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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Water Leak Closes Larch Row on Wednesday Morning

Drivers can not pass through on Larch Row from Main Street to four corners while crews repair a water leak.

Larch Row is closed to through traffic on Wednesday morning as crews repair a leak to a water service line. The leak has not interrupted water service to any homes in the area, but pressure may drop, according to the Water Department. Detail officers from the Wenham Police Department are at either end of Larch Row – at Main Street and at the four corners at Dodges Row and Walnut Road – directing traffic around. The road remains open to local residents but is completely blocked near 16 Larch Row, which is in the portion of Larch Row between Main Street and the railroad crossing. The repairs are estimated to be completed by 1 p.m. but that could change, according to the Water Department.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Police Chase Through 3 Towns Ends with 9 Charges

A chase through Hamilton, Wenham and Manchester-by-the-Sea ended on Larch Row on Friday afternoon.

A man who led police on a chase through three towns is accused of almost hitting a police cruiser head-on and later almost striking another officer setting up "stop sticks." Daniel S. Brackesy, 39, of Belmont has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for police, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest and marked lanes violation. In Wenham, police there have charged him with threat to commit a crime, failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and speeding. The chase started at about 2:45 p.m. on Friday when a green Volkswagen Passat passed Hamilton Police Officer Michael Wetson on Chebacco Road. The car was going 40 miles per hour and was accelerating to 50 mph. Wetson …

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

UPDATED: Downed Wire Cuts Power, Closes Road in Wenham

A portion of Larch Row is closed early Wednesday afternoon in Wenham and about four dozen homes are without power.

A live wire is down on Larch Row, which has closed the road between the railroad crossing and the Four Corners intersection with Dodges Row and Walnut Road early Wednesday afternoon. National Grid said that a tree that fell on an electric wire and cut power service to 42 customers in the area. No immediate estimate was available for when power would be restored. Wenham police and National Grid crews were there as of 1 p.m. Update, 1:30 p.m.: Larch Row has been reopened to traffic and National Grid estimates power will be restored by 2 p.m.

Rufus Throckmorton III

2:16 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

It's now 2:15 and power has not been restored to at least *some* of the affected houses. ; ]   more ›

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