What Should Replace Bay Road Real Estate Office?

There's an empty storefront along Bay Road in Hamilton - what should go there?

An empty storefront along Bay Road in South Hamilton is looking for a new use - what should go there? The space at 28 Bay Road in downtown Hamilton was most recently home to Country Crossroads Realty, which opened in 2011. After it closed, owner Amy Job next door at Jolie Tea Co. was examining the option of expanding to create a cafe to serve tea and pastries. But that idea wasn't able to become a reality when it was disocvered the septic system for the building was not able to handle a food service business. Job said she is looking at other locations. Before Country Crossroads, the space was home to Taylor Danielle Spa, which moved across the street to the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing in 2010. It's recently been home to a spa and a real …

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Week in Review

A Look Back at 5 Top Local Stories Last Week

The "Week in Review" wraps of some of the major stories from Hamilton and Wenham.

Each Sunday, Hamilton-Wenham Patch takes a look back at the week in local news. Here’s a look at some of the top stories on the two towns in the past week. 1. New look and size selected for Wenham Town Hall sign Years of discussion and debate came to an end this week when the Historic District Commission and Town Hall and Police Station Building Committee reached agreement on the look and size of a new Wenham Town Hall sign. Right now, the large white sign with black writing simply says “Wenham Town Hall.” The new sign will be smaller and include the town seal at the top and say “erected 1855” at the bottom. It will be 18 inches narrower than the existing sign. 2. School Committee sets deadline for continued operational audit response The …

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Hamilton Residents Open New Downtown Real Estate Office

Realtors George and Janet Hilton, formerly of Rowley ReMax, have set up shop on Bay Road in Hamilton.

If, as the old saying goes, there is crisis in opportunity, then there is some good to be found in recession, according to Janet and George Hilton. The Hiltons own Country Crossroads Realty, which opened recently on Bay Road in Hamilton. It sits between Jolie Tea Co. and Connolly's Pharmacy and means the space left empty when Taylor Danielle Spa moved to the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing last year is now filled. How could anything good come out of the disastrous downturn of 2008?  “It got people talking,” said Janet Hilton, who in addition to being a Realtor is a broker and former practicing attorney. The financial crisis, she said, challenged the public’s knowledge and assumptions about real estate, prompting them to become more aware of …

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