each to enter the race. Some children paid the entrance fee themselves toward the effort. The group plans to break ground in the spring for a new playground at the park. The idea started with an idea that came from the children of the chairwomen of the fundraisng effort. The children said that their parents had been working so hard to raise the money for the playground they wanted to do something to help them. "We…

Hundreds of people came out in the hot weather to the Two Town Fourth festivities at Patton Park on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the Fourth of July in Hamilton and Wenham. Click through some photos from the fun and please feel free to add your own to share with other Hamilton-Wenham Patch users. Simply click on the green word "upload photos and videos" above and follow the prompts.

A complete list of the Class of 2012 at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School: Jennifer Lee Adamo Kristen Marie Adams Christopher Mok Anderson Kevin Stuart Anthony Melissa Naomi Bain David Nelson Bain Suzanne Rae Balk Marie Laurence Baratto Paul George Bateman, Jr. Sophia Ourania-Theoharakis     Becker Ryan Charles Beckett Theodore Walter Beckman Skye Powell Bellenis Luke Anthony Besse Stephanie Abigail Biancucci Zachary MacCready Bird Erik Burton Blakney Giles Parker Blaney Jason Arthur Brooks Robert Thomas Brown, III Lauren Marie Bukkhegyi Robert Elliott Burr Elizabeth Grace Callahan Kristen…

The traditional gathering at Patton Park before Prom on Friday night saw seniors gather amid hundreds of camera-toting parents, grandparents and friends before heading to Fenway Park in Boston.

Prom-goers gathered for traditional photos at Patton Park on Friday evening before the Junior Prom.

Friday was Grandfriends Day at Buker Elementary School, where grandparents and "grandfriends" joined students in class before a school-wide musical performance.

The Sons of the Legion celebrated St. Patrick's Day by hosteing a corned beef and cabbage dinner at American Legion Post 194 in Hamilton on Friday night.

Artists from the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District have been awarded five gold keys, two silver keys and seven honorable mentions in the 2012 Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards. The announcement was made recently by the district's Fine Arts Department. Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School students Juliette Chagnon, Kara Goodyear, Katy Hogan, Chloe Leigh and Tony Pham received Gold Keys, the highest honor. High school students Alyssa Pelletier and Anna Rourke both received Silver Keys and Melissa Bain, Griffen Hoyle, Jordan Lake, Chloe Leigh and Aaron Whitman received honorable mentions…

It was a sold-out evening of fun at the Community House on Saturday night at its first Father-Daughter Winter Ball. "It was a great evening for everyone," said Carolyn Blaney, the Community House's marketing and sales manager. "People are still talking about it." And one mother wrote to Blaney to say that her "husband and daughter loved (Saturday) night's ball and are already looking forward to going again next year." "It sounded like it was beautiful and very well run," said Ann Wilder.

Hamilton firefighters trained for six hours on Saturday morning in a vacant home that was donated to the department. The 17 firefighters that took part in the training had an opportunity to use various skills – from advancing a charged hose line in a home and ventilating a building to forcible entry and overhaul. “Stage smoke” was used in the home, but everything else was real. “The only difference was that we didn’t have the heat,” said Hamilton Fire Chief Phil Stevens. The home was donated by Jay Burnham, who now plans to tear it down and build a new home. There were many spectators for the…

Sunday was not a white Christmas, but there is no lack of holiday spirit in Hamilton and Wenham. Here's a look around at just a few of the images in the two towns in recent days and your photos can be part of it. Just look for the button that says "upload photos and videos."

A tradition at Buker Elementary School in Wenham continued last Tuesday when the first and second grade teachers asked their students to think about "giving" during the holiday season. The two classes have been working with the Acord Food Pantry in Hamilton to provide ingredients for a Christmas breakfast. Instead of selecting a small gift for their teachers, they have collected pancake mixes, canned fruit, syrup and canned hams. These items will provided a special meal on the holiday for the clients of the food pantry. The students loaded up their wagons at the Buker School on a chilly …

Businesses in downtown Hamilton and Wenham hosted shoppers during the "Christmas in the Village" event on Thursday night. Businesses from Hayfields in Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing to Crows Corner in 300 at Main across to Jolie Tea Co. on Bay Road to Timeless Interiors on Railroad Avenue all participated.

Joanne Patton was honored Monday morning by the “Wreaths Across America” traveling memorial, just hours before town officials unveiled her plan to donate her home and more than two dozen acres to the town. Patton, the daughter-in-law of Gen. George S. Patton, has been discussing with Town Manager Michael Lombardo the possibility of donating her upper Asbury Street home and 27 acres to the town. The donation was publicly announced for the first time when the Hamilton Board of Selectmen met on Monday night. “We’ve been discussing this for several months,” Lombardo said as part of a 10-minute …

It was standing room only at the Community House of Hamilton and Wenham for the caroling on Sunday night. Santa visited and on the way out he was given a cookie and cocoa. Then everyone headed over to Patton Park to light the gazebo and then down to People's United Bank to light the Christmas tree.

Spirit Week was in full-force at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School on Tuesday as Nick Ristaino, history teacher and student government advisor, rallied students to the donut-eating competition out in the courtyard during both lunch periods. Four contestants representing each class at both lunch periods competed for 100 points. At the end of the week, the class with the most points gets the coveted distinction of the most school spirit along with a trophy. Spirit week activities kicked off last Thursday and included luau and pajama theme days plus competitions between classes that included …

Veterans and town officials in both Hamilton and Wenham honored veterans in separate observances on Veterans Day on Friday. At Cheeseman Field in Pingree Park in Wenham, a wreath was laid in memory of Alan Cheeseman, the only Wenham resident killed in Vietnam. "Let us remember they left their families and did whatever they were assigned," Col. Stuart Corning said at the prayer. In Hamilton, veterans were honored in an observance at Hamilton Cemetery after marching up Route 1A from Hamilton Town Hall. Silvia Riley Collins offered a poem and Selectman Jeff Stinson addressed the crowd, …

Students from Buker Elementary School, Cutler Elementary School and Winthrop Elementary School all filled Roller Palace in Beverly on Thursday afternoon, skating around and having fun. They showed off their moves - including to the macarena and hokey pokey.

The storm left all sorts of interesting and strange scenes in the two towns, including snow covered pumpkins and snowbanks next to trees covered with green leaves. Some of our shots come from Oliver Gulf and outside the Wenham Fire Department and Wenham Post Office plus the snow-covered polo fields at Myopia Hunt Club. But we want to see your photos. Share your storm scenes with Hamilton-Wenham Patch by clicking out the green "share your photos" button.