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5 Things To Know on Jan. 10: Girls Scout Cookies for Sale

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Thursday, Jan. 10. 1. Sun: Thursday is forecasted to be a sunny day, with temperatures getting up into the 40s again with wind blowing between 11 and 15 miles per hour. 2. Cookies: It’s Girl Scout cookie season, and there’s another opportunity on Thursday to buy them. The Girl Scouts will be set up outside the Stop and Shop at Danvers Plaza on Route 1 from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday evening. 3. Snow Costs: The one and only snowstorm of the winter, so far, is almost a distant thought. A few inches fell on the final Saturday night of 2012, but we are down to just scattered snowcover …

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Swampwalk Now on YouTube

The Danvers Swampwalk now has it own channel on YouTube.

The Danvers Swampwalk, completed last fall off the Danvers Rail Trail, has a new online presence. It has its own YouTube channel. Take a look at the newest video, which features a walk on the Swamp Walk in the snow set to music.

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Get Out

Santa to Stroll Rail Trail, Give Free Wagon Rides This Weekend

A look at local weekend events in Danvers and nearby areas of the North Shore.

Santa has a busy calendar this weekend in Danvers, along with some other Christmas and holiday events. Below, get the when and where for those events and others happenings in Danvers and the nearby area. Remember, each Friday Danvers Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick guide to local events and activities. If you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. FOURTH ANNUAL SANTA STROLL Where/When: Tapleyville Crossing, Danvers Rail Trail; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Why Go: Santa will meet kids of all ages at the Tapleyville rail trail crossing on Pine Street and take short walks south on the trail. Afterward, there will be some light refreshments. …

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New Interpretive Signs Along Rail Trail Dedicated on Wednesday

New interpretive signs along the Danvers Rail Trail were dedicated on Wednesday.

Four new interpretive signs along the Danvers Rail Trail were dedicated in a brief ceremony hosted by the Rail Trail Advisory Committee on Wednesday. The new interpretive signs that tell the story of the history of the railroad in Danvers. The narrative below was delivered by Bill Clark, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, which explains the process of creating of the signs and thanks the many contributors that helped finish work. Today’s short ceremony represents the culmination of two years of efforts on the part of many contributors. The story of how we come to be standing here today in celebration of four beautiful interpretive signs is a story full of vision, resourcefulness, perseverance, and most of all, partnership. It is also a …

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Lost Shepherd Dog Last Seen Headed South on Rail Trail

An Australian Shepherd that has gone lost in Topsfield could possibly be headed south on the Danvers Rail Trail.

A 14-year old Australian Shepherd that has been missing for more than a week was last seen headed south toward Danvers. The dog, named Hogan, went missing from owner Dean Tzortzis’ home on Juniper Lane in Topsfield on Oct. 17. The street is off Route 97, just north of the Danvers town line and along the rail trail. There’s an electric fence at the house and Hogan was outside playing in the back yard, near the rail trail. He wandered south along the rail trail, as he usually does, and Tzortzis yelled to him and though he would return, as usual. But he hasn’t. Tzortzis took to Facebook this week, using the Moynihan Lumber page to get out the word about his lost dog. While Hogan is old, his hearing “is a little off” and he has mild arthritis…

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5 Things To Know Today in Danvers: Aug. 16

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Thursday, Aug. 16. 1. A mix: Thursday will offer a mix of weather, with a chance of rain to start the day under cloudy skies leading to an increasing chance of clearing and sun. Temperatures will get into the low 80s. 2. Concert: Wednesday night’s concert on the Peabody Institute Library lawn was postponed and will instead happen on Thursday night. “HOOda ThUNK,” which plays classic rock from the 1970s and 80s, starts playing at 6 p.m. Remember – bring a chair or a blanket. 3. Senate: The top race on the primary ballot on Sept. 6 is the four Democrats vying to be the party’s …

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New Rail Trail Signs Almost Complete

The signposts went in this past weekend for four news signs along the Danvers Rail Trail.

Pieces of rail are now standing upright all along the Danvers Rail Trail, all ready for four new interpretive signs. Ten “weekend warriors” helped on the job on Sunday - Paula Boyce, Bob Brown, Laura Cilley, Dan Curtis, Kate Day, Matt Duggan, Lori Dupont, Charley Lincicum, Larry Olasky and Ronna Shur. The work involved “hard work and heavy lifting,” according to Kate Day, Danvers senior planner. They used an auger donated by Danvers Hardware, she said. The group finished up by enjoying some of the new private label Rail Trail drinks. Day said the rail, which will now serve as signposts, should “provide a handsome base” for four new signs that tell the story of the railroad in Danvers. The signs were developed with the help of the Essex …

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Will The Rail Trail Ever Be Paved? POLL

You asked, Patch has the answer.

We received the following question for this week's edition of You Ask...Patch Answers.  Will the Danvers Rail Trail ever be paved? We spoke with Trail Coordinator Kate Day, who said, at this time there are no plans for paving.  "We do hope to receive a grant from the state to allow us to complete the trail with a very firm, smooth compacted stone dust surface," Day said. "We should hear shortly whether or not we received the necessary funding." Do you like the idea of pavement on the trail, or the stone dust surface? Vote in our poll and weigh in in the comments. 

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5 Things To Start the Day, July 30

Your daily guide to the events and happenings in Danvers.

Welcome to 5 Things, your daily resource for community events and happenings in Danvers.  1. Danvers Concert Series: Tonight's free show starts at 6 p.m. at the Rotary Pavilion, and will feature The Brian Maes Band.  2. Do you use Pinterest? We made a Danvers Patch Pinterest page full of our Hey Danvers What's for Dinner recipes, nature shots, and more. Check it out here.  3. Rail Trail News: The Trail Committee recently received a $1,300 grant from Cell Signaling Technology’s Corporate Donations Committee for its new “Greening up the Danvers Rail Trail” program.  Plans call for the installation of 20 planters at key intersections along the Rail Trail featuring an assortment of spring bulbs and seasonally appropriate flowers. Boy Scout …

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Rail Trail Committee Asking Community To Take Safety Survey

The survey will help Danvers Police determine which Rail Trail areas are a priority.

The following is courtesy of the Danvers Rail Trail: The Danvers Police Department recently received a grant from the state to provide additional enforcement and enhance awareness of pedestrian and bicycle safety in Danvers.  The Department has very kindly offered to use a portion of these funds to improve awareness and do some enforcement along the Danvers Rail Trail.  Please take this brief survey – your comments will help the Police determine which are priority areas and allow them to target their activities accordingly. To take the survey, click here. 

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Budd

11:52 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012

wtf are you talking about?   more ›