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Firefighters Cook-Off, Celtic Music and More on Weekend Calendar

MDA Cooking for a Cure, Bass Rocks Golf Club Bridal Show and the Trashfinders Ball all happening this weekend on the North Shore.

It's officially the weekend, Danvers. Not sure how you're going to spend it? Here's a look at some of the events going on around town and nearby on the North Shore. Check our calendar for more, and if there's something we missed, be sure to add it and let us know in the comments. Firefighters/MDA Cooking for a Cure Trashfinders Ball Annual Celtic Concert featuring Fellswater. Opening performance by The Knotty Celts Bass Rocks Golf Club Bridal Show Family Reception for Draw Me a Story Exhibit

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Valuable Car Part Targeted by Thieves

There's been two separate cases of stolen catalytic converters in Danvers in recent days.

Catalytic converters contain valuable metal that are worth several hundred dollars, and that's likely why they have been targeted by thieves in at least two ooccasions in recent days in Danvers. The first theft was reported on Monday at Danversport Yacht Club and again on Tuesday outside HomeGoods. In both cases, the theft happened from a sport utility vehicle. The part sits under a vehicle and is required by law. It helps reduce the toxicity of a vehicle's emissions. On Monday, a driver told Danvers police that they had parked their SUV in the parking lot at Danversport Yacht Club on Saturday. While they were inside someone stole the vehicle's catalytic converter. And on Tuesday, a driver called police from HomeGoods at Danvers Plaza on …

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Bride's Mother, Charged After Wedding Last Year, Misses Another Court Date

The mother facing charges after a wild wedding fight last year has missed another Salem District Court date.

The mother of a bride charged in connection with a wedding fight last year at Danversport Yacht Club missed a court date Friday, reports the Salem News. Darlene DeIorio of Revere was arrested after the wedding reception last April and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. She was scheduled for a hearing in the case at Salem District Court on Friday but did not show up, the News reported, adding that her attorney told a reporter that DeIorio is "bad with dates." It was not the first time that she allegedly missed a court date, the paper said. State Troopers from three North Shore barracks joined Danvers Police last spring to help control the situation at the wedding reception, that also included the arrest of an 18-year-old …

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5 Things To Know on Feb. 15: Danvers to be Represented at Boat Show

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, Feb. 15. 1. 50s: The temperature is expected to get above 50 on Friday with mostly sunny skies. It will be windy too, with gusts up to 25 miles per hour out of the southwest. 2. Groupon: There’s a deal right now from Groupon that’s right here in Danvers. The deal website is offering $40 worth of food for $20 or $80 worth of food for $35 at Brutole. So far, 160 people have purchased it. 3. Girl Scout Cookies: Friday is Girl Scout Cookie Day, rescheduled from last Friday because of the blizzard. Check Twitter for a lot of the action on Friday with the #onemorebox hashtag…

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Homeless in Motels a 'Top 3' Issue for Lovely

Three weeks into her first term in office, state Senator Joan Lovely addressed small business owners from the North Shore on Friday.

State Senator Joan Lovely addressed dozens of North Shore small business owners on Friday, identifying constituent services and an effort to drop the statue of limitation on child sex abuse as top key focuses. Lovely, a Democrat from Salem, was elected last November and has been in office for 23 days. She takes over for Frederick Berry, the former Senate Majority Leader who served for 30 years before retiring. Timely response to constituents is "crucial," she told the North Shore Business Forum as it gathered for breakfast at Danversport Yacht Club. "My time as a City Councilor taught me constituent service comes first," she said, after earlier saying she became involved in Salem city government after her concern about the condition of a …

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5 Things To Know on Jan. 25: Where to Get Girl Scout Cookies This Weekend

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, Jan. 25.  1. Cold Again: The forecast for temperatures on Friday call for it to be slightly “warmer,” with the temperature getting into the low 20s. The sky will be mostly cloudy and the west wind may gust to 24 miles per hour, creating wind chill factors as low as -6 degrees. 2. Cookies Are Here!: Girl Scout cookie sales continue this weekend. They’ll be on sale at Market Basket on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 3. Senator Lovely: Joan Lovely, the newly elected state Senator to the Second Essex District that includes Danvers, with address the North Shore Business Forum …

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Northeast Arc Puts on Christmas Party for Participants in Day Services Program

More than 250 people attended Northeast Arc's Christmas party for individuals served by the Day Services division.

The Northeast Arc hosted a Christmas party last week at the Danversport Yacht Club for individuals served through the agency’s Day Services program. The event has become an annual tradition. Day Services provide a broad range of employment and day habilitation services for adults with disabilities, transition services for high school students with disabilities, and services like document destruction for the business community. More than 250 individuals served by Northeast Arc’s Day Services program were at the party to kick off the holidays with the organization.

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5 Things To Know on Dec. 13: More Than 100 Flu Shots Still Available

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, Dec. 13. 1. Typical: Thursday’s weather will be a rather typical mid-December day – mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the lower 40s. 2. Fitzgerald: It was exactly a year ago, on Dec. 13, 2012, that 18-month-old Saoirse Fitzgerald of Danvers passed away after battling Neuroblastoma. The Fitzgerald Cancer Fund has been organized with the goal of putting an end to Neuroblastoma. The fund had recently organized an online auction to raise money. 3. Hank: Channel 7’s Hank Phillippi Ryan will be appearing on Thursday morning at the North Shore Women in Business’s …

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5 Things To Know on Oct. 22: Deadline for $10 Lobster Rolls

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 Monday, Oct. 22. 1. Lobster Roll: The Amity-Mosaic Lodge – the local chapter of the Freemasons - is having a lobster roll fundraiser on Friday for its Rainbow Assembly for Young Ladies ages 11-20. Orders are due on Monday. The rolls are $10 each and include a bag of chips and a cookie. Call 978-774-7995 or 781-526-8276 before 8 p.m. on Monday to order, and delivery is included for orders of six rolls or more. 2. Farmers Market: A sure sign of fall – farmers market season is coming to an end. And on Monday, it is the last Beverly Farmers Market of the year. The market takes …

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