Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Town Hall
Toomey Room
Address:
1 Sylvan St.
Danvers, MA 01923
Select Board, School Committee, Library Trustee, Town Meeting Members
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The Select Board unanimously voted for Jill Cahill as the towns new Town Manager.
The two remaining finalists out of an original field of 31 were Jill Cahill, who has served three years as Gloucester’s chief administrative officer and Sean Fitzgerald, who served seven years as the Swampscott’s town administrator.
Selectperson David Mills opened last night’s discussions by saying Danvers is fortunate to have a town that can attract people of this quality and recommended Cahill for the post.
Selectperson Dutroche Djoko said both candidates had shown a “dedicated and strong commitment to Danvers.” He said he was leaning toward Cahill, but he would still like to hear what other people had to say.
Selectperson Michael Bean said the nominating committee had undergone a long and arduous process starting out at 31 candidates and working down to five. He said he had no doubt that Cahill was the right choice Selectperson Maureen Bernard said that first then the nominated board picked all 31 candidates and said she would be nominating Cahill as the next town manager “pending contract negotiation.”
Select Board Chairman Dan Bennett commented on what a long progress it had been to interview all the candidates, then narrowing it down from 31 to 11, then seven, then five and then 3 to bring before the board for interviews.
Drawing from some of the comments from Gloucester residents about Cahill, Bennet read “She has the faith and respect of everyone that works for the city.”
“She does a great job of balancing interests, listening to people and trying to build bridges.”
“In this role, it was her ability to build relationships and actively listen to everyone with respect.”
“That’s a common theme in these comments,” Bennett said, “and I think that at the end of the day, that’s why I chose Jill Cahill to be our next town manager.”
Maureen Bernard said she believes that “Jill Cahill will take Danvers to the next level, which is what we need.”
Bennett then called for a vote — which passed unanimously. He then moved that they appoint Cahill as town manager, subject to contract negotiations and a further background check.
He asked for Djoko to work with him on the contract as they go forwards. Bennett said after the background next, the city would work with legal counsel and “hopefully get this done in a month.”
Salem News 3/19/2025 By Buck Anderson
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Today, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Chair and Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) President Ken Martin was elected as the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) with overwhelming support from DNC members on the first ballot. In his acceptance speech, newly-elected Chair Martin committed to holding the Trump administration accountable, uniting and charting a new path for the Democratic Party, and fighting for working families.
“The Democratic Party is the party of working people, and it’s time to roll up our sleeves and outcompete everywhere, in every election, and at every level of government — and I look forward to working with this next generation of leadership to build a Party to unite America,” said DNC Chair Ken Martin. “Today’s elections mark a new chapter in DNC leadership, and Donald Trump and his billionaire allies are put on notice: we will hold them accountable for ripping off working families, and we will beat them at the ballot box.”
New DNC Chair Martin campaigned on a promise to implement a new framework at the DNC: Build to Win, Build to Expand, Build to Last. Here’s what that looks like:
Background on DNC Chair Ken Martin
Ken Martin has served as the Chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party since 2011 — making him the longest serving Chair in the 75-year history of the DFL.
Ken made the DFL what it is today — an all-day, year-round party dedicated to organizing communities, empowering the grassroots, electing progressive candidates, and improving the lives of Minnesotans.
Given his success as the DFL Party Chairman, Ken was elected by his peers across the country to serve as the President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs in 2017, where he works with state and local party committees to build permanent, long-lasting political infrastructure so they can elect candidates from the school board to the Oval Office.
Before his election as Chairman, Ken spent two decades working for progressive candidates and causes. He played key leadership roles on various campaigns, including Dayton for Governor in 2010, Hatch for Governor in 2006, Kerry for President in 2004, Humphrey for Secretary of State in 2002, and Gore for President in 2000. Ken led the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment campaign in 2008, which dedicated funding to the arts, environment, conservation, and parks and trails in Minnesota. It is the largest conservation finance measure in the nation to ever become law.
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Beverly Democrat Jerald Parisella was one of three new judges approved Wednesday by the Governor’s Council.
Parisella is a seven-term State Rep from Beverly. He was Governor Healey’s choice for the district court bench. His appointment was unanimous.
Judicial candidates have 90 days to swear their oaths of office after confirmation by the Governor’s Council, meaning Parisella could wait until the current legislative session ends before jumping to the judicial branch. A special election will be required to fill his seat representing the North Shore. Two Democrats and one Republican have already thrown their hat into the ring.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren (60.1%) won – defeating John Deaton (39.5%)
Senator Joan Lovely won – defeated Damian Anketell by winning 72% in Salem
State Representative Sally Kerans was unopposed.
Eileen Duff won – defeating is Jonathan Ring GOP in Register of Deeds.
Tom Driscoll appears to be on his way to reelection over Todd Angilly and Doris Rodriquez for Essex County Clerk of Courts.
.Eunice Zeigler won Governor’s Council – 178,441 47.1% defeating Anne Manning-Martin GOP 154,914 40.9% and Jody Elliott IND 45,210 11.9%
How Danvers voted:
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I am shocked, sad and disappointed.. For anyone who was near me on Tuesday at the polls, I was very confident that we had this and I was very wrong. I am not going to begin to analyze how this happened as we all can hear the various reasons on cable news. However, we lost all the swing states and blue states New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Virginia were very much closer than we would ever think.
Need some time to go through the seven stages of grief and then regroup and go forward.
In Danvers, Harris 8,588 (53.8%) – Trump 7,063 (44.3%)
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Our theme is “We Choose Freedom!”
Our first FreedomFest was very successful. The room was full, the speakers were great, the enthusiasm was high, the food was great and the rookie host was OK.
Who knew that just about every speaker we invited wanted to attend FreedomFest. With 12 scheduled speakers, I was concerned that the event could drag on but each speaker was crisp, inspiring and informative and the agenda just moved right along. We even added 2 speakers (Marsha Finkelstein and Beth Kontos) to the program. We appreciated all the speakers who gave up their Saturday evening to join us. We were sorry that Senator Lovely was unable to join us as she came down with COVID and we wish her to feel better soon.
In the spirit of the Harris/Walz campaign – We Chose Freedom and We are NOT Going Back!. The guests wore their favorite patriotic or political shirt or, in some cases, tie. They all looked Maaahvelous! DanversDems were well represented with many members attending plus some new Danvers faces and many folks from neighboring towns. I was especially pleased to see the support from many of the Democrat City/Town Committee chairs that attended.
I want to thank Marilyn and the DanversDems LeadershipTeam (Julie, Tom, Kacey and Liz) for pulling this all together. Thank you to everyone who donated food. There was a wide variety and plenty for everyone. Special thanks to Lou and Ellen George and Dave Rodriquez for manning the kitchen, to Marco for helping me with the microphone, to everyone who passed me notes helping me with people I needed to acknowledge or stuff I forgot, to Tom and Carla Meagher for taking the leftover food to the Beverly Shelter, to Joe Durand for taking pictures and Tom Meagher for general guidance to me on the order of the proceedings and speakers. I also want to give a special thanks to everyone for their embrace and kind words for Maria, who was determined to attend FreedomFest after her operation.
We also raised money for the DDTC Scholarship Fund.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone. Next meeting is Tuesday, October 15.
For more information contact: Lou Bernazzani at lou@danversdemocrats.org /
781-607-4602 or visit the DDTC web page
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