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Five Things to Know on Feb. 14: Speak Out on School Budget
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Today is Thursday, Feb. 14. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Clouds: Thursday is forecasted to start cloudy with an increasing chance of sun coming out later. Temperatures should again get up into the 40s. 2. Pool: The second of two open forums to talk about the Patton Park pool is coming up on Thursday afternoon. The forum will be at 1 p.m. in the meeting room at Hamilton-Wenham Library where the pool committee wants to hear from the public what it would want in a new aquatic facility at the park. 3. Chocolate: The 11th annual Salem So Sweet, Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival had originally been planned to wrap up on Thursday, but due to last weekend’s blizzard it has been extended through the coming …
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kerstin locherie
2:21 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
Impact on Property Taxes and Other Local Revenues State budget cuts are also placing upward pressure on property taxes and other local revenues, because increasing these revenues is one of the few ways school districts can compensate for the loss of state funding. Let's face it, Real Estate Taxes are slowly becoming a second mortgage for the 99%. Warren Buffet has billions, but abides by a budget… more ›