Selectmen to Resume Talks on Single Polling Site for Next Town Election

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 19. Here are five things to know today in Danvers.

1. Selectmen: Among several other items on the agenda Tuesday for the Board of Selectmen is the continued discussion of switching back to a single polling place for all town elections. Eight polling sites were consolidated down to one a few years ago, then brought back to four and now town officials want to return to one again for the sake of efficiency and cost. The board meets Tuesday (7 p.m.) at Town Hall for its regular meeting, which also includes the annual tax classification hearing. You can find the regular agenda here.
2. There's a workshop for parents on Wednesday, "Homework Without Headaches," presented by Stuart Peskin, the director of the Dissemination Project. The free workshop will be at the Holten-Richmond Middle School cafeteria from 6:30-8 p.m. and explore the rationale behind homework as well as provide strategies to help parents with the completion and accuracy of their child's homework and include resources for assistance. Instead of a registration fee, parents are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Danvers People to People Food Pantry. To register, contact Title I Coordinator Maria DiChiara at 978-777-4539 ext. 2441 or at mariadichiara@danvers.org.
3. Runners at the Danvers 5K Fun Run, a weekly Wednesday event, have been collecting hundreds of pounds of food to donate to the People to People Food Pantry for Thanksgiving. The run organizers say this is the last week to donate, so bring as much food as you can with you on Wednesday. The goal is 500 pounds.
4. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. The Danvers Public Schools says it will be dismissing students for Thanksgiving recess on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the following times: 11:35 a.m. at Danvers High School and Holten-Richmond Middle School and 12:05 p.m. at all elementary schools. No lunch will be served that day.
5. Danvers Church of the Nazarene is holding a clothing benefit sale Saturday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be gently used children and adult clothing, shoes and boots for sale for $5 or less. All proceeds will be used to create Christmas baskets for those in need in the community.