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Five Things to Know on April 24: Arts Night to Take Over Miles River Middle School

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Wednesday, April 24. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Nicer: By Wednesday afternoon, the temperature could reach 70 degrees. Regardless, Wednesday will be a much nicer day than Tuesday. It is forecasted to start out with the chance of a shower and some clouds but will clear-up later. 2. Arts Night: Students at Miles River Middle School will show off their artistic talent at Arts Night on Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the school. The event will include a school-wide visual arts exhibit, choral performances, the Jazz Combo and a Middle School Drama Festival preview. It is free and open to the public. 3. Open Meeting Law: The state Attorney General’s office had planned to hold a seminar about the Open …

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Reality Show Star Cheers on 'Idol' She Met as a Baby in Hamilton

A reality show star who went to school in Hamilton was in the audience at American Idol as another North Shore woman shoots for a win on the Fox television show.

When Angela Miller advanced out of the Hollywood Round on Thursday night’s American Idol, looking on in the audience was another woman who knows how to win a reality TV show – Kristina Kuzmic. Kuzmic is a Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School graduate who won her own cooking show on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network in 2011. Kuzmic “met” Miller after Kuzmic tacked posters up around the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary as a 15-year-old Regional student, advertising her babysitting services. Miller’s parents, Guy and Tama, responded. They lived on campus with their young son Jonathan and Tana was pregnant with Angela. “I think I was her first babysitter,” Kuzmic said. The Millers moved away from the North Shore for a while and Kuzmic went off to…

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IMAGE GALLERY: Matt Herrick Crowned 'Hometown Idol'

Hometown Idol performers wowed a crowd of 300 people at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School on Wednesday night.

Performers of all ages wowed the crowd in more than 30 performances during the "Hometown Idol" show at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School's Ferrini Dramatics Center on Wednesday night. Matt Herrick came out on top as "Hometown Idol." Runner-up was Courtney Perkins and the second runner-up was Bryn Smith. The 13-18 year old popular vote winner was Courtney Perkins.

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