Taxis Given OK to Immediately Resume Danvers Pickups

Three taxi companies that have pending taxi licenses filed with the town of Danvers were given a temporary OK on Tuesday to immediately start picking up customers again.

Three local taxi companies were given a temporary OK on Tuesday to immediately start picking up customers after a compliance check last week found no licensed companies with a town license. The Danvers Board of Selectmen said that since North Shore Taxi, ND-A-RYD and Salem Taxi all have valid licenses in neighboring towns and have applied for a license from Danvers, each company can make pickups in Danvers until a public hearing in April on whether the companies should be granted a full license. Even them, the board could issue a temporary license if the companies fall short of the town's requirements. Technically, the Selectmen's vote gave companies that have already submitted applications "permission to operate," said Town Manager Wayne …

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5 Things To Know on Feb. 26: Selectmen to Discuss Taxi Bylaw

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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 Tuesday, Feb. 26.  1. Sun: The sun is forecasted to shine, or at least peek through the clouds, for most of the day on Tuesday before a rain storm moves in on Tuesday night. Temperatures on Tuesday will get into the 40s. 2. Auditions: North Shore Players have an audition scheduled Tuesday for its next production, “Mousetrap.” 3. Mornings: Do you want to get Danvers headlines, events, blogs and other information sent to you for free every morning? You should sign up for the free Danvers Patch morning e-mail newsletter. 4. Casinos: Exactly a day from today, Feb. 26, 2014, the …

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Cab Companies Given Fines, Told to Get Town License

The four cab companies that regularly operate in Danvers were fines on Tuesday and told they need a license to pick up passengers in Danvers.

There are no licensed cab companies in Danvers and on Tuesday night cabs operating in Danvers were given a $100 fine for picking up a fare in town, reports the Salem News. The cabs were called to the Liberty Tree Mall and when they arrived to pick up a passenger were given a $100 fine, the News said. "We were told if they see us in Danvers, we would be pulled over and be fined again,” the general manager of North Shore Taxi in Peabody Sean McKinnon told the paper. While any taxi companies can drop off fares in town, a license is needed to pick up in Danvers. The sting occurred after concern was raised with Police Chief Neil Oullette earlier this month by the Board of Selectmen. After a bylaw change in 2009, town officials got several …

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Renee Jacavanco

12:07 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013

Heather, I have to agree with you 100%. So, instead of calling cab companies, we should call Mike Powers 978-750-0543, Keith Lucy 978-777-5789, Dan Bennett 978-774-0296, Gardner Trask 978-774-1338 and Bill Clark 978-774-0550. I think we should have the patch send out a newslink with their phone numbers. Instead of calling the taxi companies, people needing a ride home can now call our selectman. …   more ›