FAA to Close Beverly Airport Control Tower

The tower in Beverly is one of 149 regional airport control towers to close starting next month due to budget cuts.

The control tower at Beverly Airport will be one of the 149 regional airport control towers that will close starting in April, the Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday.. About half of Beverly Airport is in Beverly. The closures are a result of budget cuts. The FAA was forced to cut nearly $600 million dollars from their $48 billion budget according to CNN.com. The FAA plans to begin shutting down control towers nationwide on April 7. It should take four weeks close all of the towers. At Monday night's City Council meeting, Airport Manager Robert Mezzetti said the 415-acre airport, which sits in Beverly, Danvers and Wenham, could remain open and operating, as it did before the current control tower was constructed in 1974.  …

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Airport Control Tower Could Go Empty With Sequestration Cuts

Air traffic controllers at Beverly Airport are one of the federal services that would be cut under the sequestration scheduled to go into place at the end of the week.

The federal budget cuts slated to happen later this week could mean the control tower at Beverly Airport could go unmanned later the spring, leaving pilots up to themselves to work out takeoffs, landing and other airport activity. Airport Manager Robert Mezzetti said Beverly Municipal Airport is in line to have its staff of air traffic controllers cut if the so-called sequestration occurs on Friday. The 415-acre airport sits in Beverly, Danvers and Wenham, with 172 acres in Danvers. The air traffic control services are contracted to Midwest ATC Service Inc., a Overland Park, Kansas-based contractor that handles air traffic control duties through a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration at most of the small and medium-size …

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Les Moore

1:44 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

It should also be noted that according to the Dems........The moon will not rise again until more tax revenue is raised...........and it will be low-tide "Forever".......and the rocket from "Davey & Goliath" will have no fuel....:( Les   more ›

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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Patch Facts

5 Things To Know Today in Danvers: Aug. 17

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 Friday, Aug. 17. 1. Hot: The number one thing to say about Friday’s weather is that it will be a hot day. Temperatures will be in to the 90s and there will also be a chance of thundershowers in the afternoon. 2. Voter Registration: Friday is the final day to register to vote in advance of the Sept. 6 primary election. That’s the election when Democrats will winnow down the field of state Senate candidates from four to one. Typically, Town Clerk’s offices are open until 8 p.m. on the final day to register before an election. But this is the first Thursday election and that …

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Hindsight: Reflections on Growing Up in Danvers

Hindsight: The Importance of Being Educated

Recalling the time President Gerald Ford visited Beverly Airport and how I missed the event.

When I was in elementary school, my mother was great about letting me play hooky. She always had an excuse note ready, and I took full advantage of the fact. I think she secretly liked my company and she did always make sure I was reading or learning something if I stayed home. In retrospect, I really should have been home schooled. I don’t think that was an accepted practice back then though. As I got to junior high school age, the supply of excuse notes dwindled noticeably. I accepted my fate reluctantly, but managed to have some days off despite mom’s best intentions. I took days for special occasions, like an exciting soap opera wedding or a visit to the orthodontist. Yes, the later is said sarcastically, but I did milk those …

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