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Preservation Committee approves $351,250 in grant recommendations

Wenham Preservation Committee advances $351,000 in grant recommendations. The Community Preservation Committee approved $351,250 across six projects for Annual Town Meeting consideration, including $200,000 for Wenham Conservation Commission land acquisitions, $100,000 for digitizing historic Town

Developer commits to restore historic stone wall at 47 Maple Street

Wenham Planning Board advances stone wall restoration, tracks zoning approvals. Developer Mike Buonfiglio committed to rebuilding a historical New England stone wall at 47 Maple Street, addressing Board concerns that the current construction had not met permit conditions requiring preservation of

CPC holds public hearing on five FY27 grant requests

The Wenham Community Preservation Committee held its annual public hearing Tuesday on FY27 grant applications totaling nearly $625,000, with funding decisions scheduled for January 20. Major requests included roof replacements for Town Hall ($145,000-$220,000) and the Police Station

Conservation Commission clears Gordon College, continues two projects

Wenham Conservation Commission clears Gordon College's Lane Student Center expansion. The commission voted unanimously to issue a negative determination of applicability, allowing the project at 255 Grapevine Road to proceed without additional wetlands review. The proposed addition includes a

Climate committee backs EV-First policy, rejects green power fee

Wenham climate committee reaches consensus on EV policy, rejects fee hike. The Climate Action and Sustainability Committee indicated support for adopting an EV-First policy without formal vote, while rejecting a proposed one-tenth of a cent per kilowatt-hour addition to Community Choice Aggregation