Kris Silverstein has taken out nomination papers to run for Ward 3 School Committee, the seat that is opening up with current Ward 3 School Committee member Jim Latter’s run for Ward 3 City Council.
Here’s a press release announcing Silverstein’s candidacy:
KRIS SILVERSTEIN TO RUN FOR WARD 3 SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Ward 3 resident, Kris Silverstein, pulled nomination [...]
School Committee member Jim Latter has just announced that he is running for Ward 3 city councilor, the position being vacated by John Burke due to his run for mayor.
Latter becomes the second council candidate in Ward 3, joining Colgate Road resident Jim Modugno.
Here’s the announcement from Latter:
Dear Neighbor,
I’m excited to announce that I’m running [...]
As usual, the city of Beverly will out-do most communities by having not one, but two Memorial Day parades. Here’s the full schedule of Memorial Day activities for the week, including three cemetery ‘flagging’ events. Thanks to the city’s veterans agent, Jerry Guilebbe, for the info.
Wednesday, May 20
5 p.m. — Flagging of veterans’ graves. Meet [...]
Pat Grimes is holding her re-election campaign kick-off tonight from 6 to 8 at the Cove Community Center. The event will “focus on Beverly’s children and what our city has to offer families,” according to a press release.
Grimes is one of five candidates so far for the three at-large seats.
The proposal to build a regional dispatch center in Middleton has gotten a lot of discussion in surrounding towns lately. The subject is due to come up soon in Beverly, said Mayor Scanlon.
Scanlon is a strong supporter of the regional center.
“Conceptually, I think this is a terrific idea,” he said this week. “Everything I’ve seen [...]
The deadline for city employees who want to file for early retirement has been extended until tomorrow at 1 p.m. The city is offering a $10,000 incentive for employees to retire early in an effort to trim payroll costs. Mayor Scanlon said 11 people had applied as of Tuesday.
Colgate Road resident Jim Modugno has announced that he will run for John Burke’s Ward 3 City Council seat. Burke announced earlier this week that he is running for mayor.
Here’s a statement released by Modugno:
Over the past several years the residents of Ward Three have come to expect and deserve the highest level of service [...]
The dominoes from yesterday’s John Burke announcement could start falling soon. Here’s a statement from School Committee member Jim Latter (left), who lost to Burke in the Ward 3 City Council race in 2003:
“I’m giving serious consideration to the Open Ward 3 City Council Seat. I first became involved in electoral politics running for this [...]
Paul Leighton was born in Beverly, grew up in Beverly, lives in Beverly and covers Beverly for The Salem News. He needs to get out of Beverly more, but in the meantime he promises to keep readers up-to-date on what's going on around the city.
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