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Five Things to Know on May 6: Adult Tennis Gets Started

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

Today is Monday, May 6. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: Monday is forecasted to be a sunny day with temperatures into the low 60s. with light wind. 2. Tennis: Wenham Village Improvement Society’s adult tennis program gets started on Monday. Two sessions for all ability levels will run through June at the tennis courts along Monument Street. 3. Teachers: Monday marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week. Who is a teacher that made a difference in your life? Tell us in the comments below. 4. Miracles: An inspirational program is planned for Monday evening at Hamilton-Wenham Library. Jorgelina 'Jayzee' Zeoli offers stories of healing from trauma through self awareness in a program at 6:30 p.m. Zeolo’s …

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Five Things to Know on March 4: Learn About Maple Sugaring

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

Today is Monday, March 4. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Clouds: The sky is forecasted to be cloudy on Monday, with a chance of showers later in the day and winds blowing about 10 miles per hour from the northwest. 2. Sugaring: Appleton Farm’s maple sugaring programs continue this week, scheduled for after school. The program runs from 3:30-5 p.m. and is designed to show 13-17 year olds what it is like to be on a maple sugaring crew. Appleton Farm staff will show what it takes to produce Maple Syrup from the tap to the bottle. 3. Lobsters: The Boston Lobsters – the North Shore-based professional tennis team - will be moving closer to the two towns this summer when its home court moves from the Ferncroft …

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Five Things to Know on Dec. 4: Gas Prices Below $3.50

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

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 4. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Beautiful: There’s another beautiful day coming up on Tuesday, with again sunny skies and temperatures into the 50s. 2. Gas: The least expensive gallon of gas in both towns on Monday was $3.47 at G & M Motors. It was selling for $3.49 at both Oliver Gulf and Hamilton Convenience in downtown Hamilton and $3.79 at Fallon’s in Wenham. 3. Games: The Hamilton Council on Aging starts off with a new afternoon activity – board games. The games will be played at the Hamilton Council on Aging/Meetinghouse starting at 1 p.m. for the next three Tuesdays. 4. Rhythm and Rhyme: Hamilton-Wenham Library hosts one of its free, drop-in story times on Tuesday called …

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Five Things to Know on Nov. 14: Ski Bradford This Winter

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

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 14. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: The sun is forecast to return to the sky on Wednesday, with temperatures quite typical for this time of the year with highs into the upper 40s. 2. Elder Housing: The Hamilton Council on Aging’s weekly open house on Wednesday mornings at The Meetinghouse this week features the town of Hamilton’s Planning Coordinator Kristine Cheetham, who will talk about affordable senior housing along with Matt Karr, an elder lawyer. It runs 10 a.m. to noon followed by lunch. 3. Ski Bradford: Wednesday is the final day for students in elementay and middle school to sign up for this winter’s Wednesday afternoon skiing and snowboarding program at Ski Bradford …

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: Sept. 5

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

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 5. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Rain: Wednesday will be a rainy day – plain and simple. The temperature will be in the 80s. 2. Mary Maione: Mary Maione is being honored on Wednesday for her years of volunteering. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hamilton Council on Aging building, also known as The Meetinghouse or old library. State Senator Bruce Tarr and state Rep. Brad Hill plus the Hamilton Board of Selectmen and Town Manager have all been invited. After years of volunteering in a number of capacities throughout the town, Mary is retiring from the Hamilton Council on Aging Board of Directors. Refreshments will be served. 3. Cub Scouts: Signups happen on Wednesday for Cub Scouts Pack 28. …

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: Aug. 6

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

Today is Monday, Aug. 6. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Drier: After enduring some stifling humidity for most of the weekend, forecasters say the air on Monday will be much drier. Temperatures will get well into the 80s. 2. The Vineyard: The Community House is still taking registrations for a trip later this month to Martha’s Vineyard. On Thursday, Aug. 16 the trip will include a ferry trip on the Island Queen. Once there you’ll have a narrated bus tour plus be able to get in some shopping. Dinner will be at Old Country Buffet. The trip will leave at 7 a.m. and return at 7 p.m. The cost is $85 per person and the deadline to register and pay is this Friday. 3. Hamilton Seniors: The Hamilton Council on Aging meets on Monday …

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Michelle Bailey

5:44 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

I care about the pool as do many others. It was gift to the town and we should honor the intentions of the gift to provide a multi-generational recreation facility. Sorry you don't seem to enjoy it.   more ›

Shared Senior Director to Leave; Selectmen Consider Increasing COA Funding

Shared Senior Director Susan Carp will be leaving Hamilton and Wenham to take a new job in Arlington.

It is the last official week on the job for the first ever shared senior director for Hamilton and Hamilton. Last week, Susan Carp of Wenham accepted the position of executive director of the Council on Aging in Arlington. Carp’s last week in Hamilton and Wenham is this week, Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo said. There had been “some discussion” about extending her work through next week, he said. In January 2011, Carp was hired as the shared director of the Council on Aging in both Hamilton and Wenham. She also was the coordinator for the Hamilton-Wenham senior van service. Arlington Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine announced Carp’s hire in Arlington last week. No further information was available about her start date or pay. She was …

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Senior Van Windshield Smashed for Second Time in Six Months

Vandals smashed the windshield on the senior van overnight - the second incident in six months.

For the second time in six months, vandals have smashed the front window of the Hamilton-Wenham Councils on Aging van. Shared Councils on Aging Director Susan Carp said 11 seniors were scheduled for rides to medical appointments and other trips on Tuesday. They will have to either cancel their appointment or find another ride, she said. Vandals threw a rock through the van's windshield, Carp said. Carp said the van will be out of service for at least a day, or possibly longer, while repairs are made. She will give riders an update as more information becomes available. The windshield on the van was smashed overnight back in August. Both times it was parked in the parking lot at the corner of School Street and Ellis Avenue in Wenham, next …

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Vandals Knock Senior Van Out of Service

Vandals threw a rock through the windshield of the Hamilton-Wenham senior van on Monday night, knocking it out of service until it gets a new windshield.

Vandals smashed the windshield on the Hamilton-Wenham senior van with a large rock on Monday night, putting it out of service for at least one day. Tuesday’s van schedule had to be completely canceled, said shared Councils on Aging Director Susan Carp, who manages the van service for both towns. That meant seven senior citizens in the two towns missed a medical appointment, had to reschedule it or were forced make last minute plans to find other transportation on Tuesday. “Many seniors and their families have been inconvenienced by this and folks are missing medical appointments,” Carp said on Tuesday morning. Arrangements are being made to get the windshield repaired and Wednesday’s van schedule may need to be canceled too, Carp said. The…

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Robert Gates

3:25 pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Hamilton-Wenham senior van is back in service, the Wenham Council on Aging says in a Facebook post this afternoon: http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=133664136726960&id=115845205175520   more ›