Hamilton Fans Show Angie Their Support [VIDEO]

Some of Angie Miller's youngest fans - including those from Hamilton and Wenham - talk about their excitement about Miller's hometown visit to Beverly on Saturday.

Angie Miller fans packed the parade route through downtown Beverly on Saturday afternoon, including some from Hamilton and Wenham. The American Idol Top 3 finalist had her hometown visit on Saturday that, in addition to the parade included a free outdoor concert and visits with many of the city's schoolchildren. Miller rode on the back of a Ford – a major American Idol sponsor- convertible from City Hall to Beverly High School. Leading Miller was the Beverly High School band and Junior ROTC plus a trolley full of city leaders and other dignitaries. Many of the fans were from Beverly but many others came from all over the North Shore, including Hamilton and Wenham. Some of them brought homemade signs showing support for Miller from Hamilton…

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'Angie Blend' is Creation of Hamilton Tea Company

A special tea blend at Jolie Tea Co. in Hamilton plays tribute to American Idol star Angie Miller of Beverly.

Amy Job hopes that American Idol star Angie Miller of Beverly gets to taste some of the 'Angie Blend" when she returns to the North Shore this weekend. Job, who owns Jolie Tea Co. on Bay Road in downtown Hamilton, came up with the blend to honor the singer, who on Thursday night reached the Top 3 on season 12 of the show. Miller's spot in the Top 3 means she gets a hometown visit on Saturday that will include a parade through downtown Beverly and a concert. The blend, which is available in free samples at the store, includes pomegranate, rose pedals, ginger and lavender and is a China green tea. "She will hopefully get to try the tea when she comes home," Job said on Thursday, before the Top 3 results were announced during the show on …

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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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