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Danvers history tours span hysteria to heroism


The Page House

For the first time, the organizations that own and operate three historic properties in town are joining forces and throwing open their doors for combined tours of all three. Read more here: http://goo.gl/ttwmUO

 

The Page House was the home of Jeremiah Page, who was captain of a militia that reached Lexington and Concord at the start of the Revolution in 1775.

Glen Magna Makeover

The Endicott Mansion at Glen Magna in DanversThe Endicott Mansion at Glen Magna in Danvers has been redecorated by interior designers to celebrate the Danvers Historical Society's 50 years of stewardship.

Click here read more: http://goo.gl/akMVWx.

Thanksgiving Meals Planned for 1500 People

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Former Ma Duke’s (of Danvers) owner Debby Marticio and volunteers are still planning to cook approx. 1500 free meals & serve the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce from the American Legion post in Middleton.

http://goo.gl/peQyd4

Speakeasy will start off the Danvers Family Festival

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Roaring '20s themed event will kick off the Danvers Family Festival this year on Friday, June 21st. The 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra will perform:

http://goo.gl/vpxOH

Plastic Bags for Shoppers: Keep or to Ban?

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Should the Commonwealth take away the plastic shopping bag? A sampling of North Shore residents reveals a general reaction to the idea:

http://goo.gl/qiF5Z

No Medicinal Marijuana For 1 Year in Danvers

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Danvers selectmen favor a one-year moratorium on the location of medical marijuana dispensaries in town until the state Department of Public Health formulates its regulations on them.

http://goo.gl/Wnwu6

Superintendent of Danvers' Essex Agricultural Resigning

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Roger Bourgeois, superintendent of Essex Agricultural and Technical High School in Danvers, will resign April 1 in order to take a job in the Boston Public School system.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x766092243/Essex-Aggie-superintendent-to-resign

Local Aid Increases Promised by the Governor

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Under the Governor’s budget, Danvers could reap nearly $9.37 million in local aid, a 14.3 percent increase above this fiscal year, said state Rep. Ted Speliotis, D-Danvers.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x730434657/Governor-promises-local-aid-increases

NSCC Scholarship Named for 9/11 Victim

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Flight attendant Karen Martin of Danvers was killed in the 9-11-01 attacks; took a trip to Ellis Island and snapped a photo of the World Trade Center months prior to her passing.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x730434655/New-NSCC-scholarship-named-for-9-11-victim

Danvers Abandons Winter Parking Ban for New System

Danvers - Selectmen voted to do away with the overnight on-street winter parking ban:

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1839364343/Danvers-clears-out-winter-parking-ban-for-new-system