The Danvers Municipal Light Board unanimously approved June 2026 power rates, maintaining residential rates at $0.066 per kilowatt hour and all other rates at $0.076 per kilowatt hour. Members also unanimously accepted the first-quarter financial packet, with Angelica Medina reporting the utility
Danvers Select Board unanimously elects Dutrochet Djoko as Chair. The Board voted 5-0 to elevate Djoko, who replaced Maureen A. Bernard. The Board also voted 4-1 to approve a One Day Wine & Malt License for Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School on June 3, 2026, with Michael D. Bean
Danvers unanimously approved its $149.3 million FY2027 budget with education at $56.2 million.
Danvers Preservation Commission approved adaptive reuse of historic fire station. The Commission unanimously approved exterior alterations to 135 Maple Street, a 1924 Central Fire Station designed by architect Lester Cooch, permitting conversion to 11 residential units and ground-floor commercial
Conservation Commission approves contractor-yard conversion on Popes Lane with three buffer waivers. Forest River Realty received conditional approval to convert a two-family residence to a contractor yard with 15 parking spaces and bulk material storage. The commission granted three waivers to
The Planning Board approved a contractor's yard at 13 Popes Lane for Lassana Landscaping. The board unanimously granted special permit and site plan approval for the 1.8-acre project, which will convert a nonconforming two-family home into a landscaping contractor's yard with crushed-stone parking
Danvers Zoning Board approves signage variance; Water Street hearing continued. The board granted Sign Design Inc. a variance for 249 square feet of aggregate signage (15 square feet over the 234-square-foot by-right limit) at 100 Independence Way for a Ross Dress for Less location in a 5-0 vote,
Select Board approves conservation alternates and grants alcohol licenses. The board unanimously appointed Andrew McNulty and Michael McCarthy as Conservation Commission Alternates after hearing both candidates' qualifications and commitment to environmental stewardship. Schools Superintendent Dan
Transportation Advisory Commission ranked three locations for Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacon installations.
Danvers Retirement Board recorded $8.1 million in portfolio losses during March amid global market volatility. Investment manager Rafik Ghazarian of Segal Marco advised the board to hold current investment positions while drawing down $1 million from a fixed-income account for operational cash
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