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Once considered among the most political cities in the country, Peabody seems to be suffering a drought of voter interest.
Wednesday night’s forum at City Hall was a quiet affair compared to similar events in the past that attracted hordes of sign-holders outside and featured plenty of bombast within
While there are plenty of lawn signs out there, and many candidates are expending plenty of shoe leather trying to meet the voters, there seems to be an overall lack of passion in all of the races save for that for the Ward 6 City Council seat. That one’s getting vicious with charges flying back and forth regarding the theft of signs and lots of speculation over who’s backing who, and why.
Sponsored by The Salem News and Peabody Access Telecommunications, the forum was a civil affair. There were no bombs tossed or candidate meltdowns. Voters will have a chance to compare the styles and positions of the candidates for mayor, councilor at large and School Committe when the event is rebroadcast on the local cable channel.