Danvers

One person was sent to the hospital Tuesday morning after a forklift accident in Danvers, Massachusetts, according to fire officials. The incident happened at 30 Endicott Street, and one person was taken to the hospital for evaluation with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Danvers Fire Department. The accident resulted in some minor damage to a concrete wall. OSHA was…

The crash that stopped traffic on Interstate 95 in Danvers, Massachusetts Tuesday morning has been cleared, according to the state’s department of transportation. The crash involved a Jeep Wrangler, and the only person inside was taken to a Boston hospital by medical helicopter. The woman was seriously hurt, according to Massachusetts State Police. The ordeal happened near Maple Street, just…

Renting out the home will cost just $31 for the night of Oct. 20, though you’ll likely need to cast a powerful spell to beat the crowds and win the reservation.

The Sanderson sisters from “Hocus Pocus” are inviting guests to book an Airbnb stay at a recreation of their spooky cottage in Salem this October.

Police in Danvers, Massachusetts, issued a warning about bears on Sunday after there were several sightings in the town, as well as nearby West Peabody. In Danvers, police said several people had spotted a bear in the Centre Street area. “We are asking residents to temporarily remove bird feeders and secure your trash until the bear moves along,” Danvers police…

A neo-Nazi group has been distributing flyers in Danvers, Massachusetts, the latest North Shore community to be targeted with the hateful messaging. Police in Danvers said a group that describes itself as a “pro-white, street-oriented fraternity,” has left its hateful literature at homes in the town. The name of the group evokes that of the original Nazi party. The same…

Ipswich police are asking for the public’s help to figure out who is distributing flyers promoting a neo-Nazi group throughout town and across Massachusetts’ North Shore communities.

For 40 years, John Miczek has been growing produce at Breezy Gardens in Spencer, Mass. Over the years he says he’s seen the climate change. The growing season is a few weeks longer now; some years it pours and others it’s dry. “It was dry early. I’ve never pumped as much water in May and June as we did...

Experts are urging residents in Massachusetts to conserve water as the state experiences more flash droughts.

The lightning struck a house on Holten Street with four members of the Cross family inside.

Dramatic images caught the moment a bolt of lightning hit a home in Danvers, Massachusetts, late Wednesday night. “So I was actually in bed I was watching a movie,” said Jessica Cross. “I heard a big bang.” The lightning struck a house on Holten Street with four members of the Cross family inside. “Shook the whole house,” said Mike Cross,…

A cyclist called 911 early Saturday morning after coming across an “unresponsive male” near the rail trail in Danvers, Massachusetts, police said. The Danvers police and fire departments, as well as paramedics, responded to the scene near Coolidge Road just before 7 a.m. and determined the man was dead. The cause of death is unknown but does not appear to…

Attorney General Maura Healey’s office found that school officials failed in their response to racist, homophobic and antisemitic behavior by high school hockey players in Danvers.

The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey found the Danvers Public School District was not sufficient in its response to racist, homophobic and antisemitic hazing incidents involving the town’s high school hockey team.

A report from the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey found that the Danvers Public School District failed in its response to discriminatory behavior among high school athletes. Healey’s office had been investigating how school leaders addressed allegations of troubling behavior on the varsity hockey team at Danvers High School. It said Monday that the school district had...

The superintendent of schools in Danvers, Massachusetts, has announced her retirement amid the continued investigation into the district’s handling of hazing allegations. Dr. Lisa Dana was not available for comment Wednesday. The school committee issued a statement, but did not draw any connection between her decision to retire and the hazing scandal on the Danvers High School hockey team....

Superintendent Lisa Dana of Danvers Public Schools has announced her retirement amid criticism of the district’s handling of hazing allegations.

Leaders at Danvers High School are being investigated over allegations of racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behavior.

The Massachusetts attorney general’s office is investigating the response of school leaders in Danvers to allegations of troubling behavior on the high school hockey team. This all comes after allegations surfaced last year of racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic behavior by the boys’ varsity hockey team during the 2019-2020 season. “Homophobic, racist comments like that, which is bullying at best...