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Last 14 days

• Patton Park pumpkin fest, board eyes recreation funds. Hamilton's Recreation Department held its annual Pumpkin Fest and trunk-or-treat at Patton Park Saturday, while the Select Board weighed how to unlock nearly $716,000 in recreation-field funds from the original Patton Ridge sale, pending legal review.Hamilton News
• Hamilton sets trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31. Hamilton announced Oct. 24 that trick-or-treat hours will run 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and asked participating residents to turn on their porch lights.Hamilton News
• Select Board weighs Halloween street closure request. Hamilton's Select Board took up a resident push to close Union Street for Halloween trick-or-treating after board member Lee McCoy cited traffic data from 107 signatures, weighing Police Chief Edward Guy III's alternative of an extra officer on patrol.Hamilton News
• Pumpkin Fest fills Patton Park, recreation funds in focus. Hamilton's Recreation Department held its Pumpkin Fest and trunk-or-treat at Patton Park on Saturday, October 24, with pumpkins provided while supplies lasted. The Select Board separately discussed using proceeds from the 2015 Patton Ridge sale, now near $716,000, toward recreation fields pending legal guidance.Hamilton News
• Board appoints Bowler to Zoning Board of Appeals. Hamilton's Select Board sorted through $2.8 million in one-time town revenue, including Patton Ridge sale proceeds that may carry legal spending restrictions, while a tennis-court sign request and a League of Women Voters sign request both stalled for lack of a clear town sign policy.Hamilton News
• Select Board adds patrol, skips street closure. Hamilton's Select Board weighed closing Union Street for Halloween after a member cited data showing 60 percent cut-through traffic from 107 signatures, while weighing a League of Women Voters banner request amid an unclear town sign policy.Hamilton News
• Pumpkin Fest draws families to Patton Park. Hamilton Recreation Department hosted a Pumpkin Fest and trunk-or-treat at Patton Park on Oct. 24, with pumpkins provided while supplies lasted. The Select Board is separately seeking legal guidance on using a $716,000 recreation stabilization fund tied to the 2015 Patton Ridge sale for fields.Hamilton News

Coming up

• Fri, Oct 30, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Early voting wraps up at Town Hall. In-person early voting at Town Hall holds its final shortened session from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 30, ahead of the state election.Town of Hamilton
• Fri, Oct 30, 11:00 a.m.: Town processes advance ballots ahead of election. Hamilton Town Hall conducts state election advanced processing of mailed ballots on Friday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. ahead of the November election.Town of Hamilton
• Mon, Nov 2: Conservation Commission filing deadline is Nov. 2. Applications for the Conservation Commission's Nov. 18 meeting are due Monday, Nov. 2.Town of Hamilton
• Mon, Nov 2: Planning Board deadline set for Dec. 1 meeting. Applications for the Planning Board's Dec. 1 meeting are due Monday, Nov. 2, at Town Hall.Town of Hamilton
• Mon, Nov 2, 7:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Nov. 2. The Select Board meets Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 577 Bay Road.Town of Hamilton
• Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: State election set for Nov. 3. Hamilton voters go to the polls for the state election Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Recreation Gym, 14 Union Street.Town of Hamilton

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