Four Men Now Considering Run for Two Selectmen Spots

There are four people in Hamilton that have pulled papers to seek the two open seats on the Board of Selectmen.

There are two three-year seats up for election on the Hamilton Board of Selectmen and the deadline to return signed papers is the end of the day on Thursday. On Tuesday, three people came in to "pull papers" to run for the Hamilton Board of Selectmen - Bill Dery, Jacob "Jack" Hauck and Scott Maddern. Dery is in his first term on the School Committee and has also been actively involved on the Hamilton-Wenham Capital Management Committee for many years. Hauck recently moved to Hamilton from Wenham, where he was an active member of the trustees at the Maples condominiums and is a published author who frequently speaks about local history. Maddern is a member of the Hamilton Finance Advisory Committee. Marc Johnson, who is finishing his first …

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Jay Burnham

6:14 am on Friday, February 22, 2013

Right you are. Earning, and deserving, the office is important.   more ›

Just One Candidate So Far for Two Hamilton Selectmen Seats

A look at who has pulled papers and is running for several of the open seats in local town government.

There's just one candidate for two open seats on the five-member Hamilton Board of Selectmen with less than a week left before the deadline to run, according to information from Hamilton Town Clerk Jane Wetson. Nomination papers in Hamilton need to be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 with 40 certifiable signatures of Hamilton registered voters. In Wenham, the deadline is also Feb. 21 but is 5 p.m. for 20 certifiable signatures of Wenham registered voters. There are two open three year term on the board - the two new seats added three years ago after voters backed an overhaul of the town government that also involved replacing the town administrator position with a town manager. Marc Johnson has pulled papers and said last week he is …

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Jay Burnham

7:31 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013

And then there were three...   more ›

Voter Registration Deadline is Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Hamilton and Wenham residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have until Wednesday to register. Here's how, with links to mail-in voter registration forms and how to request an absentee ballot.

Hamilton and Wenham residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have just today before the Massachusetts voter registration deadline arrives. The registration deadline is Oct 17. The Town Clerk's office at both Hamilton Town Hall and Wenham Town Hall is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday because it is a voter registration deadline day to take in-person registrations.  Residents can also download a mail-in voter registration form on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website. Once that form is filled out and signed, it must be mailed to the Town Clerk's Office and postmarked by Wednesday, Oct. 17 for you to be eligible to vote. Massachusetts also allows voters to vote by absentee …

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Anne Sweeney

12:20 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012

Candidates in person throughout the Country. Where have you seen him supporting and advocating for the democratic party. If this was the party of solutions ? Only Mitt Romney has proven he can cross over the isle and reach a consensus, moving forward. What we have here is a selfish presidency ? We need a uniter not a divider !   more ›

Patch Facts

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 12

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

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 12. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Register to Vote: Wednesday is the deadline to register to vote for the Fall Town Meeting in Hamilton on Oct. 22. The Town Clerk’s office at Hamilton Town Hall will be open until 8 p.m. on Wednesday. 2. Mad Cows: Congratulations to the “Mad Cows” team that went home with a bucket of produce from Green Meadows Farm after winning the North Shore CrossFit Farm Challenge. The challenge consisted of such funky events as a pumpkin toss into the pigpen and having to catch a chicken. 3. Stonewalls: Whether you notice them or not, stonewalls abound in the two towns. And one of New England’s experts about stonewalls, Kevin Gardner, is appearing at Hamilton-Wenham Library on …

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