MBTA Restores Bus Stop to Danvers Square After Advocacy Push

Danvers Square is getting its bus stop back. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has reinstated service to the square after residents and transit advocates pushed back against its earlier discontinuation, The Salem News reports.

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"Danvers Square gets bus stop back thanks to local advocates" — The Salem News reports that a public bus stop serving Danvers Square has been reinstated after neighbors and transit advocates lobbied to reverse its earlier discontinuation. (read it at https://www.salemnews.com/news/danvers-square-gets-bus-stop-back-thanks-to-local-advocates/article_a6384223-fd67-4579-971a-95cf7988be15.html)

"Danvers tennis coaching legend Saviano passes away" — The Salem News reports the death of longtime Danvers tennis coach Saviano, remembered in the local sports community as a coaching legend. (read it at https://www.salemnews.com/sports/danvers-tennis-coaching-legend-saviano-passes-away/article_ee6cde4a-7f11-4312-97da-7a550989b1c9.html)

"Retired Gunnery Sergeant To Lead New Essex Tech Marine Marine Corps JROTC Program" — According to Patch, Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School, which enrolls students from Danvers, will offer a new Marine Corps Junior ROTC elective this fall, led by a retired Marine gunnery sergeant. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/danvers/retired-gunnery-sergeant-lead-new-essex-tech-marine-marine-corps-jrotc-program)