First Spiritualist Church of Salem

Register for a private reading to start the New Year touching in with your loved ones in spirit with a medium from the First Spiritualist Church of Salem or receive a trance healing with one of our healers. Sessions are 20 minutes for $30. Can be delivered in person at the church, 34 Warren St., Salem, MA or remotely via Zoom. Sign up for your private session at our website: https://www.1stspiritsalem.org/basic-01
Readings begin Saturday, January 4th and are available the first Saturday of each month in 2025. Preregistration is required.

Local Event: Private Mediumship Readings and Healings

Salem

Massachusetts

Private Mediumship Readings and Healings

Saturday January 4, 2025: Register for a private reading to start the New Year touching in with your loved ones in spirit with a medium from...

The Beacon Restaurant and Bar, 123 Pleasant St, Marblehead, MA, 01945

This Sunday January 5th, 2025, come see what everyone is talking about. The North Shore's only Sunday supper club celebrating the work of Frank Sinatra and other greats! Every Sunday from 4 -7 PM.&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeaconmarblehead.com/make-a-reservation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Reservations recommended</a>.&nbsp;

Local Event: Sinatra Sunday 2025

Marblehead

Sinatra Sunday 2025

Sunday January 5, 2025: This Sunday January 5th, 2025, come see what everyone is talking about. The North Shore's only Sunday supper club...

Peabody Institute Library of Danvers

We view a film and discuss the mysteries of this 5-mi long tunnel dug out of the Mountains.

Local Event: Mysteries of the Hoosac Tunnel in W. Ma.

Danvers

Mysteries of the Hoosac Tunnel in W. Ma.

Monday January 6, 2025: We view a film and discuss the mysteries of this 5-mi long tunnel dug out of the Mountains.

Join us for the Adult Lego club! Come hangout out with fellow brick enthusiasts. Lego of your troubles and get creative through the art of play! No experience required, no pressure for skill, just bring your creativity and willingness to have fun.
Ages 18+ only.
No registration required.

Local Event: Adult Lego Club

Adult Lego Club

Tuesday January 7, 2025: Join us for the Adult Lego club! Come hangout out with fellow brick enthusiasts. Lego of your troubles and get...

If you can’t open your drawers, if clutter topples out of closets and paperwork covers your tabletops, then log on for this de-cluttering comedy show! New year, fresh start: join Organizing Humorist and bestselling author Jamie Novak as she shares her laugh-out-loud funny approach for what to do with all the stuff – without getting overwhelmed. Wondering what to keep? What to toss? What to share or sell? And how to let it all go? Then join us for this interactive virtual workshop, where Jamie guides you through a tiny tidy-up live to jump-start your "get organized" New Year's resolution!
About the presenter: You may have seen her on morning TV or read her newest bestseller, Keep This, Toss That. Jamie Novak hosts a 10 Minute Podcast and has a popular YouTube show. She spends most days presenting virtual programs on how to de-clutter, with a humorous twist. When not on the computer Jamie is drinking iced tea while clipping out recipes she’ll never prepare.
<a href="https://newtonma-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/3717316883629/WN_rZUpLNE0TJa-H_aCJPlOvg#/registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
Presented in collaboration with Newton Free Library and other area libraries.

Local Event: Zoom Program: Keep This, Toss That for a Clutter-Free New Year

Zoom Program: Keep This, Toss That for a...

Tuesday January 7, 2025: If you can’t open your drawers, if clutter topples out of closets and paperwork covers your tabletops, then log on...

Zoom Program: Keep This, Toss That for a Clutter-Free New Year

This program examines the lives and works of Anne, Branwell, Charlotte, and Emily Bronte, with an emphasis on the lesser-known but equally satisfactory writing of this remarkable family. What we discover is that there’s more to the Bronte siblings than Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. It’s a story of triumph and failure, lost love and addiction, and--most of all--the complications and abiding love of family life.
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4817317881908/WN_CjDgpP5pQVajboRpu9FTIg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
Presented in collaboration with the Groton Public Library and other area libraries.

Local Event: Zoom Program: The Four Brontes with Bill Thierfelder

Zoom Program: The Four Brontes with Bill...

Tuesday January 7, 2025: This program examines the lives and works of Anne, Branwell, Charlotte, and Emily Bronte, with an emphasis on the...

Zoom Program: The Four Brontes with Bill Thierfelder

Join Ari in creating your own vision board for the New Year!
A vision board is a visual representation of your goals and dreams. It can include images, words, and phrases that inspire and motivate you. Supplies will be provided, however we do encourage bringing an item of sentimental value or personal photos.
<a href="https://danverslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/creating-your-dream-life-vision-board-workshop-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
If you or someone in your party need accommodations to attend this event, please email danversref@noblenet.org at least two weeks in advance of the date of the program.

Local Event: Creating Your Dream Life: Vision Board Workshop

Creating Your Dream Life: Vision Board Workshop

Thursday January 9, 2025: Join Ari in creating your own vision board for the New Year!
A vision board is a visual representation of your goals...

Plains Park

Join Danvers FalconFest to celebrate the New Year with warmth and community spirit. Enjoy a DJ, comfort food favorites, entertainment, and family fun.&nbsp; The evening will be capped off by a magnificent Christmas tree bonfire.
Rain date is 1/12/25.

Local Event: Winter Bonfire

Winter Bonfire

Saturday January 11, 2025: Join Danvers FalconFest to celebrate the New Year with warmth and community spirit. Enjoy a DJ, comfort food...

Join us with author and journalist Randi Minetor who, with her photographer husband Nic, have visited 354 (out of 429) National Parks! All of their travels have inspired one of Randi's books, "The Complete Language Of Birds". Today, Randi will be discussion her book, birds and their evolution, and (hopefully) some of her travels!
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Born and raised in Rochester, NY, Randi Minetor discovered the backcountry wonders of America's national parks in 1992 with her husband, photographer/lighting designer Nic Minetor. That first trip changed her life, and by 2000, the Minetors had pledged to see all 391 (now 429) national parks in their lifetimes. They found a way to subsidize this passion in 2006, when they began writing and photographing books on the parks for The Globe Pequot Press (now Rowman &amp; Littlefield). Today Randi has written more than 90 books, including seven books in the nonfiction "Death in the National Parks" series, ten hiking guides in New York State, several bird-finding guides, and even reference books on health topics. 
About the book:
Expand your bird knowledge with this gorgeous encyclopedia of over 400 bird species around the world, unique for its inclusion of both their physical and mythological characteristics. 
If you're a nature lover who thrives on bird videos and photography, go beyond the scope of standard field guides with this comprehensive reference. Each entry of The Complete Language of Birds provides not only the bird's name and physical qualities, but also its history, symbolic meanings, and hidden properties from mythology, legends, and folklore. 
 Presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library and other area libraries.

Local Event: Zoom Program: "The Complete Language of Birds"

Zoom Program: "The Complete Language of Birds"

Monday January 13, 2025: Join us with author and journalist Randi Minetor who, with her photographer husband Nic, have visited 354 (out of...

In conjunction with the Addison Gallery of American Art’s exhibition Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School, join Marla Taylor, Curator of Collections, and Ryan Wheeler, Director of Phillips Academy’s Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology on Zoom for a virtual conversation on a museum’s role and responsibilities in stewarding Native American cultural material.
The Peabody Institute has lent several works from their vast collection to the Addison’s current installation. 
<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1517316786329/WN_XVzwwNrgS5Cm6L1JCI1GnA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to register.</a>
This program will be recorded. A link to the recording will be shared with everyone who registers.
Photograph by Henry Marte.
Presented in collaboration with the Memorial Hall Library of Andover.

Local Event: Zoom Program: Caring for Native American Collections

Zoom Program: Caring for Native American...

Tuesday January 14, 2025: In conjunction with the Addison Gallery of American Art’s exhibition Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School, join...

Zoom Program: Caring for Native American Collections

As we enter the New Year we have an opportunity to look back at the things we want to continue to experience and those that we don’t. Meditation is an effective technique that helps to create more balanced in our lives. Join Eileen Carlotto for this powerful program and learn a simple meditation technique to reclaim your peace, and incorporate more positivity and relaxation into your daily routine. This program will offer the attendees the opportunity to experience a powerful meditation technique and to ask questions about how to use it in your life. This technique will be explained and practiced during the session. This workshop will help you be better prepared to start the New Year with renewal and learn a fresh practice with a new approach.
Eileen Carlotto is a recently retired middle-school art teacher, author, and illustrator.
With over 40 years meditation experience to draw on, Eileen offers workshops on various aspects of meditation and spirituality. Eileen has studied under a world renowned meditation teacher and been to India many times to deepen her practice and share this technique with others. She has written, Through the Stars, an illustrated book for young children and is illustrating stories that is part of a series of mystic stories for children. Eileen has demonstrated how, in the middle of your daily schedule, you can integrate your meditation practice into your own busy life.
Registration is required.
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Local Event: Starting the New Year with the Healing Art of Meditation

Starting the New Year with the Healing Art of...

Tuesday January 14, 2025: As we enter the New Year we have an opportunity to look back at the things we want to continue to experience and...

Starting the New Year with the Healing Art of Meditation

This week's topic: Self-Assessment ("Finding Your Why")
If you are unemployed, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you!
Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking!
Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and hands-on workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job search.
Each biweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope, MBA, PCIC, an experienced executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive, investment banker and entrepreneur and transitioned to executive coaching over 10 years ago. She has coached with Harvard Business School Executive Education programs, the Mass. Conference for Women, and is a Certified Leadership Agility Coach. She has facilitated 50+ Job Seekers Networking Groups for 5 years and is a Licensed Group Leader.
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The Peabody Institute Library of Danvers has partnered with nearly 50 Massachusetts libraries to sponsor this group.

Local Event: Zoom Series: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group: Self-Assessment ("Finding Your Why")

Zoom Series: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group:...

Wednesday January 15, 2025: This week's topic:  Self-Assessment ("Finding Your Why")
If you are unemployed, underemployed, seeking a new career...

Zoom Series: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group: Self-Assessment ("Finding Your Why")

Join us with Nick Zaino as he talks about Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years. 
This presentation includes a lecture and multi-media content: audio and video from Boston comedy history starting with vaudeville stars like Eva Tanguay and Fred Allen, and including different generations of Boston stars right up to current acts like Ziwe, Mike Birbiglia, Sam Jay, and Chris Fleming. It traces the history through different media, Bob and Ray on the radio, music from Tom Lehrer and Rusty Warren, nightclub acts like Norm Crosby and early TV pioneers like Bill Dana, through the club boom of the 80s and onward. The presentation will be followed by a lively Q&amp;A session. 
Nick Zaino is a veteran arts journalist. 
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If you or someone in your party need accommodations to attend this event, please email danversref@noblenet.org at least one week in advance of the date of the program.

Local Event: 100 Years of Boston Comedy

100 Years of Boston Comedy

Thursday January 16, 2025: Join us with Nick Zaino as he talks about Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting...

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Learn the basics of MA Estate Planning in just 5 days. 
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Local Event: MA Wills and Trusts: Free 5-Day Email Course 

Lexington

MA Wills and Trusts: Free 5-Day Email Course 

Thursday January 16, 2025: Learn the basics of MA Estate Planning in just 5 days.
A free, 5-day email course to demystify estate planning. It’s...

Danvers People to People Food Pantry

<table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top">The DanversDems invite you to participate in our annual MLK Jr. Day of Service. Help us celebrate community, compassion and a shared commitment for a better future for all.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Date: January 20, 2025, Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Danvers People to People Food Pantry - 12 Sylvan Street Danvers, MA (across from Town Hall)
In a spirit of unity, generosity and hope, please bring food donationsto the pantry and enjoy a cup of coffee or a pastry. If you are unable to make it, we will come and pick up donations from your porch. 
Please email us for a pickup request at: <a href="mailto:info@danversdemocrats.org?subject=MLK%20Jr%20Day%20of%20Service" target="_blank">info@danversdemocrats.org</a> Please include your address and location of the goods to be donated. For more information or to volunteer for this event, please contact Liz at <a href="mailto:info@danversdemocrats.org?subject=MLK%20Jr%20Day%20of%20Service" target="_blank">info@danversdemocrats.org</a><a href="mailto:liz.conrad98@gmail.com?subject=Information%20on%20MLK%20Day%20of%20Service" target="_blank"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

Local Event: MLK Jr Day of Service Food Drive

MLK Jr Day of Service Food Drive

Monday January 20, 2025: The DanversDems invite you to participate in our annual MLK Jr. Day of Service.  Help us celebrate community,...

When television arrived in Boston, it created a new form of visual entertainment, with local and national stars and all kinds of wonderful programs. Join media historian and former broadcaster Donna Halper for a Zoom presentation, as she takes you through seven decades of Boston television, focusing on some of the biggest events and the biggest names. We'll look at the beginnings of Boston TV back in 1948, recall the arrival of televised news and sports, and the debut of Boston's first educational station, WGBH. We'll talk about some national stars who were very popular in Boston, and we'll remember such local favorites as Jack Chase, Rex Trailer, Big Brother Bob Emery, Bozo the Clown, Candlepin Bowling, Community Auditions, Chet and Natalie, Jack and Liz, Mike Lynch, Bob Lobel, Julia Child, and so many more!
Donna Halper is a media historian, professor, author, and public speaker. She is also an 2023 Inductee, Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. 
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Local Event: Zoom Program: Boston Television: The Programs We Watched and the People We Loved

Zoom Program: Boston Television: The Programs...

Tuesday January 21, 2025: When television arrived in Boston, it created a new form of visual entertainment, with local and national stars and...

Zoom Program: Boston Television: The Programs We Watched and the People We Loved

<h2>Wednesday, January 22, 202511:00 AM - 04:00 PM</h2>
The Brentwood Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center
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Room Name: Dining Hall

Local Event: American Red Cross Blood Drive

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday January 22, 2025: Wednesday, January 22, 202511:00 AM - 04:00 PM
The Brentwood Rehabilitation &amp; Healthcare Center
56 Liberty St,...

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Learn the basics of MA Estate Planning in just 5 days. 
A free, 5-day email course to demystify estate planning. It’s not that complicated.
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If you’d rather talk to a knowledgeable person instead of taking a free email course, call them at 781-863-8606. Many people say the information they share is clear, helpful, and easy to use. Or, <a href="https://barbarakellychat.youcanbook.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go to their YouCanBookMe page</a> and choose a date and time that works for you.
Here’s what the web says about them:
"The Law Office of Joel Bernstein, aka MA Wills and Trusts, helps people with estate planning, particularly because their focus has been on living trusts since 1993, and they are highly experienced in this approach. With many years of practice, they make legal issues easier to understand and handle.
They are known for giving clear advice that fits your needs. Whether you need help writing a will, choosing a guardian, or managing finances, they work to protect your family’s future. People appreciate their kindness, experience, and helpful advice.
No matter your situation—whether you're starting from scratch with estate planning or looking to enhance your existing plan—this firm is here to help. They provide cost-effective, time-efficient, and convenient solutions. Check out their <a href="https://www.livingtrustma.com/reviews2.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">254 reviews with an impressive 4.9-star rating on this page</a>."

Local Event: MA Wills and Trusts: Free 5-Day Email Course

MA Wills and Trusts: Free 5-Day Email Course

Thursday January 23, 2025: Learn the basics of MA Estate Planning in just 5 days.
A free, 5-day email course to demystify estate planning. It’s...

Tapley Memorial Hall,13 Page St, Danvers, MA, 01923

We review a film about Militia history locally, and discuss how they functioned during the Revolution.

Local Event: Massachusetts Colonial Militias

Massachusetts Colonial Militias

Monday January 27, 2025: We review a film about Militia history locally, and discuss how they functioned during the Revolution.

Dr. Katherine Ramsland recounts her most memorable interactions with serial killers over the course of her life, describing how it shaped her career in forensic psychology. A Pied Piper, two Coed Killers, a Candy Man’s handyman, and BTK, among others, have left their marks on her research and writing, both fiction and nonfiction.
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RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
Dr. Katherine Ramsland, most recently, taught forensic psychology and criminology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, where she was the Assistant Provost. She has appeared as an expert in criminal psychology on more than 250 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist. The author of more than 1,800 articles and 73 books, including The Forensic Science of CSI, The Forensic Psychology of Criminal Minds, How to Catch a Killer, The Psychology of Death Investigations, The Serial Killer’s Apprentice, and Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer. 

Presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library and other area libraries.

Local Event: Zoom Program: True CrimEncounters with Killers with Author and Forensic Psychologist Katherine Rams

Zoom Program: True CrimEncounters with Killers...

Monday January 27, 2025: Dr. Katherine Ramsland recounts her most memorable interactions with serial killers over the course of her life,...

Zoom Program: True CrimEncounters with Killers with Author and Forensic Psychologist Katherine Rams

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Scott Souza

Boston Metropolitan Area

Peabody

Beverly

MA Patch Team

Hamilton-Wenham

Lynnfield

Middlesex County

North Reading

Swampscott

Chris Rhatigan 

Wakefield

Abby Lieberman

Reading

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North Shore Campaign Pushes Bus Camera Safety...

"Peabody and then Salem took a stand against dangerous driving behavior." - S.T.O.P the Operator Passing founder Maria Scheri

North Shore Campaign Pushes Bus Camera Safety Law To Governor's Desk

Politics & Government

Danvers Electric Fees Rise To Start 2025

Danvers Electric said that while rates will remain unchanged, the fixed fees all customers must pay will increase by up to 33 percent.

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Danvers To Host 'Move Like King' MLK Jr....

The 26th annual event will be held at Danvers High School on Jan. 20.

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Beverly Hall-Whitaker Bridge Replacement Update...

The public forum, which was postponed in November, will be held in January at the Beverly Middle School auditorium.

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