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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Meet Your Neighbor

This Wenham Man Used to Have a 'Jay Leno Chin'

This week meet a Wenham father who got a private visit to the Oval Office.

Name: Tyson Perry Goodridge Street: Arbor Street, Wenham Family: Wife, Anya, owner of sugarcoated, a jewelry company. (It's holiday season, so people, buy some presents for friends and family (http://bit.ly/sugarcoatedjewelry). We have two boys; Walker, 8 and Perry, 7. Occupation: Principal of Dialogue, a Marketing and Social Media Advisory Services firm. Hobbies/interests: Anything with my family. Throwing a dinner party, golf, tennis and anything outdoors. What are you passionate about? Two things: Food and marketing, specifically technology and social media. It's absolutely incredible what you can do with a cell phone, a good idea and putting smart people and ideas together. What did you study in school? MBA (Babson) and B.A. American …

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Tyson Goodridge

11:19 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Thanks for the plug Michelle! and Lindsay- IFRL meeting at the same time!!   more ›

Sunday, November 4, 2012

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Meet a Hamilton Man who Hit a Homerun over the Green Monster at Fenway

Get to know Bill Peach of Hamilton in the latest "Meet Your Neighbor" column.

Name: Bill Peach Where do you live? Union Street, Hamilton Family: Divorced, two children (Samantha 14, Cameron 12) Occupation: Currently unemployed after 21 years with Fidelity Investments. I have recently become certified as a personal trainer.  Education: I graduated with a BA in History from the University of New Hampshire. I played football and baseball as well. After graduating I helped coach the football and baseball teams at Hamilton College before joining the business world. Hobbies/Interests: Making my kids happy, exercising, road biking, kayaking, coaching, genealogy research, scrabble, reading about historical people and events. Favorite quote/mantra?  These are my favorite “rules to live by”: Never stop trying to learn and …

Jennifer Flynn

8:17 am on Sunday, November 4, 2012

if you are interested in personal training with Bill...please email him Billpeach7@gmail.com   more ›

Sunday, September 30, 2012

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This Hamilton Mom Keeps a 'Bliss List" with the Things That Bring Joy

Get to know Heather Tripp of Hamilton, the 50th local resident profiled in the "Meet Your Neighbor" column.

Name: Heather Tripp Street: Postgate Road, Hamilton Family: Husband, Drew; Two kids - Joshua, 10 and Allie, 7 Occupation: Freelance graphic designer Hobbies/interests: Art, photography, cooking, reading, exercising, I'm addicted to Pinterest - it's a problem. Favorite quote/mantra: I adore Abraham Lincoln and his quote “Whatever you are, be a good one” is a favorite. Something you do often that brings you joy: I keep a “Bliss List” where I write down the things that make me happy, however small. I add to the list every day and refer back to it often. Things that bring me joy can be as simple as a really good cup of coffee or how the sun looks coming into my kitchen. It's a reminder that the small things are the big things. So, keeping the …

Jennifer Flynn

1:44 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012

I love these too!!! Heather motivated me to start a thank you/bliss list:)   more ›

Saturday, September 15, 2012

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New Athletic Director Chose Regional for 'Phenomenal' Athletics

Meet the new Athletic Director at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School.

Name: Craig Genualdo Town: Amesbury Family: Wife, two sons Occupation: Athletic Director, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School Hobbies/interests: Cooking Dinner, Reading Favorite quote/mantra: "We now live in a world where man has walked on the moon.  And it wasn't a miracle, you know.  We just decided to go." Jim Lovell (NASA Astronaut) the night Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, Apollo 13 Something you do often that brings you joy: Read books to the boys before bed every night. What are you passionate about? Coaching, Team and Program Building in high school athletics What did you study in school? Communications Are you utilizing this subject now? Yes. Its an under-looked, but critical, aspect to being a successful high school athletic …

Sunday, September 2, 2012

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Resident Uses Horses As Therapy Tool

Barbara Smith is an occupational therapist in town.

Name: Barbara Smith Street:  Red Coach Road Family: Smith/Smolinski Family Occupation: occupational therapist Hobbies/interests: I enjoy listening to Motown music (on my Ipod) while skating at Roller Palace in Beverly, most Tuesday mornings. I am a writer and take frequent walks into town to energize my brain. I also swim and read a lot of fiction to relax. I love my book club. What are you passionate about? Creating activities that make learning easier for children with developmental disabilities. I write articles, books and blog about them. I work one day a week at Ironstone Therapies in Andover doing hippotherapy. This involves using a horse as a therapy tool. My clients are very young (between 2 and 4 years of age). Many of them are …

Hepzaba

7:33 am on Sunday, September 2, 2012

What a wonderful, informative write up about Barbara. She is my two year old daughter's Occupational Therapist at Ironstone Therapies in Andover. She really amazing and has helped our daughter tremendously with hippotherapy.   more ›

Sunday, August 5, 2012

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Meet the Next Oprah From Hamilton

"Meet Your Neighbor" introduces you to Pam Guyer of Hamilton.

Name: Pam Guyer Street: Boardman Lane, Hamilton Family: Husband, Charlie; Kaili, 13; Cameron, 11; Colby, 10 Occupation: Momprenuer, Author, Speaker and Executive National VP Arbonne Hobbies/interests: Yoga, running, food, family, home design, reading, writing, beach, wellness, travel an business/branding What are you passionate about? Family, work/life Balance, empowering others to find and follow their passions. What did you study in school? Undergrad: Education; Masters: Training and Development Are you utilizing this subject now? Yes, the Training and Development for training, speaking and program development. Best book: Tough one! There are so many so I am going to say "Living HIPP," the book I wrote. I like it because its message and …

Saturday, July 21, 2012

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A Hundred Chickens Running Loose Introduced this Woman to Hamilton

"Meet Your Neighbor" introduces you to librarian Julie Preston of Wenham.

Name: Julie Preston Street: Meridian Road, Wenham   Family: Rachel, 14 and Charlie, 9   Occupation: Librarian and Event Planner   Hobbies/interests: Bowling, raising rabbits, belly dancing, cooking and of course reading   What are you passionate about? Special needs issues as related to the district schools, literacy for all individuals What did you study in school? Sport, Fitness and Leisure with Music and Biology at Salem State College and Master’s of Divinity at Boston University School of Theology   Are you utilizing this subject now? When I plan events and programs I use these subjects. I teach Sunday School at the First Church in Wenham and I love it! Best book: "Dune" by Frank Herbert   Best movie: "Pretty Woman"   Dream vacation: …

Michelle Bailey

9:31 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012

I was surprised to hear Julie sing the first time! What a pretty voice she has.   more ›

Sunday, July 8, 2012

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Get to Know a Wenham Mother Who Enjoys 'Old School' Formalities

This week's Meet Your Neighbor introduces us to Melanie D'Orio of Wenham.

Name: Melanie D'Orio Street: Burnham Road, Wenham Family: Husband, Eric; Son, 8 and Daughter, 6; Dog, Ginger Occupation: At-Home Mother Hobbies/interests: Cycling, Running, Volunteering, Reading, Coaching, Cooking/Entertaining, Decorating What are you passionate about? I would say that I am most passionate about making time for what's most important, taking time to really look around at all the good that people are doing and letting them know about it. I think our generation may have lost a little of what's important. We go out to eat instead of having people into our homes. We busy ourselves with a schedule and sometimes lose sight of the little things going on around us. We are too busy to notice what each person has contributed to our …

Melissa Even Moore

3:30 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012

Melanie is an inspiration to me. The community is lucky to have her!   more ›

Sunday, June 24, 2012

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Meet Robert Kraft's Former Bodyguard Turned Dentist

Wenham resident Paul Gamber is a dentist in Danvers but before going to dental school he was a bodyguard for Robert and Myra Kraft.

Name: Paul Gamber Street: Juniper Street, Wenham Family: Wife, Holly; Two daughters, Nora, 8 and Sadie, 5 Occupation: Dentist Hobbies/interests: I have always played sports and continue to play as much tennis and golf as possible. I have enjoyed coaching my daughter's soccer teams. I enjoy target shooting handguns and rifles. I like going to Sebago Lake, Maine in winter for snowmobiling and in summer for swimming and boating. What are you passionate about? My family and my occupation. Seems when looking back how fast time goes by. I don't want to miss any of their growing up and at the same time, I want to be the best at what I do professionally. I feel that if I am going to invest time in anything...I am going to try to be the best at …

Sunday, June 10, 2012

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Taxes Were Collected in This Woman's Hamilton Kitchen for 40 Years

Get to know Cindy Stelline of Hamilton in this week's Meet Your Neighbor.

Name: Cindy Stelline Where do you live? Rust Street, Hamilton. I am the third generation of Crowells to live in this house. My grandmother, Bertha Crowell, was Hamilton’s tax collector. Everyone who paid taxes in the early 1940s to early 1970s paid them in what is now our dining room. My father, Grant Crowell, was on the Board of Appeals for many years. He was also a town historian and was single-handedly responsible for getting the Town’s Seal changed from “Alex” Hamilton to “Alexander” Hamilton. He was very active in town business and politics. Family: Married 33 years to Paul, stepdaughter, Pam, 41 anc grandson, Jonathan, 12, live in South Carolina. Hobbies/interests: Travelling, reading, doing Sudokus and KenKens and dining out. …

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