Chief Patrick Ambrose's final day was Friday after more than 35 years with the department.
After postponing two dates in December, police will hold processing hours for new applicants and renewals issued from other communities.
Danvers police said the next opportunity to process a firearms permit will not be until Jan. 8.
The Essex Sheriff's Office said in-person visitations, expect from attorneys, will be suspended as of Sunday until further notice.
The Essex County Sheriff's Department said the video conferences will begin Tuesday and cost $5, plus tax, per 20 minutes.
The Volunteers of America of Massachusetts said Michael Upson will assist prisoners in gaining skills and employment after incarceration.
Firearms licensing, which was suspended in Danvers this fall due to a broken fingerprint machine, will be held four days in December.
Inmate visitation is set to resume at the Essex County Jail one month following a coronavirus outbreak at the prison.
Area residents will be able to be tested at the malls with results within 24 hours.
The Danvers Fire Department will have a large presence during training at the old Hotwatt building in upcoming weeks.
State Police Troop A out of Danvers said a vehicle stop in northeastern Massachusetts yielded the drug bust on Tuesday.
Danvers Barracks troopers said they discovered a loaded revolver at a speed stop on Route 1 in Peabody.
Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger said the number of active cases dropped from 137 two weeks ago to 15 as of Thursday.
There are six registered Level 3 sex offenders listed in the state database as working or living in Danvers.
With the new fingerprint machine "up and running" police will contact those who had their appointments canceled after last one broke.
The Danvers medication and needle disposal programs for town residents are also now available.
The following is a Patch Letter to the Editor regarding the Danvers special town meeting on Oct. 26.
Danvers police said a 21-year-old Revere man his 17-year-old brother are both charged with armed assault with intent to murder.
Two people have been arrested in connection with a “stabbing incident” at the Danvers Indoor Sports complex overnight, police said Thursday.
There were residual delays well into the afternoon from the crash midday Monday.
Danvers firefighters said there were no injuries in the fire under the Route 1 overpass.
Sponsors say the petition with more than 450 signatures seeks to have the flag's use on town apparatus determined at a special town meeting.
Brianna Duffy, 32, pleaded guilty to diluting her 89-year-old patient's medication at Hunt Rehab and Nursing in Danvers last year.
Danvers police said nearly all of the vehicles where items were stolen were left unlocked.
Capt. Jamie Lovell has been named acting chief with Chief Patrick Ambrose expected to be off the job "a number of weeks" as he recovers.
Danvers police said there have been several reports of attempts to forge checked that were 'fished' out of blue mailboxes in town.
New license appointments are delayed until next month with a replacement machine expected next week.
Chief Robert Amerault said that while he does not see the flags as a political statement, it is 'easy' to see how some view them that way.
The Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday night to back Town Manager Steve Bartha in a "community conversation" about the flag and its meaning.
Danvers Town Manager Steve Bartha announced the appointment to replace the retired Robert Pyburn.
The girl had wandered off from her home and was found in a nearby river.
Joseph Corbett, 51, of Danvers, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in March.
One lane has been reopened as police look for the driver who fled the scene of the crash near Costco.
The two will be scheduled for a show cause hearing where a magistrate will determine if there is enough probable cause to charge them.
Eric Jalbert, 31, of Beverly, was released from the Essex County jail after testing positive for the coronavirus in April.
The 15-year-old boy from Danvers was reported missing Monday night.
Darryl Moore, 39, of Rowley, managed Leslie's Poolmart in Danvers at the time he repeatedly raped a nine-year-old girl.
Daniel Goichman, 57, violated his probation when he visited the Liberty Tree Mall in Dec. 2018 and Jan. 2019.
Patricia Lindau, 60, Newburgh, ME, is accused of stealing $60,300 from two small businesses in Danvers and Haverhill.