The Joint Budget Conference Committee began meeting Monday, June 1, to attempt to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.
Three cuts are on the table that will have deep impact to our schools for fiscal year 2010: Chapter 70, Regional Transportation, and the Circuit Breaker. If all [...]
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We need 2 Yes votes for every No vote
Please remember to vote tomorrow morning, Saturday May 2, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Buker School. On the ballot are three candidates for selectman:
Bill Clifford - http://www.wickedlocal.com/wenham/archive/x1092980623/Wenham-Board-of-Selectmen-candidate-William-Clifford
John Clemenzi - http://www.wickedlocal.com/wenham/archive/x718267051/Wenham-Board-of-Selectmen-candidate-John-Clemenzi
Don Costin - http://www.wickedlocal.com/wenham/archive/x126909211/Wenham-Board-of-Selectmen-candidate-Donald-E-Costin
Then plan to return to [...]
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Wenham Town Meeting this Saturday. Hamilton next Monday and Tuesday nights.
A Capital Debt Exclusion (CDE) is on the warrants for both the Hamilton and Wenham Town Meetings. The CDE will be used for school repairs and safety/health improvements and to address several NEASC compliance issues. For more detailed information, please click here.
Town Leadership is in [...]
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This time of year we are deluged with all sorts of information as we approach town meetings. For those that can handle a little more, I’ve assembled some data from credible sources.
Real Estate Stats for Hamilton and Wenham
Boston Magazine’s March issue focused on the Best Places to Live 2009. They took a look [...]
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Please don’t skip Town Meeting this year because there isn’t a school operational override. There are two very important school-related issues on the warrant and we need massive parent turnout. School opponents will be out in force for town meeting; we ALL need to show up to make sure our voice is heard.
HWRSD [...]
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Great news. As announced by the School Committee yesterday, Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District employees have agreed to a salary concession of one day without pay for the 2009-2010 school year.
Two unions were involved in negotiations – the Hamilton-Wenham Education Association, which represents teachers, secretaries and nurses, and the Hamilton-Wenham Custodians’ union. A majority of [...]
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Please join SOS at our monthly meeting, open to everyone, as we host members of the Wenham and Hamilton Boards of Selectmen, who will talk about the proposed merger of the two town’s police departments and how such a move might affect town and school finances. Other agenda items include:
A brief presentation from the Hamilton [...]
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March 30, 2009
Hamilton-Wenham School Committee
775 Bay Road
Hamilton, MA 01982
Dear members of the Hamilton-Wenham School Committee:
As members of SOS, we have followed this year’s school budget process closely and have been genuinely impressed by your hard work and dedication. We commend you for your extraordinary efforts and leadership in these challenging [...]
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10.6 Teaching Positions Hang in the Balance
On March 31 — six days from today — the School Committee is required by law to submit its finalized budget. As of today, 10.6 teaching positions are still on the line to be eliminated — including 2.4 positions from the High School and 4.8 positions from the Middle [...]
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The School Committee is holding its one and only Public Forum on the Fiscal Year 2010 budget today, Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in the Buker Multipurpose Room.
This public forum is your last and best chance to ask questions and share your opinions about what’s getting cut, what schools and [...]
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