Five Things to Know on Oct. 15: Cultural Council Deadline

Today is Monday, Oct. 15. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham:

1. Warm: What jumps out about Monday’s weather is that it will be warm – with temperatures into the 70s. The sky will be cloudy and winds could gust as high as 25 miles per hour.

2. Cultural Council: Monday is the deadline for local groups to submit an application for funding from the Cultural Council.

3. Dukakis: Former Gov. Michael Dukakis comes to the North Shore on Monday to lead a bipartisan roundtable discussion at Salem State University. The event, titled Election 2012: “Fact, Fiction and Public Opinion” runs 7-9 at Veteran’s Hall at the Ellison Campus Center on North Campus. It will include Jennifer Nassour, former chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party and Michael Goldman, a Democratic Party political consultant.

4. Voting: A reminder that if you are not registered to vote, but want to vote in November’s election, the deadline is coming up this week. You can stop by the Town Clerk’s office in your town and fill out a registration form during normal working hours.

5. Hamilton Selectmen: The Hamilton Board of Selectmen meet on Monday night at 7 p.m. at Hamilton Town Hall, where it will discuss the license for Mike’s Auto to sell used cars and the board will received a request to designate The meetinghouse exclusively for the use of the Council on Aging. 

To find out what is going on today in Hamilton and Wenham, check out our events listings.