Board of Health

Danvers Board of Health unanimously updates tobacco sales requirements for retailers. The board voted to require the town's 25 tobacco retailers to comply explicitly with all federal, state, and local tobacco laws and ensure employee training, following Health Director Frank Giacalone's two-hour

Board of Health orders Liberty Pizza closure, tracks disease surge. The Danvers Board of Health ordered enforcement action against Liberty Pizza at Liberty Tree Mall following an unreported ownership change, requiring completion of Board approvals and Town Clerk licensing before reopening. The

Danvers Board of Health sets tobacco compliance enforcement date and updates disease programs. The board, led by Chair Dr. Thomas McLaughlin, MD, with members Sheila Laffy and Sandra Abbott, MPH, set July 1 as the start of tobacco product enforcement after a June 30 grace period for retailer

Board of Health reports surge in flu cases as opioid settlement planning continues. The board reported 140 flu cases (confirmed and suspected) since December 9, compared to 46 in the same period last year; COVID-19 cases totaled 65. Public Health Nurse Judith Ryan reported ongoing naloxone training