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Five Things to Know on April 12: Bidding Closes for Tickets, Restaurant Gift Certificates and More

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

Today is Friday, April 12. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Rain: Friday will be a rainy day, with some rain expects early and again another round of rain in the afternoon. The temperature is not expected to get above 40 degrees and some sleet may mix in with the rain at times. An east wind will blow up to 18 miles per hour. 2. Auction: The final day to bid of everything from a steakhouse gift certificate to Red Sox tickets to benefit the Friends of Cutler Elementary School is Saturday. Online bidding is open through 8 p.m. on Saturday. 3. Vacation: It’s the last day of school before April vacation for students in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District. Monday is Patriots Day and all of next week is …

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Cutler Auction Offer Bruins Tickets, CSA Share, 3-Night Getaway and More

Friends of Cutler is offering nearly 100 items in an online auction that runs through mid-April.

'New' Pizza on Elementary Lunch Menu After the Monday Holiday

Here's a look at the elementary school lunch menu in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District for the upcoming week.

Here’s a look at what will be served for lunch at Buker, Cutler and Winthrop elementary schools for the upcoming week, Tuesday, Jan. 22 through Friday, Jan. 25. There is no school on Monday, Jan. 21 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Tuesday, Jan. 22 Soft Bean and Beef Taco or Open-Faced Roast Turkey Sandwhich Brown Rice Carrots and Cherry Wednesday, Jan. 23 Pizza Dippers or Open-Faced Roast Turkey Sandwhich Tossed Salad Tater Tots Thursday, Jan. 24 American Chop Suey or Open-Faced Roast Turkey Sandwhich Caesar Salad Dessert Bars Friday, Jan. 25 New 4-6 Pizza with Assorted Toppings or Open-Faced Roast Turkey Sandwhich Garden Salad Lunch is $3 per child.

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What's for Lunch at the Schools?

School Lunch Menus for the Short Week

A look at the school lunch menus at the elementary schools for the upcoming week.

Here’s a look at what will be served for lunch at Buker, Cutler and Winthrop elementary schools for the upcoming week, Wednesday, Jan. 2 through Friday, Jan. 4. Wednesday, Jan. 2 Whole Grain Pancakes Sausage Links or Ham and Cheese on a Bagel Celery and Carrot Sticks Applesauce Thursday, Jan. 3 Mexican Nachos with Assorted Toppings or Ham and Cheese on a Bagel Black Bean Salad Friday, Jan. 4 Sonny's Pizza with Assorted Toppings or Ham and Cheese on a Bagel Garden Salad Desert Lunch is $3 per child.

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Voters Back Spending for Roofs, Other Elementary School Building Work

Questions 4 and 5 passed, both with about 63 percent support. on Tuesday's ballot.

Voters backed $2 million in capital improvements to the elementary schools in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District on Tuesday. The projects, which include work ranging from the replacement of the roof on both Cutler Elementary School and Winthrop Elementary School to the installation of a fire suppression system at Buker Elementary School, will be paid through a Proposition 2-1/2 debt exclusion override. A debt exclusion override means that the payment on the bond for the project will be outside the taxing limits of Proposition 2-1/2. The Cutler project was Question 4 on Tuesday's ballot and the remaining capital work was Question 5. The Cutler project was separate because the School Committee expects to get as much as 43 percent …

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Voters to be Given Look at Roof Rot, Other Maintenance Issues Before Town Meeting

A walk-about is being hosted at Winthrop Elementary School at 8 a.m. on Satuady to show some of the maintenance issues in the school district.

A School Committee subcommittee is hosting a "walk-about” and slideshow inside Winthrop Elementary School one hour before Saturday morning’s Town Meeting in Hamilton. The intent of the event, put on by the Facilities Working Group stating at 8 a.m., is to show firsthand the damage from deferred maintenance at the school and help voters see the current condition of the school and other maintenance issues in the school district that would be corrected by the proposed $2.075 million bond that will first go before voters at the Hamilton Town Meeting. The presentation will include a look at the rot in the Winthrop roof, the Cutler Elementary School roof, a new fire suppression system at the Buker Elementary School and other proposed repairs. …

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Jim Smith

1:14 am on Friday, October 19, 2012

Better look at our Water situation before we throw money into our school overrides ? What Jay Burnham stated on August 10th 2012 regarding our Water Supply. What lack of funding? 10 years of Proposition 2.5 overrides? Costing the taxpayers more than $45 million cumulatively over the past 12 years? That's not a lack of funding. That's a lack of accountability. We better think about bonds in order …   more ›

School Projects to go to First Vote at Saturday's Hamilton Town Meeting

Voters at Hamilton's Fall Town Meeting on Saturday will decide on whether to fund repairs to elementary school buildings.

Voters at two upcoming Town Meetings – starting this Saturday at 9 a.m. in Hamilton at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School – will decide whether to put $2 million in capital spending on the fall ballot. The Hamilton-Wenham Regional School Committee has assembled a $4 million plan to address physical deficiencies in the schools, starting with two bonds totaling $2.075 million for major repairs to elementary schools. The Massachusetts School Building Authority has accepted repair of the Cutler Elementary School roof into its Accelerated Repair Program, which could result in reimbursement of 43.3 percent of the cost of $575,000. Because the MSBA requires that projects it subsidizes be bonded separately from those it does not, the District …

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What's For Lunch at School This Week?

A look at the elementary school lunch menu in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District for the upcoming week.

Here’s a look at what will be served for lunch at Buker, Cutler and Winthrop elementary schools for the upcoming week, Tuesday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Oct. 12. Tuesday, Oct. 9 Hamburger on a Bun or Tuna Salad Sandwich on Goldfish Bread Veggie Sticks Boston Baked Beans Cinnamon Apples Sliced Fruits Wednesday, Oct. 10 Campbell’s Healthy Request Tomato Soup Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Tuna Salad Sandwich on a Goldfish Bread Tater Tots Garden Salad Jello Thursday, Oct. 11 Rotini with Meat Sauce or Tuna Salad Sandwich on a Goldfish Bread Caesar Salad Wheat Breadstick Fruit Crisp Friday, Oct. 12 Lunch aRound Pizza With Assorted Toppings or Tuna Salad Sandwich Garden Salad Desert Lunch is $3 per child.

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What's for Lunch at the Schools?

Hamilton-Wenham Elementary Schools Lunch Menus: Sept. 24-28

A look at the school lunch menus at the elementary schools for the upcoming week.

Here’s a look at what will be served for lunch at Buker, Cutler and Winthrop elementary schools for the upcoming week, Monday, Sept. 24 through Friday, Sept. 28. Monday, Sept. 24 Terriayk Chicken Dippers or Chicken Caesar Wrap Chinese Fried Rice Baby Carrots Pudding Tuesday Sept. 25 Roast Turkey with Gravy or Chicken Caesar Wrap Steamed Peas Mashed Potatoes Cinnemon Apple Nachos Wednesday, Sept. 26 Hot Dog on a Bun or Chicken Caesar Wrap Boston Baked Beans Sweet Potato Fries Jello Thursday, Sept. 27 Spahetti with Meat Sauce or Chicken Caesar Wrap Caesar Wrap Wheat Breadstick Black and White Bars Friday, Sept. 28 Big Daddy's Pizza with Assorted Toppings or Chicken Caesar Wrap Garden Salad Desert Lunch is $3 per child.

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What's for Lunch at the Schools?

Elementary Schools Lunch Menus: Sept. 17-21

A look at the school lunch menus at the elementary schools for the upcoming week.

Here’s a look at what will be served for lunch at Buker, Cutler and Winthrop elementary schools for the upcoming week, Monday, Sept. 17 through Friday, Sept. 21. Monday, Sept. 17 Popcorn Chicken or Tuna Salad Sandwich Mashed Potatoes Steam Broccoli Pudding Tuesday Sept. 18 Hamburger on a Bun or Tuna Salad Sandwich Veggie Sticks Boston Baked Beans Cinnamon Apples Wednesday, Sept. 19 Campbell’s Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Tuna Salad Sandwich Tater Tots Goldfish Crackers Thursday, Sept. 20 Mexican Nachos with Assorted Toppings or Italian Sub Black Bean Salad Yellow Cake with Frosting Friday, Sept. 21 Sonny’s Pizza with Assorted Toppings or Italian Sub Garden Salad Desert Lunch is $3 per child.

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