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Five Things to Know on March 18: Register for the Police Civil Service Test

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

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily source for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Monday, March 18. 1. Sun: Monday is forecasted to be a sunny day – plain and simple. It should be cool, though, with a high temperature in the mid-30s. 2. Officers: If you want to be a Danvers Police officer, State Trooper or MBTA police officer, Monday is the deadline to apply for the next police officer civil service exam. The exam is coming up on April 20 and you can apply online. More details are available in a PDF attached to this story. 3. Photos: The new deadline for the Salem Sound Coastwatch photo contest is Monday. The deadline had been extended from March 1. Here in …

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Car Crashes Through Guardrail, Comes within Feet of River

A car crashed into mud along the banks of the Porter River on Thursday night.

A vehicle careened through a guardrail and about 50 feet through mud on the edge of the Porter River on Thursday night. Nobody was injured in the crash, which police said could have been caused because the driver had a “medical episode.” The sport utility vehicle stopped just a few feet from the edge of the water at the end of River Street. “Fortunately, the tide was out,” said Sgt. Robert Bettencourt, a Danvers police spokesman. The crash was reported at 8:34 p.m. and the vehicle was removed from the mud by about 10 p.m. Officers Jason Skane and Dana Martin and Sgt. David Joyce all responded, as did the Danvers Fire Department and Lyons ambulance.

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Robert Gates

4:02 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Bob, there is no allegation that the driver was drunk. Police said that it was a “medical episode” by the driver that caused the SUV to go into the river.   more ›