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Five Things to Know on June 13: Hear About the Local Senior Living Options

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

Today is Thursday, June 13. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Rain: Thursday may start out with some sun but by the end of the day heavy rain is forecasted. The temperature will get into the mid-60s. 2. Senior Living: There’s been a lot of discussion in recent weeks about the housing options (or lack thereof) for senior citizens in Hamilton and Wenham. On Thursday evening, “The 411 on Senior Living Choices” at Hamilton-Wenham Library will go over the senior living choices available locally. It runs from 6-7:30 p.m. and registration is required. RSVP to the library at 978-468-5577 or by email to Rebecca at rshea@mvlc.org. 3. Schools: School Superintendent Dr. Michael Harvey and the School Committee is looking …

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Five Things to Know on May 9: Parents Learn How to 'Let Go’

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

Today is Thursday, May 9. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Showers: Thursday could be the first rainy day we’ve had in a while, with the forecast calls for showers and rain through much of the day. Even when it is not raining, it will be a cloudy day with temperatures in the 60s. There’s also a chance of an afternoon or evening thundershower. 2. Moms: Three days before Mother’s Day, Thursday night is National Mom’s Night Out. The North Shore Mall in Peabody is celebrating by hosting a free event from 5-8 p.m. that will include beauty advice and makeovers, food samples, shopping discounts and prizes. 3. Letting Go: If your child is heading off to college for the first time this fall, there’s a free session at…

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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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Developer's Unpermitted Sign Ordered to Come Down

A sign that a developer admits was put up without the required town permit will come down, but go back up later this month with the town's OK.

The developer of Penguin Hall has been ordered by the Wenham Planning Board to take down a sign publicizing the hiring of a construction company for the project. The developer, Chris Wise of Wise Living, admitted that the sign was put up without a needed town permit. The sign exceeds the allowable sign size and required a special permit from the Planning Board. The sign was up before Wise went before the Planning Board last Thursday for a public hearing where the board would decide whether to grant the permit. “You did it in the wrong order,” Planning Board chairman David Geikie told Wise. “I am offended by the order you did this.” Geikie said the move "showed a cetain lack of respect for the procedure" and said it was "out of character" …

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Five Things to Know on Jan. 10: Dog Hearing in Wenham

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

Today is Thursday, Jan. 10. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: Thursday is forecasted to be a sunny day, with temperatures getting up into the 40s again with wind blowing between 11 and 15 miles per hour. 2. Dog: There will be a dog hearing in Wenham on Thursday evening. The animal control officer is holding a public hearing “on the possible dog restraint” of a dog that lives at 30 Hilltop Dr. and has allegedly attacked other dogs. It is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Wenham Town Hall. 3. Armenia: Ruth Thomasian from the Project SAVE Armenian Photographic Archives in Watertown appears at Pingree School at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The event is open to the public and part of a visit next month from two Armenia teachers…

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Five Things to Know on Oct. 11: Flu Vaccine Clinic

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

Today is Thursday, Oct. 11. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: The sun is expected to reemerge on Thursday, with temperatures around 60. 2. Flu: The Hamilton and Wenham Boards of Health are hosting a flu vaccine clinic on Thursday afternoon at The Meetinghouse (Old Library) on Bay Road in Hamilton. It runs 3-6 p.m. and is free but anyone with insurance should bring their insurance card. 3. Flow Test: A flow test of the water system by Stantec Inc. will be conducted on Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Chebacco Road area of Hamilton. It could cause the water to become discolored and it is recommended that residents run cold water or their outside spigot until they get clear water again. 4. HAWC: HAWC, or Healing …

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: Sept. 13

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

Today is Thursday, Sept. 13. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Sun: Thursday is shaping up to be a classic sunny day, with a high temperatures of about 80 degrees. 2. Cub Scouts: Sign ups for Cub Scouts in Hamilton for the coming year happens at Winthrop Elementary School on Thursday night. Cub Scouts are open to boys in grades 1-5. The signs run 5:30-8 p.m. 3. Mosquitoes: Spraying for mosquitoes will happen in Wenham on Thursday night along Grapevine Road, including the Iron Rail property and Gordon College. 4. Curriculum: Wednesday night was curriculum night for parents at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, and the same thing happens at Miles River Middle School on Thursday night. It runs 6-8 p.m. at the middle school. 5. …

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Two-Year Long Maples Tree Feud Ends With Replanted Trees

For two years, there's been a debate about replanting trees at the Maples condos in Wenham. The trees have been replanted and it has now ended.

A long running back-and-forth between the Maples condominium board and the Wenham Planning Board about replacing hemlocks trees that were cut down has ended. “The Maples have planted their trees,” Planning Coordinator Emilie Cademartori told the Planning Board last Friday. The trees were planted in the way that the Planning Board and Maples board agreed back in April, according to a letter from Tree Warden Pierre Erhard. The trees were supposed to be planted staggered and were instead planted in a straight line. The condo board offered to replant the trees, but Erhard said it would not make a difference and would risk the health of the trees. Everyone involved will be sent a letter from the board saying that the trees were planted in ‘…

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Penguin Hall's Phase 1 Bumped Up from 150 to 192 Units

The Developer of Penguin Hall, Jim Mullen, said last week that he now plans to convert all of Penguin Hall into senior assisted living units in one phase.

The first phase of work to convert Penguin Hall in Wenham into a senior living units will include 192 units, up from the original plan for 150 units. The change has been made, according to property owner and developer Jim Mullen, based on feedback from future residents. As prospective owners heard the plans from Mullen, and Chris Wise of Wise Living, they asked whether there would be construction close-by if they bought a unit and moved in the main building. And Mullen said, yes, under the initial phasing plan that would have been the plan. "These people had a point," Mullen said. Under the new phasing plan, Phase 1 will include the conversion all of the main building – Penguin Hall – and Phase 2 will be construction of detached manor …

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Five Things to Know Today in Hamilton and Wenham: Aug. 10

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

Today is Friday, Aug. 10. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Muggy: The temperatures should not get out of the low 80s on Friday, but for many people that may not be any consolation since the humidity will be very high. And there’s a slightly greater chance than Thursday of an afternoon thunderstorm on Friday - any time after 11 a.m. 2. Organics: As the temperatures rise again, we offer this reminder on how to avoid foul odors in your green organics bin - put your cooked food, meat and bones in paper bags in the freezer or fridge until pick-up day. Plus, spraying the mouth of the bin with vinegar water or Clorox water will help keep vermin from getting in there. 3. Story time: The crew from Up and People arrived in the two towns a …

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