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We’re hearing already that some parents can’t make Hamilton Town Meeting tomorrow morning. It’s understandable — we’re all wrestling with similar conflicts.
But please don’t hit delete and hope everyone else will show up in your place. The last school repair proposal lost by less than 20 votes – was one of those missing votes yours? [...]

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We Need Two Yes Votes for Every No Vote
Free, drop-in child care available Saturday morning
Hamilton votes first – This Saturday Morning
When: October 17, 9 A.M.
Where: Winthrop School - NOT the High School
Did you know you can enter Town Meeting at any time? And that you can leave [...]

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Vote Yes to help our district qualify for $652,206 in state funding
HAMILTON TOWN MEETING
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 9:00 A.M.
WINTHROP SCHOOL
The good news:
Last week, the Massachusetts School Building Authority agreed to reimburse HWRSD for 42.58% of the cost of a new heating and ventilation system for the Cutler elementary school. This [...]

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This fall, both Hamilton and Wenham are holding Special Town Meetings to address a variety of town business, including items that impact our schools.
Please plan to attend — mark your calendars and make childcare arrangements now!
Hamilton Special Town
Meeting
Saturday, October 17, 9:00 a.m.
Winthrop School Cafeteria
Among [...]

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Jennifer Scuteri Won the Hamilton Selectman’s Race
Jen received 805 votes. Paul Ricker tallied in at 791 votes, and Tony Celata received 231 votes.
The Capital Debt Exclusion Failed at Hamilton Town Meeting
The CDE passed at Wenham Town Meeting but failed by only 20 votes at Hamilton Town Meeting. (62% of Hamilton voters at Town Meeting [...]

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Capital Debt Exclusion fails by 20 votes in Hamilton
The Capital Debt Exclusion garnered a healthy majority of the votes, but not quite the 2/3 needed to get it onto the ballot. A sincere thank you to all the Hamilton voters who braved the overheated room, and heated dialogue, last night in the High School Auditorium.
We [...]

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Town Meeting Monday May 4 and Tuesday May 57:30 p.m. High School Auditorium
News from Wenham: The Capital Debt Exclusion to fund school repairs passed yesterday at Town Meeting. John Clemenzi won re-election to his selectman seat with 53% of the vote. Bill Clifford received 30%, and Don Costin received 17%.
Now we need a two-thirds vote [...]

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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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Every school building in our district is in need of repairs and health/safety improvements.
This year, the School Committee feels the timing is advantageous to fund those repairs with a Capital Debt Exclusion (CDE).
A Capital Debt Exclusion is not an operational override and, thanks to historically low interest rates, will have minimal impact on our [...]

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Candidates for selectman and other important posts in both Hamilton and Wenham will be speaking publicly this Tuesday night, from 7 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Miles River Middle School.
The event, which is hosted by the non-partisan League of Women Voters, will also be televised live on our local [...]

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