Friday, May 18, 2012
Sen. Bruce Tarr called court's decision “deeply concerning and undermines the effectiveness of a major law that protects our public safety.”
The state Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday removed a portion of a law that targeted drunk driving, known as Melanie’s Law. The court Thursday disallowed the portion of the law that allows the Registry of Motor Vehicles to increase sanctions against those who admit to driving drunk, but whose cases are later dismissed, reported the Boston Globe. The issue is that when lawmakers changed the state’s drunk driving law, they did not change what a “conviction” means. Supreme Judicial Court Justice Margot Botsford wrote in the unanimous decision that the law did not “explicity include cases that are ‘continued without a finding’ in its list of what can be considered drunk driving convictions,” reported the Globe. The court decision did not …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A GOP poll that showed Richard Tisei in the lead in the Sixth District Congressional race may have not been what it seemed, according to Team Tierney.
Republican Congressional candidate Richard Tisei released polling results to the media this week that showed the Republican challenger with a 7-point lead over incumbent Congressman John Tierney, D-Salem. Tierney and Tisei, of Wakefield, are both seeking the Sixth Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives currently held by Tierney. The district includes Hamilton and Wenham, plus most of the North Shore. The polling data in the latest poll, compiled by GOP pollster John McLaughlin, may not be accurate. As it turns out, the poll dramatically over-represents Republicans. The same poll had Sen. Scott Brown with a 24-point lead over Elizabeth Warren (in most other polls statewide those two are in a statistical tie). Blue …
A roundup of activity for the Hamilton Police and Fire Department for May 14-15. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following activity for the Hamilton Police and Fire Department comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Monday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 15. Monday, May 14 9:29 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was reported on Tally Ho Drive. 10:52 a.m. Somebody was injured after a call for assistance from Miles River Middle School. 11:06 a.m. An animal call was handled at the station. 12:25 p.m. Community policing was conducted at the station. 2:26 p.m. A 911 hang-up or wrong dial call came from a Lake Drive address. 2:27 p.m. An animal call was handled on Highland Street. 2:30 p.m. Animal control was called to a Northedge Road address for an animal call. 4:46 p.m. A report was written after assistance was rendered at Hamilton-Wenham …
42.61318
-70.87213
Bay Rd & Asbury St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035860
42.61053
-70.873295
Crosby's Market
15 Walnut Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
803745
/locations/7035859
42.630708
-70.848449
Miles River Middle School
787 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
803841
/locations/7035853
42.627466
-70.852773
24 Rockmaple Ave, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035858
42.614534
-70.868621
343 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035855
42.61463
-70.88811
Highland St & Lake Dr, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035861
42.632036
-70.840533
100 Moulton St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035862
42.615303
-70.88948
40 Lake Dr, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035854
42.611855
-70.879667
Hamilton-Wenham Library
14 Union St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
1300307
/locations/7035857
42.645193
-70.843666
7 Northedge Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035856
42.608079
-70.815648
95 Lake Shore Ave, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/man-issued-summons-after-allegedly-shoplifting-at-crosby-s
/locations/7035863
A roundup of activity for the Wenham Police and Fire Department for May 9-13. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following activity for the Wenham Police and Fire Department comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Monday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 15. Monday, May 14 12:11 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Route 128 northbound north of exit 17. 1 a.m. A suspicious person was reported on the Route 128 overpass. 2:19 a.m. A car stop was conducted on Maple Street. 8:45 a.m. Assistance was rendered at a Cherry Street address. 1:05 p.m. An animal call on Monument Street was given to Wenham police. 1:48 p.m. A well-being check was conducted at a Mayflower Drive address. 2:19 p.m. A disabled vehicle was assisted on Main Street. 10:34 p.m. A report was written after a larceny was reported at a Cherry Street address. …
42.596417
-70.846075
91 Grapevine Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
/locations/7036341
42.60785
-70.887029
Bessie Buker Elementary School
1 School St, Wenham, MA
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
777122
/locations/7036342
42.604392
-70.887423
Wenham Town Hall
138 Main St, Wenham, MA
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
777220
/locations/7036343
42.603127
-70.9254
40 Mayflower Dr, Wenham, MA
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
/locations/7036344
42.611515
-70.887939
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
/locations/7036345
42.605443
-70.897889
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
/locations/7036346
42.603804
-70.888023
Wenham Village Improvement Society Playground
133 Main St, Wenham, MA
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
1339270
/locations/7036347
42.604341
-70.88779
Wenham Tea House
4 Monument St, Wenham, MA
/articles/two-early-morning-suspicious-vehicles-in-wenham
2083107
/locations/7036348
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Hamilton-Wenham Regional School Committee ratified the fiscal 2013 budget number that was approved by Hamilton Town Meeting on Saturday.
The Hamilton-Wenham School Committee voted 7-1 Tuesday night to OK the 2013 budget that was approved by the Hamilton Town Meeting on Saturday The decision, though, came after a lengthy discussion on how "secret negotiations" before the meeting avoided what member Larry Swartz called “a war” that might have broken out in the high school auditorium. Several current and former members of the School Committee criticized the negotiations by three members – Chairman Alexa McCloughan, Vice Chairman Roger Kuebel and Swartz – which were kept from the other committee members prior to Saturday's Annual Town Meeting in Hamilton. However, most critics also said that the result of the "secret negotiations" was good for the Hamilton-Wenham Regional …
42.607899
-70.886464
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District
5 School St, Wenham, MA
/articles/secret-negotiations-over-school-budget-debated
777214
/locations/7029221
42.630247
-70.848791
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
775 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/secret-negotiations-over-school-budget-debated
803808
/locations/7029222
A previous package store license issued to the Wenham Tea House needs to be "freed up" before state legislators can approve a new pouring license.
There can’t be two liquor licenses in one place. And with that in mind, the Wenham Board of Selectmen on Tuesday OKed action by Interim Town Administrator Mark Andrews to submit “technical corrections” to pending legislation that will grant a liquor license to the Wenham Tea House. In February, 130 voters met in a Special Town Meeting to unanimously support starting the process of a home rule petition for a “pouring license” for the Tea House, which reopened under new management in late March. It is now operated by the owner’s of Henry’s Fine Foods of Beverly, whose owner John Keohane sought a pouring license as part of his takeover of the operation. The previous operator, Emma Roberts, had a package store license that allowed the Tea …
42.604392
-70.887423
Wenham Town Hall
138 Main St, Wenham, MA
/articles/tea-house-s-liquor-license-works-through-technical-corrections
777220
/locations/7029638
42.604341
-70.88779
Wenham Tea House
4 Monument St, Wenham, MA
/articles/tea-house-s-liquor-license-works-through-technical-corrections
2083107
/locations/7029637
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Some people have asked why many flags are at half staff on Tuesday.
Flags at government buildings are at half staff on Tuesday in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week. In Hamilton, Police Memorial Week will be observed on Sunday, May 20 at 9 a.m. with a observance at the Hamilton Police Memorial in Hamilton Cemetery, according to Hamilton Police Sgt. Stephen Trepanier. The observance is being organized by the Hamilton Police Relief organization and the guest speaker will be Dr. Timothy Johnson, the headmastere at Pingree School. "Police Officers Memorial Day honors and remembers police officers who gave their lives while on duty and those who served the town of Hamilton," Trepanier said in announcing the observance. In his note to local governments, Gov. Deval Patrick's note reads: "Please …
42.613518
-70.871771
Hamilton Police Department
265 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/why-are-flags-at-half-staff
803738
/locations/7025713
42.621984
-70.854268
Hamilton Cemetery
623 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/why-are-flags-at-half-staff
1343335
/locations/7025714
At least half of the upcoming Adam Sandler film 'Grown Ups 2' will be shot in Marblehead this summer, but there have been no plans revealed for filming any scenes on Chebacco Lake, where some scenes were shot for "Grown Ups" three years ago.
The majority of the star-packed Adam Sandler movie "Grown Ups 2" will be shot in Marblehead this summer, with filming expected to take place at several local schools, a home on Marblehead Neck and on Atlantic Avenue. But a reprersentative for the film's casting company and a member of the Chebacco Lake Association both say there's been no talk about returning to Chebacco Lake, where several scenes in "Grown Ups" were shot in 2009. The film's Location Manager, Charlie Harrington, appeared before the Wenham Board of Selectmen at Abbot Hall last month and asked for its permission to film "a large portion of the movie" in Marblehead over the next four months. "This is basically the town in the movie and we will be pretending everything else we…
42.603022
-70.811966
Chebacco Lake Boat Ramp
340 Chebacco Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/sandlers-grown-ups-unlikely-to-return-to-chebacco
1777417
/locations/7025821
A roundup of activity for the Hamilton Police and Fire Department for May 6-8. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following activity for the Hamilton Police and Fire Department comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Friday, May 11 through Sunday, May 13. Friday, May 11 8:13 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road. 8:26 a.m. Somebody was taken to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Highland Street address. 9:53 a.m. A child seat info or check was completed at the station. 2:01 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Highland Street. 2:18 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop at Essex Street and Miles River Road. 2:33 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road. 2:45 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Bay Road. 5:32 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Chebacco Road. 5…
42.620418
-70.878902
Cutler Elementary School
237 Asbury St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
803773
/locations/7035795
42.630247
-70.848791
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School
775 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
803808
/locations/7035796
42.616342
-70.862611
Myopia Hunt Club
435 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
803810
/locations/7035807
42.627466
-70.852773
24 Rockmaple Ave, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035808
42.614534
-70.868621
343 Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035809
42.60612
-70.84744
Essex St & Miles River Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035810
42.610834
-70.85006
75 Miles River Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035811
42.620552
-70.885229
136 Highland St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035812
42.63635
-70.84349
Bay Rd & Moulton St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035813
42.61851
-70.85574
Bridge St & Bay Rd, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035814
42.65109
-70.86807
Highland St & Goodhue St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035797
42.611855
-70.879667
Hamilton-Wenham Library
14 Union St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
1300307
/locations/7035798
42.6176
-70.878602
Peter de Jager Bulb Co.
188 Asbury St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
1300354
/locations/7035799
42.612617
-70.827168
4 Forest St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035800
42.612412
-70.877628
121 Railroad Ave # I, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035801
42.63174
-70.849666
14 Boardman Ln, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035802
42.616827
-70.853352
49 Bridge St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035803
42.623152
-70.879974
25 Arthur Ave, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035804
42.609598
-70.838222
195 Woodbury St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035805
42.61648
-70.834627
340 Bridge St, South Hamilton, MA
/articles/ipswich-woman-issued-summons-for-driving-with-suspended-license
/locations/7035806
A roundup of activity for the Wenham Police and Fire Department for May 9-13. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following activity for the Wenham Police and Fire Department comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Wednesday, May 9 through Sunday, May 13. Wednesday, May 9 1:56 a.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to Rodger Reception Center at Gordon College. 11:05 a.m. A suspicious vehicle reported on Main Street was gone when officers arrived. 2:45 p.m. Assistance was rendered at a Larch Lane address. 4:03 p.m. Assistance was rendered at a different Larch Lane address. 4:10 p.m. A problem involving phone calls was reported at the fire station. 4:45 p.m. An ambulance was called to Grapevine Road. 6:03 p.m. No police services were needed after a 911 hang-up or wrong dial call from a Grapevine Road …
42.589663
-70.822819
Gordon College
255 Grapevine Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
777159
/locations/7009349
42.602438
-70.916638
Winfrey's Fudge and Chocolates
143 Topsfield Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
777210
/locations/7009350
42.603127
-70.9254
40 Mayflower Dr, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009361
42.59581
-70.90577
Topsfield Rd & Cedar St, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009363
42.609144
-70.884026
28 Perkins St, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009364
42.603529
-70.891708
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009365
42.60431
-70.88754
Main St & Monument St, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009366
42.607695
-70.919722
40 William Fairfield Dr, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009367
42.581157
-70.905219
100 Sam Fonzo Dr, Beverly, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009368
42.583017
-70.902859
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009369
42.597733
-70.887835
Sports Stop
67 Main St, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
1285542
/locations/7009351
42.604555
-70.887192
Wenham Fire Department
140 Main St, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
1300292
/locations/7009352
42.602438
-70.916638
Richdale
143 Topsfield Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
1300367
/locations/7009353
42.597496
-70.850773
54 Grapevine Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009354
42.604992
-70.876154
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009355
42.604993
-70.922423
190 Topsfield Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009356
42.603283
-70.925578
36 Mayflower Dr, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009357
42.601987
-70.915635
136 Topsfield Rd, Wenham, MA
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009358
42.585671
-70.823893
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009359
42.611651
-70.883248
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009360
42.606903
-70.880461
/articles/four-people-taken-to-the-hospital-after-rear-ender-crash
/locations/7009362
HFD
12:04 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
The infamous Marchand case needs to become this town's (sordid) past or we as a town will never heal. It showed a very ugly side of Hamilton that hurt our trust in town police and town boards. Something positive did result however, it uncovered wrongdoing and publicly showed the awful actions by some individuals of our town government. Those people (with exception of town attorney Donna MacKenna …   more ›