Government & development in Danvers

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Last 14 days

• Danvers home sale tops $1.4 million in September. Danvers News' September real estate roundup leads with a home sale that cracked $1.4 million, tracking how closings across town held up through the month and what it signals heading into fall.Danvers News
• Light Board reviews electric fuel charge. The Municipal Light Board met September 25 to discuss the Purchase Power and Fuel Adjustment charge, which factors into what Danvers Electric customers pay each month.Town of Danvers
• DPW sets overnight paving for Thursday. The Department of Public Works, working with D&R Paving, will begin paving work starting Thursday, October 1 at 8 p.m., the town announced.Town of Danvers
• Conservation panel presses pause on Cherry Hill wetlands claim. Danvers Conservation Commission members pushed back on a consultant's claim that a drainage ditch between two Johnson & Johnson-linked Cherry Hill Drive parcels carries no wetland protection, recalling that footbridges over the same ditch had come before the board before.Danvers News
• Danvers home sales ranged from $475,000 to $1.3 million. Danvers News's weekly sales roundup tracked local home sales for the period, with prices spanning $475,000 to $1.3 million and six transactions still awaiting an official price update from the registry of deeds.Danvers News
• Conservation panel weighs wetlands claim on Cherry Hill. Danvers Conservation Commission members pushed back on a wetlands consultant's finding that a Cherry Hill Drive drainage ditch carries no protected status, recalling that two foot bridges over the same feature had previously required board permitting.Danvers News
• Danvers home sales span $475,000 to $1.3 million. Danvers recorded home sales ranging from $475,000 to $1.3 million last week, with six transaction prices still pending as they await registry of deeds updates.Danvers News

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 p.m.: Precincts 4 and 6 meet-and-greet set Oct. 8. Danvers residents in Precincts 4 and 6 can meet town officials at a meet and greet Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Smith Elementary School, 15 Lobao Drive.Town of Danvers
• Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 p.m.: Precincts 4, 6 residents meet town officials. Danvers officials hold a community meet and greet for residents of Precincts 4 and 6 at Smith Elementary School, 15 Lobao Drive.Town of Danvers
• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets Oct. 8. The Danvers Conservation Commission holds its regular meeting Oct. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at 25 Stone Street.Town of Danvers
• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets at town offices. The Danvers Conservation Commission holds its regular meeting at 25 Stone Street, with wetlands and permitting matters typically on the agenda.Town of Danvers
• Mon, Oct 12: Town offices closed Oct. 12 for holiday. Danvers town offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, in observance of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, with normal hours resuming the next day.Town of Danvers

Updated daily from the Danvers morning brief.