Wenham

Government · Zoning Board

Wenham ZBA Unanimously Approves Gordon College Music Center and ADA Bathrooms

Wenham ZBA approves Gordon College music center and ADA bathroom addition unanimously.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves New Casella Waste Contract

Wenham Select Board locks in a five-year, costlier trash contract and swears in two new officers.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 23

Government · Conservation

Wenham Conservation Commission Delays Gordon College Music Hall Vote, Seeks Peer Review Response

Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music hall permit, recommends new member.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 9

Government · Select Board

Wenham's Route 1A Traffic Project Won't Break Ground Before Spring 2027

WENHAM -- May 26, 2026, Wenham Select Board learns Route 1A traffic project will not begin construction before spring 2027 and could last two to three years. Town Administrator Steve Squinto told the board Monday

Townbrief reporting · May 26

Government · Select Board

Wenham Select Board Orders Cherry Street Survey, Withdraws Route 97 Speed Limit Request

WENHAM -- May 12, 2026, Wenham Select Board authorizes Cherry Street boundary survey and approves landmark $2.425 million conservation deal. The board voted 4-0 at its May 12 meeting to commission a survey

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Zoning Board

Wenham ZBA Continues Gordon College Music Center Hearing Pending Drainage Peer Review

WENHAM -- April 29, 2026, Wenham Zoning Board continues Gordon College music center hearing, orders $4,900 drainage review. The Wenham Zoning Board of Appeals heard an initial presentation on Gordon College's proposed

Townbrief reporting · Apr 29

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 28

Government · Conservation

Wenham Commission Continues Gordon College Music Center Hearing to May 11

WENHAM -- April 27, 2026, Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music center hearing, citing missing lighting documents. The commission voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on Gordon College's Notice of

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Conservation

Wenham Commission Continues Gordon College Music Center Hearing to May 11

WENHAM -- April 27, 2026, Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music center hearing, citing missing lighting documents. The commission voted unanimously Monday to continue the public hearing on Gordon College's Notice of

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27