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Select Board approves outdoor entertainment for Berry Tavern with 11 p.m. limit, asks owner to report back
Summary
The Danvers Select Board approved a modification to the Berry Tavern's seven-day entertainment license to add outdoor entertainment, setting an 11 p.m. cutoff and asking the owner to notify neighbors and return with a year-end update after outreach to nearby residents.
The Danvers Select Board on April 15 approved a modification to the seven-day entertainment license for the Berry Tavern, 2 High Street, allowing outdoor entertainment and limited outdoor sound, with the board setting an 11 p.m. cutoff and asking the owner to report back at the end of the year.
Owner Joe Bono, who told the board the restaurant has run live music indoors two nights a week and wanted the option to open windows and use a single speaker for the patio, said he had reached out to nearby residents and offered his cell phone for immediate contact if noise becomes a problem. "If there's a problem, I close the window or whatever," Bono said. "I'll give whatever my cell phone number you call me if I have a problem."
The board heard multiple public comments from neighbors who said indoor music…
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