Beverly MA
Beverly MA is located in the north east of Massachusetts bordering Danvers on the west, Wenham on the north and east, Wenham and Manchester on the east, and Beverly Harbor and Danver River on the south. It is located seven miles north of Lynn, 18 miles north of Boston and 238 miles from New York City. It was founded in 1626 and is one of the oldest cities in the state. The United States Navy commissioned their first ship here that sailed from Beverly Harbor. The armed schooner Hannah first sailed from Beverly on September 2, 1775. Hence it can be said to be the Birthplace of America s Navy. The Mayor of Beverly is William Scanlonand who was elected for his sixth term in 2005.
The Beverly city, by the census of 2000, had a population of 39862 and an estimated population of 39876 in July 2005. Males constituted 47.3% and females 52.7 %. There are 16,275 houses out of which 15,750 are occupied. 9,456 are owner - occupied and 6,294 are rented. There are about 40,000 residents with dwelling units of about 160,000 in the Beverly City.
Beverly Public Library is open from 9am to 9pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 5 pm on Friday and Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday. To reach the Library one can take any train bound for Beverly, Newburyport, or Rockport to Beverly station. It is situated at 32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915.
To make the city beautiful a Beautification Committee has been constituted, having its office at City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915. It is open from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm from Monday to Wednesday, on Thursday from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm and on Friday it is open from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm. The chairperson of the committee is Mr.Rodney Shropshire. The committee seeks the cooperation of the people to make Beverly MA a beautiful City.
Beverly Health Department is situated at 900 Colon Street, Beverly, MA. It is headed by the Director of Health, Mr. William Burke. It is open from 8.30 am to 4.30pm from Monday to Wednesday, from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm on Thursday and from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm on Friday. There is a Bureau of Communicable Disease Control which guides and treats the affected patients.
The Beverly Fire Department is located on the North Shore of Massachusetts, having in its roll 65 Firefighters and Fire Officers and five full time professional Fire Alarm Operators. Their main mission is to provide best quality protection against fire. They also have an Emergency Medical Services to cater to the needs of the citizens which is manned by professional and competent fire suppression forces. It is estimated that the Fire Department receives nearly 4500 emergency calls every year, varying from structure fires to motor vehicle accidents and medical aids.
The Beverly Police Department has professionalized men and women who are morally and ethically dedicated to serve the Beverly Community, by providing best security and policing, guarding the right and interests of the community and keeping the morale of the citizens high. The Beverly Police Department has got one unique Self-Defense Program for the self defense of women, which consists of 18 hours of self-defense instruction and covers vast Articles like the psychology of self defense, personal safety awareness and self defense tactics. The department is having its traffic department office at 502 Cabol Street and is headed by the Sergeant. Their main duty is to reduce accidents and to investigate all fatal and serious motor accidents.They are also responsible for the meter enforcement, repair and collection of money.
The Beverly Recreation commission is responsible for providing utmost safety and accessibility at parks.They are constantly on the job to try ways and means to improve the facility at the park. For this they seek suggestions from the citizens.
There are Public Schools in Beverly. Elementary schools for grade 1-5, timing 7.55 am to 2.00 pm, Middle school for grade 6 to 8 , timing 8.45 am to 3.00 pm and High School Grades 9to 12 from 8.15 am to 2.33 pm. The schools provide non academic programs, activities and employment opportunities without any bias to race, color sex and religion. To name a few schools: Ayers Elementary School, Centerville Elementary School, Cove Elementary School, Briscoe Middle School, Beverly High School, etc. Beverly High School is situated at 100 Sohier Road, Beverly MA 01915 and is headed by principal Dr. Carla Scuzzarella.
The Beverly MA, Massachusetts Archives main aim is to promote and encourage the public and private institutions and religious organizations to preserve, organize and to collect data and make available to others their historical documents and thus preserve the rich history of Beverly.The Archives meets monthly from September to June, which is open to the public at large. It is generally held on the first Thursday of the month in Beverly Library at 7.00pm.The contact person is Carol Mori who is the facilitator, and the postal address is 32 Essex Street, Beverly MA 01915.
The Beverly MA is a really interesting place and easy accessible by car and train. The tourists can enjoy seeing the wonderful historical places.They can also enjoy their stay by attending to the cultural programs, which preserves the tradition of the city.
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