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Monday, February 11, 2013

A Month Later, All Residents Have Returned to Twin Oaks

The last of the residents displaced from Twin Oaks Nursing Home last month after a sewage backup returned last week.

All residents have now returned to Twin Oaks Nursing Home, about a month after the entire building had to be evacuated when sewage backed up into the first floor of the building when a sewer pipe broke. It happened on Sunday, Jan. 6 and the final resident was back on Wednesday, Feb. 6, according to Peter Mirandi, director of the Board of Health. Mirandi said he plans to meet with the Fire Department this week to develop an "after-action report." For the most part, evacuation of the 92 residents at the Locust Street went without any major problems, he said. A majority of the residents were moved to Wakefield Nursing and Rehab, Cedar Glen in Danvers, Radius Danvers and Academy Manor in Andover. "Our emergency preparedness kicked in," he said…

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Twin Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, Cedar Glen Rehab & Nursing Center, and Radius HealthCare Center at Danvers

Thursday, February 7, 2013

5 Things To Know on Feb. 7: Health Officials Get Update on Days Inn, Twin Oaks

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, Feb. 7. 1. Sun: Thursday will be the calm before the storm, with partly sunny skies and temperatures in the 20s. 2. Loan: The affordable housing project now under construction on Conifer Hill Drive will be awarded a loan on Thursday during a ceremony in Revere. Phase 2 of Conifer Hill Commons - a 42-unit affordable development next to the 48 affordable units of phase 1 - has been granted a $1 million loan from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund administered by MassHousing and the Department of Housing and Community Development 3. 4-H: Project winners from the local 4-…

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Danvers Housing Project Included in State-Funded Construction Initiative, Town Hall, Town Seeks Legal Action Against Days Inn, and 2 more ›

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Nursing Home Evacuated After Sewage Backup

All of the residents at a Locust Street nursing home were evacuated on Sunday evening after a sewage backup.

Nearly 100 residents of a Locust Street nursing home were evacuated on Sunday evening after a sewage backup could not be fixed. It all started at about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday when sewage backed up into Twin Oaks Care and Rehabilitation Center and left about an inch of water on the first floor. Crews worked for most of the afternoon to free the blockage, but after using a private company as well as the Department of Public Works' vacuum truck, the backup remained. "We were unsuccessful in all attempts," said Danvers Fire Chief Kevin Farrell. At 5 p.m. the decision was made to evacuate the facility since there was no working sanitary sewer facilities in the building. All 94 residents were moved to other, similar facilities, including Radius …

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Fire Department Headquarters, Twin Oaks Care & Rehabilitation Center, Town of Danvers Department of Public Works Garage, and 5 more ›

Jeffrey J Howland

9:58 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013

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