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🌱 Patch AM: How did St. John’s Prep dominate BC High in Danvers?
And check out Songs for Courage-Community Sing on the Danvers Patch calendar

Hello Danvers! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did St. John's Prep dominate BC High in Danvers?
Also on today's calendar: Songs for Courage-Community Sing and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
- Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 66, low: 49.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 59 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chris Vargas, St. John's Prep roll past BC High (masslive.com) — St. John's Prep improved to 5-0 with a dominant 43–7 home win over BC High in Danvers, as quarterback and Ohio State commit Chris Vargas threw four first-half touchdown passes. Wideout Riley Selvais added three scores, thrilling local fans and setting up a big Week 5 road showdown against St. John's Shrewsbury while BC High searches for its first victory of the season.
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📸 Around Danvers
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Danvers
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★ Featured events ★
- Songs for Courage-Community Sing →
Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church, 323 Locust St, Danvers
10:30 am - Reckoners with Kevin James Graham →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
8:00 pm - Saturday Strolls-Signs of the Season →
J.C. Phillips Nature Preserve-Meet at Trustees Community Garden 779 Cabot Street, Beverly,
10:00 am - Chelsea Berry →
The,
7:00 pm - Direct from NYC: A Night of Big Apple Comedy →
Larcom Theatre, 13 Wallis St, Beverly
8:00 pm - One Root, Many Branches: Celebrating 200 Years of Catholic Parishes on the North Shore →
Danversport, 161 Elliott St, Danvers
12:30 pm
Sunday October 11
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 25
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Other local events
- Mysteries of Former Danvers State Hospital →
Hamilton, Ma COA Building Rt 1 A Hamilton,Ma
9:00 am - NEW!! Far Horizons Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club →
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, 15 Sylvan St, Danvers
1:00 pm - Zoom Program: Women's Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Kristan Higgins →
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, 15 Sylvan St, Danvers
6:30 pm - Graveyard Sounds: Haunting Words from Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe →
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, 15 Sylvan St, Danvers
7:00 pm - Forgotten Harvest: The Edible & Medicinal Plants We Call Weeds →
Danvers Art Association, 105 Elliott St, Danvers
9:00 am - Polish Club Annual Indoor Yard Sale →
Polish Club Danvers, 12 Cheever St, Danvers
9:00 am - New England Ghost Stories →
Derby Street, Salem
1:00 pm - Zoom Program: A Book Birthday with Horror Writer Robert Ottone in conversation with Lauren Bolger →
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, 15 Sylvan St, Danvers
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
📣 Danvers Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Target posted a job opening for Specialty Sales (Style, Tech, Beauty, Beauty Studio) (T1187) in Danvers. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Peabody
- Peabody Cosmetology Benefit Set To Help 2 Former Students (patch.com)
- Peabody, MA Conservation Commission — October 5, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
- Salem Film Fest Sets 2027 Dates For 20th Annual Documentary Festival (patch.com)
Beverly
- Kitchen Table in Beverly Has Closed (blogspot.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 do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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