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Getting Rid of Electronics and Green Eggs on Top of Weekend Calendar

Get a look at the quick info about some of the local events happening this weekend in Hamilton and nearby on the North Shore.

The upcoming weekend is Easter, but in Hamilton and Wenham and the nearby area of the North Shore there's a lot of other events going on. Below, get the when and where below for several events and other happenings in the area. Remember, each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. If you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. ELECTRONICS AND APPLIANCES COLLECTION AND RECYCLING Where/When: Winthrop Elementary School, Hamilton; Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Why Go: It's suppossed to be into the 50s this weekend, whoch means spring has arrived. And with spring comes spring cleaning. …

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Hamilton Man Honored as 'Mission into Action" Hero [VIDEO]

Paul Willis of Hamilton was recognized this week as one of the Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts' Community Heroes for helping a man who had suffered a heart attack during a basketball game last September.

Paul Willis of Hamilton played a key role in saving another basketball player's life last year in Manchester-by-the-Sea and he was honored this week for his action by the local chapter of the American Red Cross. He was awarded the "Mission into Action" award. Willis was named a Community Hero and accepted the award during a breakfast ceremony on Thursday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore Hotel in Danvers (see attached video). Also accepting the honor for the her actions that same say was Jill Levine, the athletic trainer at Manchester-Essex Regional High School. It started when Levine saw a player, Steve Lindland, shows signs of distress while playing a game of basketball on Sept. 10, 2012 at the Manchester-Essex high school …

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Five Things to Know on Jan. 18: Recognize a Community Hero

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

Today is Friday, Jan. 18. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham:  1. Colder: While the sun is forecasted to return on Friday, it will be a whole lot colder. The high temperature is not expected to get above freezing and the wind will be gusting to 30 miles per hour out of the west. 2. Heroes: If you know a local hero, Friday is the final day to nominate that person for this year’s Community Heroes Awards. The Northeast Massachusetts chapter of the Red Cross will be presenting its hero awards in six categories during the annual Community Heroes Breakfast, which will be held March 21 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore hotel. 3. 50 Books: If you are taking part in Hamilton-Wenham Library’s …

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Know a Local Hero? Red Cross Extends Deadline for Nominations

The American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts is looking for North Shore heroes.

Do you know a hero living in Hamilton and Wenham or on the North Shore? The American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts has its Annual Heroes Breakfast planned for the DoubleTree by Hilton Boston North Shore hotel in March. The nomination period had originally been closed but it now has been extended to Jan. 18. The nomination form is attached to this story as a PDF. The Red Cross says to ask yourself: "Is there a member of your community who has done something extraordinary? Someone who exhibits care and compassion for others?" Those are the types of people the Red Cross is looking for its six awards: The territory for the American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts runs from Amesbury down to Lynn and includes both Hamilton and Wenham…

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Five Things to Know on Jan. 4: Nominate a Hero

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

Today is Friday, Jan. 4. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Warmer: The temperature should get above freezing at some point on Friday, but it will be windier so it may not feel much warmer. 2. Blood Drive: Mike Bucci hosts the 4th annual Community Blood Drive in memory of his father on Saturday at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and donors must be at least 17 years old or 16 years of age with a signed parental consent form. 3. Dunkin Donuts: Win a $50 gift card to Dunkin Donuts, with a location in the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing, by following the chain on Twitter and answering their questions. Several times a day, they will tweet out a sentence with a missing word, Tweet …

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Hamilton Mom Hopes to Help Sandy Victims Who Helped Her on Sept. 11

The caring of Red Cross volunteers in the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have not been forgotten by a Hamilton woman, who has packed a van with supplies for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

A Hamilton mother is on the road to the New York City borough of Queens on Thursday morning to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. For Martha Hale Farrell, it is her way to help after rescue workers and American Red Cross volunteers were so caring and helpful to her after the loss of her sister in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Her sister, Maile Hale, worked in Cambridge and was attending a two-day conference at the Windows on the World restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center when terrorists struck it in 2001. A month after the attacks – Hale remembers it like it was yesterday – she was attending a memorial service at Ground Zero. As she was leaving, she needed directions to the family center and found some Red Cross …

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Five Things to Know on Oct. 26: Donate Blood

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

Today is Friday, Oct. 26. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Beautiful: Friday is shaping up to be another beautiful day, with sunny skies and temperatures into the 60s. 2. Blood Drive: The American Red Cross comes to Hamilton on Friday morning, hosting an blood drive at the Community House from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can call 1-800-Red-Cross to make an appointment or just show up. 3. Two in a Row: For the second straight week, U.S. Rep. John Tierney (D-Salem) and Republican challenger Richard Tisei are meeting on two back-to-back days for a debate. After taping a debate at the WCVB studios on Thursday, both candidates will be at a debate on Friday morning hosted by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce at …

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Bonfire, Blood Drive and Budget All on the Weekend Calendar

This weekend's event calendar in Hamilton and Wenham includes a Christmas tree fire on Friday night and a marionette show for children on Sunday.

The first full weekend of 2012 brings an event calendar highlighted by a Christmas tree fire and marionette puppet show in Hamilton and Wenham. Each Friday morning Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. The weekend calendar also includes many other things to do and 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, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. CHRISTMAS TREE BON FIRE Where/When: Patton Park; Friday, 6 p.m. Why Go: The Patton Park bon fire on the 12th day of Christmas is an annual tradition in the …

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Robert Gates

8:55 am on Saturday, January 7, 2012

Trudy, you are correct. The weekend planner and event listing have both been updated/corrected.   more ›

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: July 8

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

Today is Friday, July 8. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Weather: It will cool off on Friday, with temperatures in the 70s. The downside? It will be cloudy with a chance of showers. 2. Tornado Relief: MBTA commuter rail riders have a chance between now and July 20 to help victims of last month’s tornadoes in western Massachusetts. The operator of commuter rail - Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad – plus the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army began a Tornado Relief Drive on July 6. Train riders from Hamilton-Wenham station can make donations at the North Station information counter. Specifically, they are asking for bottled water, canned food, non-perishable food, toiletries and sheets, which will all be delivered to …

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Robert Gates

3:45 pm on Friday, July 8, 2011

Here is Patch's coverage from Florida of the Shuttle launch this morning. I will never forget the day I was in Mrs. Rondo's class at Wilkins Elementary School watching the Challenger explosion. It was one of my first memories of a true national tragedy. I later came to find out that one of our neighbors was the brother of the captain Rick Hauck who lead the first Shuttle launch when the program …   more ›