Lou

We have never endorsed candidates in local elections, which are non-partisan, as you know. However, this year is different. The stakes are higher. The prospect of a majority of Select Board members who appear eager to bring the Trump agenda to our town is both worrisome and all too real. Five Republican candidates are running for Select Board and another for School Committee.

We hope you will join us in voting for Gardner Trask and Dan Bennett for Select Board and Gabe Lopes for School Committee on May 6.  

These individuals are proven community leaders who reflect our Democratic values: fairness, inclusion, responsible government, and a deep affection for and commitment to Danvers.  They are experienced, thoughtful leaders, who have shown that they can listen, collaborate and lead effectively.

In a local election, every single vote matters.  We urge you to make a plan to vote on Tuesday May 6 for Gardner Trask, Dan Bennett, Gabe Lopes and our full slate of candidates who will serve Danvers with integrity and vision.

Election Day is this Tuesday, May 6 

Select Board (2 positions open)

• Gardner Trask
• Dan Bennett

School Committee (1 position open)

• Gabe Lopes

Library Trustee (3 positions open)

• Julie Curtis
• Noah Leavitt
• Kenneth Lee

Housing Authority (1 position open)

• Mike Swindell

Thank you for being an engaged member of our community.

The Democrat caucus elected delegates to the MassDems convention on Thursday, April 24 at the Danvers Library.

Danvers elected 13 delegates of the allotted 14 delegates to Danvers; gender balanced. In addition, there are 4 ex-officio delegates bring the total delegation to 17 delegates. This is the largest delegation in recent years.

Delegates are as follows:

• Liz Bernazzani
• Lou Bernazzani
• Phil Bolduc
• Liz Brennan
• Beth Burridge
• State Committee Julie Curtis
• Jillian Durand
• Christine Farrar
• Lisa Gallant
• Lou George
• Ellen Graham
• State Committee Marilyn Hazel
• State Rep Sally Kerans
• Vincent Malgeri
• Patricia Maloney
• Tom Meagher
• Isiah Young

DanversDems will be participating in the Town-wide Clean Up on Saturday April 26. We will have 3 teams cleaning up at Library and mill pond surrounding area, the Senior Center and Holten Richmond Middle School.

At-Large City Councilor Hannah Bowen won the Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace 6th Essex State Rep. Jerry Parisella.

Bowen garnered 2,733 votes, beating Beverly Ward 1 City Councilor Todd Rotondo who received 2,054 votes, according to unofficial election results.

Bowen will now face Republican Medley Long III in the general election on May 13. 

Students and teachers, union leaders and laborers, first-time protesters and veteran marchers. Everyday people from all over Massachusetts came to Boston on a cold, and rainy day to protest the Musk-Trump agenda. They brought their youngsters in backpacks and strollers. Some brought their pets.

All had the same goal: to stop Trump/Musk and MAGA from stealing our democracy, betraying our allies, halting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, erring minority history, crashing our economy for huge tax breaks for the rich, attacking Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, slashing government workers without cause, attacking our colleges, masked ICE agents taking people and sending them to Louisiana or Ecuador without due process …

Between 25,000 and 30,000 people flowed from Boston Common to City Hall Plaza, according to estimates from the Boston Police Department. The sound of drums echoed through the air and people waved American, Ukrainian, and trans pride flags. Despite chilly April temperatures, many came from places outside the city. They flocked from Framingham, Franklin, Gloucester, Danvers, Beverly, Plymouth, and beyond, with homemade signs and umbrellas, prepared for a rainy afternoon.

Estimates are of 100,000 at City Hall Plaza and Boston Common. There were local Hands Off demonstrations in Salem, Ipswich, Wakefield, Gloucester that I am aware of. Julie Curtis was in Salem where she said there were 500+ demonstrators. I went to Ipswich where it appeared to be at least 500 but appeared to be significantly more to me. The response from the streets in Ipswich was overwhelmingly supportive.