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Select Board approves Casella waste contract with increases

Wenham Select Board approved a five-year waste contract with Casella featuring a 20 percent first-year cost increase and new recycling carts starting July 13. Town Administrator Steve Poulos said the town will use previously reserved funds to lessen budget impact.

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Wenham Board Approves Second Police Hire

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.

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