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Resident asks Danvers to accept M&T Bank’s 1 Federal Street parcel as historic park

5824080 · September 24, 2025
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A Danvers Historical Society member asked the Select Board to pursue acceptance of a 0.19‑acre parcel at 1 Federal Street that M&T Bank offered to donate for use as a historic park commemorating a Revolutionary War encampment.

At the Sept. 23 Select Board meeting, resident and Danvers Historical Society member Bill Casanow (self-identified) asked the board to pursue acceptance of a small parcel at 1 Federal Street, which he said M&T Bank offered to donate so long as the land is used as a public park commemorating a Revolutionary War encampment.

Casanow said he first contacted M&T Bank in January 2025 and was offered the parcel; on May 9 he was…

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