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Last 14 days

• Select Board hears pushback on Iron Rail housing plan. Wenham Select Board heard residents challenge a plan to ground-lease the town's 80-acre Iron Rail property, where officials say the gymnastics-academy building needs at least $6 million in repairs. Tenant Rich Healy pushed to buy it instead, and Scout leaders said their barn was left out.Wenham News
• Select Board weighs Scout Barn repairs, Iron Rail zoning. Wenham Select Board faced a crowded agenda after an inspection found the Scout Barn's supports insect-damaged and its second-floor egress unsafe, prompting Chair Deirdre Pierotti to push for restricting access as the board also weighed zoning for the larger Iron Rail property.Wenham News
• Six Wenham deeds recorded in September. Wenham's monthly real estate roundup tracked six properties that changed hands in September, with one condominium sale standing out above the rest on price.Wenham News
• Wenham real estate roundup covers late-September sales. Wenham News tracked a stretch of property activity in late September that included four recorded sales, with family trust transfers figuring into two of the transactions.Wenham News
• Town monitors weekend wind and rain event. The Town of Wenham said it is continuing to monitor weather conditions heading into the weekend as a wind and rain system moves through the area.Town of Wenham

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Climate Action and Sustainability Committee meets Thursday. Wenham's Climate Action and Sustainability Committee meets at 7 p.m.; see the town calendar for the agenda and location.Town of Wenham

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