Danvers News

A two-alarm mulch fire off Farm Avenue started off the week on Monday while shortly before, state police revealed that a Peabody man was the victim in a fatal car crash on Route 128 in Danvers the night before.

With Valentine's Day approaching we thought it would be fun to take a look back at how Danvers businesses celebrated February 14.

Magi Bish has said it over and over. She saw a white car near Comins Pond in Warren before her daughter, Molly Anne Bish, disappeared.

Perhaps at no time is romance more alive than on Valentines Day, when couples and families celebrate the simple act of loving one another.

Here are the highlights, for one reason or another, from the pages of the Peabody Police Department press log this week.

Don't let the prospect of a snowstorm keep you inside, there's plenty going on this weekend in Hamilton and Wenham.

Feb. 10 -- After switching to mandatory recycling on Jan. 23, a town five miles from Salem, Mass., has seen its recycling loads double from the same period last year.

Danvers may see 2 to 4 inches of snow over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service .

Welcome to 5 Things, your daily resource for the events, happenings in town, and little tidbits of information.

When Danvers resident Bob Palardy retired from his 22-year position as a custodian at Great Oak Elementary in 2008, the students knew they were losing someone special.

Not sure what to get the woman in your life? We looked around Danvers and came up with five local gift ideas.

The following excerpts are from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log from Feb.

Announced on Tuesday by the Patrick-Murray administration, the town of Danvers is one of eight municipalities, non-profits, and academic institutions receiving a federal grant through U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's office of Coastal Zone Management.

Weekly recycling is off to a good start, Danvers. Results from the first week of recycling collection, when compared to the same week last year, show that Danvers' recycling increased from 35 tons to 67 tons/week. Recycling collected during the second week of the new program increased from 27 tons collected last year to 59 tons/week of recycling ... (more)

Transportation and education costs for homeless students constitute an unfunded $11.3 million mandate on Massachusetts towns and cities and should be paid for by the state, Auditor Suzanne Bump ruled this week.

Welcome to 5 Things, your daily resource for the events, happenings in town, and little tidbits of information.

The City Council began Tuesday night to rewrite the city's process for approving road races and possibly all major events that use city streets and properties.

The exhibit is sponsored by Relevant Data Corp http://www.relevantdata.com/ Danvers, MA.

Name : Missy Ambrose Street : Maple Street Family : Husband, Dan and children DJ and Megan Occupation : Missy is an accountant for Savorii , aA local business that incorporates recycled products into fashion, as well as selling artwork made by various types of artisans, including homeless and disabled artists.

The following was submitted byA Penny Richards: Applications are now being accepted for the Penney Richards Memorial Scholarships.