Wenham Select Board approved permanent historic preservation of Old Farm property at 9 Maple Street. Historic New England will hold a preservation restriction protecting the nationally significant historic property's architectural features and landscape indefinitely.
Wenham Veterans Committee approved prior minutes and learned of the town's Purple Heart Community designation. Treasurer James Cummings reported the committee's accounts total $142,000, with $5,600 available in the FY2026 budget. The committee secured $70,000 in Community Preservation Committee
Wenham Select Board authorizes a second full-time police hire, effectively ending the town's part-time patrol force. Finance Director Ernest Jackson calculated the two-hire approach costs about $15,000 more annually than relying on overtime, a plan the Finance Committee backed 2-1.
Wenham Conservation Commission unanimously approved a Certificate of Compliance for a bottomless sand filter system at 31 Mayflower Drive. The commission verified the system was installed in accordance with the final Order of Conditions issued June 25, 2024, with confirmation from Project Engineer
Wenham Affordable Housing Trust funds $7,250 in sprinkler repairs for Dexter Lane property. Chair Huntley Skinner and the Trust voted unanimously to pay for systems required under the original subdivision permit, after the property owner declined a town loan and stated he could not cover the cost.
Wenham Select Board approved four items unanimously at its May 26 meeting. The Board revised sale terms for an undevelopable Longfellow Road parcel, allowing reauction with language requiring buyers to resolve easement rights.
Wenham Select Board learns Route 1A traffic project will not begin construction before spring 2027 and could last two to three years.
Wenham Affordable Housing Trust approves $17,500 grant to Habitat for Humanity. The Trustees voted unanimously to fund the pre-development phase of a proposed affordable housing project at 7 Maple Street, where Habitat plans to acquire a three-acre property and construct two additional
Wenham Council on Aging approves prior minutes, reports on summer programming and capital improvements. Director Jim Reynolds reported that the Pickleball Program launched May 20 and a Floral Arranging Class with Pat Fleming is scheduled for May 21. An Ice Cream Social is planned for Tuesday, June
Wenham Cemetery Commission approved transfer of cemetery lot HD-94 to Glenn Roundy after reviewing potential heirs to the property. The commission accepted burial-plot applications through May 22, with five cremation plots available at $650 each and four full burial lots at $1,300 each, exclusively