Legislature Agrees to Increase Local Highway Money
State Sen. Bruce Tarr, a Republican that represents both Hamilton and Wenham, talks about the plan to increase state funding to cities and towns for highway projects.
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Show Us Your St. Patrick's Day Photos!
For St. Patrick's Day, share your photos of St. Patrick's Day outfits, flags or even crazy, green wigs, with Patch.
St. Patrick's Day might be known for green beer, parades, and celebrating all things Irish, but there's another benefit to the famous holiday. It's a day where you can wear all green and really show off your Irish pride! Whether you decide to wear a "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" T-shirt, don a big green top hat or paint your face with shamrocks, we want to see pictures of you and your friends all dressed up to celebrate! Already, you will see several photos from Friday afternoon at the American Legion in Hamilton, where state Rep. Brad Hill and state Sen. Bruce Tarr sponsored a dinner for about 65 senior citizens from Hamilton and Wenham. Upload your photos, showing your Irish pride, to the gallery above by clicking the green (of course) "Upload …
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tarr Leads GOP's Call for Drug Lab Oversight Board
A proposed five-member board would have oversight authority over all state facilities engaged in forensic services in criminal investigation.
In the wake of the Jamaica Plain Drug Lab crisis, the Massachusetts Senate Republican Caucus wants “tighter controls and higher standards” at its state drug labs. The caucus proposed a five-member board be established to “have oversight authority over all state facilities engaged in forensic services in criminal investigations,” according to a statement Wednesday. State Sen. Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), who represents Hamilton and Wenham, said on Wednesday he will file legislation this week with Assistant Minority Leader Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth), Minority Whip Richard Ross (R-Wenham) and Senator Michael Knapik (R-Westfield), the Ranking Republican on the Senate Ways and Means Committee. “We need to create a new infrastructure of oversight…
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Patch Facts
Five Things to Know on Dec. 20: School Budget Review Continues
An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.
Today is Thursday, Dec. 20. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Brightness returns: The forecast on Thursday is calling for a sunny day with a high temperature of about 40 degrees. 2. Museum coupon: Wenham Museum offered up some great coupons to its e-mail subscribers this holiday season and those coupons expire on Thursday. The coupons offered $10 off a $50 purchase, $20 off a $100 purchase and $40 off a $200 purchase in the museum store. 3. Toy Drive: State Senator Bruce Tarr’s 16th annual North Shore Holiday Toy Drive wraps up on Thursday. Tarr, who represents Hamilton and Wenham, is collecting toys at Wenham Museum in the two towns, plus nearby in Beverly at Blueberry Hill Health Care and Marblehead Bank, …
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tarr Working to Overhaul Sex Offender Laws
State Senate Republican Leader Bruce Tarr plans to introduce legislation in January that would make changes to the sex offender registry in the wake of a criminal case in Wakefield.
Senate Republicans, led to state Sen. Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), expect to file comprehensive legislation during the new session aimed at reforming how information about sex offenders is shared between law enforcement and other officials. Tarr represents Hamilton and Wenham in the state Senate. The bill is a response to the ongoing case involving Wakefield resident John Burbine and some 100 counts of child sex abuse he is facing. His wife, Marian, is also facing charges in the case for running an illegal daycare and for reckless endangerment. Burbine’s original classification suggested his risk of re-offend was low, and the public would not benefit from the disclosure of his information; however, subsequent facts have proven this …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Five Things to Know on Dec. 13: Bruce Tarr’s Toy Drive Broadcasts Live All Day
An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.
Today is Thursday, Dec. 13. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham. 1. Typical: Thursday’s weather will be a rather typical mid-December day – mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the lower 40s. 2. Toys: State Senator Bruce Tarr, who represents Hamilton and Wenham on Beacon Hill, takes to the road on Thursday as his annual toy drive makes it way around the North Shore. Radio station North Shore 104.9 is a partner on the toy drive and will be broadcasting from each location during the tour, which will run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The tour does not have a stop planned in the two towns, but will be nearby at 10:30 a.m. at Dawson’s True Value Hardware in North Beverly, First Ipswich Bank on Market Street in Ipswich at …
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