🌱 Patch AM: Danvers Drinking Water Violation May Have Elevated Lead, Copper In Faucets

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In today's newsletter:

• Danvers details water lead concerns and new safeguards for 2026.

Also on today's calendar: Safety 80s Music Dance Party New Year's Eve Extravaganza - Early Show & Late Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy and colder, with a high of 25 and low of 20 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 34, low: 21.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 28 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Danvers Drinking Water Violation May Have Elevated Lead, Copper In Faucets (patch.com) — Danvers officials are warning residents that corrosion control problems in August and September may have allowed more lead and copper to leach into local drinking water, though it is not considered an emergency. The town explains how residents can reduce exposure at home, offers testing information, and outlines new daily monitoring and training steps to stay in compliance with state regulations in 2026.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Safety 80s Music Dance Party New Year's Eve Extravaganza - Early Show & Late Show
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  4:30 pm
• Paul D’Angelo’s 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Comedy Show
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  8:00 pm

Friday January 2

• January Joy Squad - Free Friday Night Workshops Starting Jan 2nd
  Slow River Studio, 17 Main St, Topsfield
  5:30 pm

Sunday January 4

• Paint On Stage! Sip+Paint Night
  Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• "The Roaring Twenties" with Donna Halper
  Peabody Institute Library of Danvers , 15 Sylvan St , Danvers
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• Danvers Public Schools Kindergarten Registration
  9:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Adult Strings Music Demo
  Danvers Art Association , 105 Elliott St , Danvers
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• Luciano Messenjah with Soul Rebel Project
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  7:00 pm
• Great Boston Fires with Author and Historian David Kruh
  Peabody Institute Library of Danvers , 15 Sylvan St , Danvers
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Saturday Morning Strolls-January Theme: Animal Tracks and Signs
  Choate Farm Parking Lot, 349-389 Locust St, Danvers, MA, 01923
  10:00 am
• Winter Bonfire
  Plains Park , 55 Conant St , Danvers
  5:00 pm
• Tantric
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  9:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Peabody

• Peabody Tillies Fire At The Farm Christmas Tree Pickup (patch.com)

Topsfield

• Topsfield panto set for Jan. 9 – Jan. 11 (thelocalnews.news)
• Tales from the Scanner: Allegedly stolen van leads to escape into the woods, but no arrest (thelocalnews.news)
• Amy Schofield obituary (thelocalnews.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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