Health Officials Plan Spring Reminder About Flies in Trash

The Hamilton Board of health plan a mailing this spring to reminder residents about the chance of maggots and flies in their trash.

Keeping trash for up to two weeks could cause greater occurrences of flies and maggots, according to a study done in Spokane, Wash. And based on that data, the Hamilton Board of Health decided Wednesday it plans to launch a public education campaign this spring to alert residents of the possibility of flies and maggots in the trash and offer tips to avoid it. "They did find a greater incidence of flies," said Board of Health Chairman Lindle Willnow said about the study from out west. The topic of the health concern of trash collection every other week had been on the board's agenda last fall but had been tabled as the board and Health Department grappled with mosquitoes infected with Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile Virus and the …

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Al Phillips

1:19 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Are you kidding? Learn how to recycle and there will be no problem. My trash is never full at every two weeks cause I recycle most of my trash and I have three kids. Al   more ›

Officials Ask to Keep Straws Out of Curbside Organics

Residents are reminded to keep straws out of the curbside organics collection.

Residents are being reminded to keep straws out of the compost. Gretel Clark of the Recycling Committee, who helped adopt the original curbside compost collection in the two towns, said that Brick Ends Farm – where the composting occurs - has seen that the organics that are collected curbside in Hamilton and Wenham is coming in with plastic straws in it. The straws do not compost and also slip through the one inch filters used in the compost process, Clark said. “The plea is to please keep those straws out of your green bucket,” Clark said, adding that she does not think residents also want to see straws in the finished compost that is available to residents who participate in curbside compositing. The compost is now available at the …

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Where Can I Pick Up Compost?

Compost is now available, for free to participants in the two town's curbside organics collection program, at the Wenham Highway garage.

The compost from the organic material collected as part of the trash collection program in both towns is now available in Wenham. The Departments of Public Works in both Hamilton and Wenham announced on Tuesday that the compost is now available at the Wenham Highway Department garage at the Iron Rail property on Grapevine Road. Since the organics collection program started more than two years ago, compost was available for free to program participants at Patton Park in Hamilton. Hamilton DPW Director John Tomasz said in an e-mail that the amount of compost “taken (from the Patton Park site) has been significantly greater than anyone expected.” The move to the Wenham Highway Department means it will be “under a more watchful eye.” The …

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Michelle Bailey

4:55 pm on Sunday, August 5, 2012

Compost: according to the press release residents can pick-up one cubic yard, roughly 40 five-gallon buckets.   more ›

Town Officials: Make Sure Black Barrels are Close to the Curb

The town-issued black trash barrels need to be placed close to the street so that the trash truck can pick it up.

The town-issued trash barrels need to be close enough to the street so that the trash truck can pick it up, town officials in Hamilton and Wenham are reminding residents. “I can’t emphasize enough that your black automated bin needs to be in proximity to the curb so that the arm can grab it and tip the trash," Hamilton Town Manager Michael Lombardo recently told Selectmen. “If it is up in your driveway we would not be able to pick it up.” Black barrels are picked up each week in Wenham and every other week in Hamilton. This week, black barrels are being picked up in Hamilton - Wednesday through Friday. Last week, Wenham officials issued a reminder that the bins needs to be close to the street and away from other bins and other items. "In …

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No Black Barrel Pickup Until Next Week in Hamilton

Thursday marks the start of the second "blue bag only" week for trash pickup in Hamilton. Recycling and organics will be picked up but not trash in the "free" town-issued black barrels - that will happen again next week.

Just recycling bins and organics barrels – and not black trash barrels – will be picked up this week in Hamilton. Hamilton town officials are reminding residents that this week is a “blue bag week" for trash pickup, meaning that residents who want trash picked up will need to put it out in a paid blue bag. Otherwise, they need to wait until next week to put out the town-issued black barrel. “They are only going to pick up official blue bags this week,” said Allison Jenkins, administrative assist to the Hamilton Department of Public Works. Jenkins said workers from Hiltz will leave black barrels at the curb. Workers will look in black barrels and if there in trash in a blue bag inside they will pick it up, but it is recommended that blue …

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Last Chance: Deadlines You Need to Know This Week in Hamilton and Wenham

A chance to sign up for Lego Workshops, preschool science and a star lab all during school vacation week.

Welcome to Last Chance, a regular feature that will provide a list of upcoming deadlines that you may want to know about. Do you know about a deadline coming up this week that we missed? Share it in the comments below. We’ll feature the latest deadlines to take a class, join a bus trip to Foxwoods or register to vote. Here is a list of important dates that Hamilton and Wenham residents will want to know this week. April Vacation at Wenham Museum: While Wenham Museum's LegoPalooza for kids this week is full, you can call the museum for potential last minute openings at 978-468-2377. But there are openings for the LEGO Workshops planned for Tuesday through Thursday, April 17–19, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–4 p.m. Community House: Sign up this …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 12

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

Today is Thursday, April 12. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Cloudy: Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with a chance of showers with temperatures into the lower 50s. 2. Trash: If you have questions about the new trash, recycling and organics collection program, there’s yet another chance to get those questions answered on Thursday night at Hamilton-Wenham Library. There will be a Trash Q&A forum at 6:30 p.m. 3. Grown Ups 2: You may likely remember that three years ago Adam Sandler and company spent some of the summer shooting scenes for the film “Grown Ups” on Chebacco Lake. Well, word is that there’s now a “Grown Ups 2” in the works, and at least some of it will be shot in Marblehead and Swampscott. Will the film crew return …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 9

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

Today is Monday, April 9. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Gusty: You are likely to notice the gusty winds on Monday, with the forecast calling for west winds between 15 and 20 miles per hour with gusts up to 35 mph. The temperature will get into the upper 50s. 2. Trash Q & A: If you have any questions about the new trash program, plan on showing up at Hamilton-Wenham Library on Monday night. The drop-in session from 6:30-8 p.m. will be hosted by Gretel Clark in the local history room on the second floor. 3. Red Flag: The continued dry conditions are expected to continue on Monday and along with gusty winds will make conditions dangerous for burning. There is forecasted to be a “red flag warning,” Meaning that outside burning will…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 4

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

Today is Wednesday, April 4. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Trash: The kickoff of the new trash program moves to Hamilton on Wednesday. For the rest of the week, recycling and organics collection will happen on the regular day in Hamilton but there will be no trash pickup in the new black bins. Instead, only trash placed out in a blue bag will be picked up. Next week trash in the black bins, organics in the green bins and recycling in a labeled container will all be collected in Hamilton. A complete list of pickup days, listed street-by-street, is attached to this story as a PDF. 2. Agawam Hockey: Last summer, Agawam’s Learn to Play Hockey Program moved to Governor’s Academy while the rink at Pingree School underwent some work. …

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Allison Jenkins

4:52 pm on Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Michelle, notification that compost would now be picked up on your regular trash day was in local newspapers, the flyer that came with the compost container, the Hamilton Wenham Trash directory, the 2012 trash, recycling and organics calendar delivered to your home, announced at Board of Selectman meetings, explained at the Q&A sessions on trash held at the library and posting were sent to our …   more ›