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Five Things to Know on April 16: Gomez Visit Rescheduled

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

Today is Tuesday, April 16. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: Tuesday is expected to be a sunny day with the temperature getting close to 60 degrees. The wind will also increase out of the south up to 20 miles per hour in the afternoon. 2. Gomez: U.S. Senate candidate, Republican Gabriel Gomez, had planned to visit Hamilton and Wenham on Tuesday but that visit has been postponed because of Monday afternoon’s bombings in Boston and his visit will be rescheduled. 3. Meteor: The Lyrid Meteor Shower will be able to be seen in the sky, starting on Tuesday night. 4. Andrews: Exactly one year ago on Tuesday, Wenham Interim Town Administrator Mark Andrews started on the job, taking over for Jeff Chelgren, who …

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Andrews Gets Contract Extension, Will Be Interim Wenham Administrator Through June

Interim Wenham Town Administrator Mark Andrews now has a contract that runs through June 30.

Mark Andrews' contract as Wenham’s town administrator now runs until June 30. The Wenham Board of Selectmen came to agreement with Andrews on Tuesday night for him to continue in the position for additional 10 months beyond the end of his previous contract, which runs through Aug. 31. The board met in executive session at Wenham Town Hall to consider the extension before voting to approve the new contarct in open session. “We’ve extended it until June 30 – the end of the fiscal year,” said Molly Martins, chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Andrews will continue to be paid the annualized equivalent of $100,000, but Andrews will now accumulate vacation time at a rate of 3 weeks per year, down from 4 weeks per year, Martins said. The new …

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Tea House's Liquor License Works Through 'Technical Corrections'

A previous package store license issued to the Wenham Tea House needs to be "freed up" before state legislators can approve a new pouring license.

There can’t be two liquor licenses in one place. And with that in mind, the Wenham Board of Selectmen on Tuesday OKed action by Interim Town Administrator Mark Andrews to submit “technical corrections” to pending legislation that will grant a liquor license to the Wenham Tea House. In February, 130 voters met in a Special Town Meeting to unanimously support starting the process of a home rule petition for a “pouring license” for the Tea House, which reopened under new management in late March. It is now operated by the owner’s of Henry’s Fine Foods of Beverly, whose owner John Keohane sought a pouring license as part of his takeover of the operation. The previous operator, Emma Roberts, had a package store license that allowed the Tea …

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: April 17

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

Today is Tuesday, April 17. Here are five things you need to know:  1. Beautiful: Monday was a great day weatherwise, and Tuesday should be just about as good. The forecast calls for sunny skies with temperatures into the 70s. 2. Trash: Monday was a holiday (Patriots’ Day) so trash pickup starts for the week on Tuesday in Wenham and will be delayed by a day for the rest of the week. When pickup moves to Hamilton on Thursday, it is a “blue bag” week, meaning collection will be for recycling and organics in the green barrel and trash can only be put out in a blue trash bag. Trash in the town-issued black barrel will not happen this week and resume next week. 3. Hamilton Selectmen: Typically, the Hamilton Board of Selectmen meets on Monday …

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: April 13

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

Today is Friday, April 13. Here are five things you need to know:  1. Sun: Bright sunny skies are forecasted to return on Friday. In fact, it sounds like it will be a beautiful spring day, with temperatures into the upper 50s with a light southwest wind. 2. Wenham voting: If you want to vote in the Wenham town elections or at Wenham Town Meeting on May 5, today is your last day to register. If you are already registered and nothing (such as your name or address) has changed, you are all set. Otherwise, the Town Clerk’s office at Wenham Town Hall will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 3. Chelgren: Friday is Wenham Town Administrator Jeff Chelgren’s final day on the job. He will move on to become the new town administrator in Marblehead. Interim Town…

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Andrews Commits to Wenham, Withdraws as Saugus Finalist

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Mark Andrews, who will begin as interim town administrator in Wenham in mid-April, said he is fully committed to the job and has withdrawn as a finalist for the top job in Saugus. Andrews arrived in Wenham for the first time last Wednesday when he met with town department heads – he brought with him three pounds of Italian cookies from Tripoli Bakery in Lawrence. On Tuesday night, Andrews will attend the Board of Selectmen meeting, when he will be formally introduced to the town. His first full-time day will be April 16, although Andrews plans to work in Wenham at least one day a week until then. He had a vacation planned in Wareham – where he has worked as town administrator for the past two years - in mid-April and that will instead …

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Andrews to Meet Employees, Attend Wenham Selectmen's Meeting in Next Week

Mark Andrews, the new interim town administrator in Wenham, will meet with town departments heads this week and attend the Board of Selectmen next week in advance of taking over on April 16.

Mark Andrews, Wenham’s pick for interim town administrator, will begin working part-time in Wenham as soon as this week, the chairman of the Wenham Board of Selectmen said on Monday. Andrews has signed a contract that runs through the end of August and will be paid slightly more than Jeff Chelgren, the existing town administrator who is leaving next month to become the town administrator in Marblehead. Andrews will be paid an amount equal to $100,000 annually, Chelgren said on Monday. Chelgren earns $93,456 annually. Andrews, who has been the town administrator in Wareham since December 2009, announced to the Wareham Board of Selectmen on Saturday he will take over an interim town administrator in Wenham beginning April 16. On Monday, …

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