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🌱 Patch AM: Danvers Electric Bills To Jump 10 Percent Starting In October

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Hello Danvers! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Danvers Electric bills set to rise nearly 10 percent this month
  • What did the Danvers Select Board approve on that October night?
  • Marblehead's loss leads to a canceled varsity football game with Danvers.

Also on today's calendar: Annual Fall Fair and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning sunny; cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 63, low: 51.
  • Monday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Danvers Electric Bills To Jump 10 Percent Starting In October (patch.com) — Danvers Electric customers will see about a 10 percent jump in their bills starting Oct. 6, as the Municipal Light Board adjusts rates to cover rising power supply and delivery costs. Town officials say the increase, roughly $12 more per month for an average household, is designed only to meet expenses, with any excess fuel costs returned to customers the following year.
   

• Danvers, MA Select Board — October 20, 2026 (meetingwatch.org) — Danvers residents can look back at an October 20, 2026 Select Board meeting through MeetingWatch, which summarizes decisions like a conditionally approved site plan with required landscaping changes. The tool lets you jump straight to key moments in the meeting video and official documents, so you can quickly verify what was decided and how it may affect your neighborhood.
   

• Death of high school senior leaves Marblehead mourning: 'Owen was so very loved' (nbcboston.com) — Marblehead is mourning the sudden death of high school senior Owen Coyne, whose family and school leaders describe him as a beloved student-athlete and compassionate friend. In the wake of his passing, counselors are available to students and Marblehead's varsity football game against Danvers has been canceled, affecting players and families in both communities as they process the loss together.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Peabody

  • Peabody Schools, Chabad To Host Hostage Survivor Omer Shemtov (patch.com)
  • Peabody, MA Planning Board — October 1, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
  • Petition · Install a stop light and crosswalk on Gardner and Margin intersection. Peabody, MA Ward 3 (change.org)

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Salem

  • Salem State South Campus Breaks Ground for 473 New Rental Homes (patch.com)
  • Moulton Praises Return Of 988 Suicide Hotline LGBTQ Youth Crisis Option (patch.com)

Ok Danvers! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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