NEWS
16 July, 2026
MBTA bus services will return to the heart of Danvers for the first time in six years this fall with the restoration of the 465 route, canceled amid the COVID-19 health crisis.
Danvers Land Use & Community Services Director Aaron Henry told the Select Board on Tuesday that the MBTA was restoring the service from Danvers Square to Salem Depot as of Sept 6. The route will be on a one-year pilot...
13 July, 2026
State legislators recently approved a bill filed and fought for by Sen. Joan Lovely that officially closes an age of consent loophole in Massachusetts to better protect 16- and 17-year-olds from sexual abuse.
The bill stipulates that while the state’s age of consent is 16, children under the age of 18 cannot consent to a sexual relationship with an adult who is a mandated reporter, has authority...
28 June, 2026
Our Sixth District Congressional Candidate Forum was a tremendous success, bringing together six outstanding Democratic candidates and a full house of engaged voters for an evening of thoughtful discussion and civic engagement.
Held during our nation’s 250th anniversary year, the historic Tapley Memorial Hall provided a fitting backdrop for this important event. The hall was filled to capacity...
18 June, 2026
State Rep. Sally Kerans, left, and Sen. Joan Lovely, at right, with Danvers police Lt. Rob Sullivan present the Commonwealth Pride Award to former Danvers selectman and retired judge David Mills on Saturday.
05 May, 2026
Over 4,000 Democrats convened at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention at the DCU Center in Worcester on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30. This included our Danvers delegation of 23 delegates, our largest delegation in my memory.
It was an incredible two days, marked by record turnout, remarkable energy, and undeniable momentum.
We are thrilled to announce the candidates who received...
02 May, 2026
We are proud to announce that all 10 of our DanversDems members running for town office were elected!
Beth Kontos was the top vote getter in the race for School Committee.
Ellen Graham was the top vote getter in the race for Library Trustee.
Three members were the top vote getters in the race for Town Meeting Member: Patricia Maloney in Precinct 2, Julie Curtis in Precinct 5 and Lizz...
27 April, 2026
After a nominating convention marred by long lines, hiccups in vote tallying, and a delay so long that one candidate opened bar tabs for attendees, the Massachusetts Republican party endorsed Mike Minogue as their candidate for governor.
The day stretched hours past schedule, to the point where a good number of delegates — more than 150 — left the arena, tired and frustrated, in between...
22 April, 2026
Virginia voters approved a Democratic plan to allow them to redraw the state congressional map for the remainder of the decade — part of the partisan battle over redistricting happening in several states ahead of the 2026 midterm election. The proposed map would give Democrats a chance at winning 10 of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts, a dramatic shift from the current 6-5 split in the Virginia...
17 April, 2026
Democrat Analilia Mejia has won a special election for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district keeping Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s old seat under Democratic control and handing a huge win to the insurgent progressive movement that powered Mejia’s campaign. Mejia beat moderate Republican Joe Hathaway 59.5% to 40%.
When all votes are in, Mejia will have overperformed Kamala Harris’s nine-point win in the...
13 April, 2026
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban was defeated on Sunday’s election. The opposition Tizra Party won a two thirds majority of seats in parliament: 135 – 57.
Orban is a far right authoritarian calling himself an illiberal democrat. He is strongly anti-immigration, worked to control the courts, stifle the media, ban books, attacked his opponents and is the lone country holding up support...
