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Five Things to Know on May 21: Elementary School Band and Chorus Perform

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

Today is Tuesday, May 21. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Cooler: The temperature will be at least 10 degrees cooler on Tuesday than we saw on Monday. The high temperature will be in the lower 60s and it will be mostly cloudy. 2. Concert: Elementary school musicians from the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District take to the stage on Tuesday evening, with the 4th and 5th Grade Chorus and the Elementary School Band taking part in the Elementary Spring Concert at 6:30 p.m. in the Ferrini Dramatics Center at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. 3. Blogging: Modern-day marketing now includes various new media, including blogging. On Tuesday, the Enterprise Center at Salem State University will put on a “How …

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Five Things to Know on May 7: Wenham to Get Update on Finance Department

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

Today is Tuesday, May 7. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Clearing: Tuesday is expected to start out much the way Monday started, with some fog before eventual clearing with the temperature getting into the 60s. 2. SeniorCare: SeniorCare, a non-profit that helps senior citizens in both Hamilton and Wenham as well as much of the North Shore, opens as new office in Cummings Center on Tuesday. The organization’s headquarters are still in Gloucester and the Beverly office will be a satellite office. There will be a ribbon cutting with coffee and a light breakfast at 8 p.m. a Suite 106H in the 100 building. 3. Crafts: Every Tuesday is craft day for kids at Green Meadow Farm. Kids Craft Days is for ages 3-8 and …

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Top 10: Best Place to Live, Car Theft and Incumbent Selectman Defeated

Here are the top 10 most-read stories on Hamilton-Wenham Patch last month.

What have they been reading in the two towns in April? Here's a look back at the top 10 most read stories on Hamilton-Wenham Patch in April: 1. Pingree Senior from North Reading Victim in Fatal Car Crash 2. What's Open and Closed on Patriots' Day 3. Hamilton Named ‘5th Best Location to Live' in State 4. Car, Purse Taken in Overnight Thefts 5. One Incumbent Reelected, Another Ousted in Town Elections 6. Hamilton Man Survives Fall From Empire State Building 7. Wenham Board of Selectmen Election Results 8. Two Women Face Multiple Drug Charges After Allegedly Driving Erratically 9. Developer's Unpermitted Sign Ordered to Come Down 10. Recent Home Sales Include 'Arts and Crafts'-Style Home and Sharon Road Ranch

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Five Things to Know on April 23: Wenham's Newest Selectmen Joins the Board

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

Today is Tuesday, April 23. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Rain: Tuesday is forecasted to start out cloudy and by afternoon it will be rainy. The temperature will stay in the 40s all day and a northeast wind will blow up to 17 miles per hour. 2. Wine and Cheese: Wenham Tea House plays host to an event on Tuesday night called “Demystifying Wine and Cheese.” Bobby Viel and Gino Rossi combine to put on a “fun and informative class” about on wine and cheese pairing from 7-9 p.m. 3. Baseball: The baseball team at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School is hosting a fundraiser on Tuesday at 15 Walnut, where the proceeds from a guest bartender between 8-10 p.m. will go to the team’s boosters. There will also be a …

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Letter to the Editor: Looking Forward to Ensuring 'A Good Future for Wenham'

A letter from newly elected Wenham Board of Selectmen member Jack Wilhelm thanking voters.

To the Editor: I want to thank all my supporters and especially my hard working committee for my successful election to the Wenham Board of Selectmen. Additionally, I would like to  thank Molly Martins for her three years of service to the town. I am looking forward to working with my fellow selectmen to ensure a good future for Wenham. Sincerely, Jack Wilhelm Morgan Street, Wenham

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One Incumbent Reelected, Another Ousted in Town Elections

One member of the Hamilton Board of Selectmen was reelected on Thursday and the chairman of the Wenham Board of Selectmen was defeated in the town elections.

Marc Johnson will be returning to the Hamilton Board of Selectmen for another term while in Wenham, Molly Martins will not. Jack Wilhelm defeated Molly Martins in the race for a three-year term on the Wenham Board of Selectmen. Wilhelm received 578 votes to Martins' 267 votes. For the past three years, Martins has been the board's chairwoman. In Hamilton, Scott Maddern was also elected to the Board of Selectmen. He currently serves on the Finance Advisory Committee. Maddern and Johnson will serve three-year terms on the five member board. Maddern received 568 votes and Johnson received 515 votes. Jack Hauck received 237 votes and Bill Dery received 195 votes and neither were elected to the board. Three new members were also elected to the …

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Chris Helms

1:38 pm on Friday, April 12, 2013

Hi Edmond, we'll get that fixed. So sorry for the error!   more ›

Wenham Board of Selectmen Election Results

Results from the Wenham Annual Town Election on Thursday, April 11.

The Wenham Board of Selectmen has a new member. Jack Wilhelm was elected to the three-member board in Thursday's annual town election, 578-267 votes, according to unofficial results from Town Clerk Trudy Reid. Wilhelm defeated Molly Martins, who was seeking reelection to her second term. She has served as chairman for the first three years on the board. Wilhelm is a former member and chairman of the Finance Advisory Committee and works as the chief financial officer at a hospital.

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Get a Sneak Peak of Thursday's Town Election Ballots

Here's what the ballots will look like for Thursday's town election in both Hamilton and Wenham.

Voters in both Hamilton and Wenham will choose three members of the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School Committee on Thursday. Additionally, voters in Hamilton will select two members of the Hamilton Board of Selectmen and a in Wenham voters will choose one member of its three-member Board of Selectmen. Hamilton polls are open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at Winthrop Elementary School. The Wenham polls are open from 7 a.m.- 8 p.m. at Wenham Town Hall. This is a change in both date and location for Wenham voters, who had traditionally voted at Buker Elementary School on the Saturday morning before the Annual Town Meeting. This year marks the first time that polls are open on the same day and at the same time in both towns. The four candidates for three three-…

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