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High Winds Postpone Danvers FalconFest Winter Bonfire
Organizers said Friday afternoon that the Christmas Tree set for Plains Park will be held early Sunday evening instead of Saturday.
DANVERS, MA — The Danvers FalconFest Winter Bonfire was postponed one day on Friday because of expected snow and the potential for high winds on Saturday.
FalconFest organizers said early Friday afternoon that "safety is our top priority and we believe Sunday will have much better conditions."
After a week of brutal wind chills, and the chance of light snow on Saturday, Sunday is shaping up to be seasonably pleasant with a high of 39 degrees, clear skies and relatively light winds, according to the National Weather Service.
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FalconFest organizers said that all event plans will remain the same and that the bonfire will be held on the original "rain date" of Sunday at 4:30 p.m
We look forward to celebrating safely with the community," organizers said.
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Tree pick-up will remain the same and should be left curbside by 7 a.m. on Saturday.
(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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