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Select Board approves $2.425M open space preservation project
Wenham Select Board approved a $2.425M conservation deal, preserving 115.5 acres of open space.
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Wenham Select Board Orders Cherry Street Survey, Withdraws Route 97 Speed Limit Request
Wenham Select Board authorizes Cherry Street boundary survey and approves landmark $2.425 million conservation deal.
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Select Board Forms Working Group for 24 Cherry Street Development
Wenham Select Board formed working group to guide input on 24 Cherry Street development. The state-owned parcel falls under Massachusetts' Affordable Homes Act, permitting three units by right and overriding local zoning; residents expressed concerns about traffic and neighborhood change.
Government · Select Board
Wenham Select Board picks new chair, Cherry Street panel
Wenham Select Board reorganizes, forms panel on contested state housing plan. Members elected Deirdre Pierotti chair, Peter Clay vice chair, Phineas Sprague clerk and Benjamin Tymann financial officer, all 4-0, and welcomed Sprague as the board's newest member.
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Wenham designates as Purple Heart Community
Wenham designates as Purple Heart Community and approves park restroom. The Select Board unanimously adopted the town's Purple Heart Community designation, honoring approximately 10 recipients with ties to Wenham, including Alan B. Cheeseman, killed in Vietnam in 1970, with a flag-raising planned
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Wenham Select Board Approves Police Promotion, Purple Heart Status, and Park Restroom
Wenham Select Board votes unanimously on police promotions, Purple Heart designation, park restroom, and historic district vendor.
Government · Select Board
Select Board votes to amend climate resolution
Wenham Select Board updates climate targets to 2050. The board voted April 9 to amend its Climate Resolution 2022, targeting carbon neutrality by 2050. Present were members Deirdre Pierotti, Gary Cheeseman, and Peter Clay; Benjamin Tymann was absent. Town Administrator Steve Poulos and Assistant
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Select Board Presents 23-Article Warrant for Town Meeting
Select Board presents 23-article warrant ahead of April 9 town meeting. The Board unanimously recommended two articles: an operational override for Hamilton Wenham Regional School District (Article 2) and a bylaw restricting simultaneous service on key town boards (Article 18). Notable articles
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Wenham Select Board Votes 4-0 on Override, Special Election Set for June 16
Wenham Select Board and Finance Committee clear 23-article warrant ahead of April 9 town meeting.
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Wenham Sets June 11 Special Election For Board Seat
Wenham set a June 11 special election to fill a vacant Select Board seat.
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