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Meet The Candidate Night. The annual DDTC dinner presenting candidates was held on May 7 @ 6:00 PM at the Polish Citizens Club.

Springfest was a great success in all aspects. Number of guests and candidates, buffet, tribute to Rep. Ted Speliotis, discussions and especially meeting the candidates. Twelve candidates attended and spoke at the event. In addition to our local candidates, Senator Joan Lovely and Representative Sally Kerans, we heard from the following candidates: Shannon Liss-Riordan, Paul Tucker, Eileen Duff, Congressman Seth Moulton, Kyle Davis, Quentin Palfrey, Chris Dempsey, Diane DiZoglio, Eric Lesser, Sonya Chang-Diaz, Tammy Gouvei and Kevin Coppinger. It was an opportunity to meet and hear from all the candidates before the convention.

The DDTC also had the opportunity to thank Representative Ted Speliotis for his many years of distinguished to the 13th Essex District encompassing Danvers, Middleton and Peabody.

Thanks to the DDTC Springfest sub-committee chaired by Tom Meagher. Committee members were: Marilyn Hazel, Julie Curtis, Carla Meagher, Kasey Desmond, Carol McLaughlin and Lou Bernazzani.

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Ted began his career on Beacon Hill representing the 12th Essex District in 1979. He served as Danvers Town Moderator from 1987-1995 and was subsequently elected to represent the 13th Essex District (Danvers, West Peabody, & Middleton) in 1996, serving continuously in this role for the next 23 years. From 2013 -2020, he was influential as Chairperson of the House Committee on Bills in Third Reading, through which all bills must pass before becoming law in Massachusetts.

Ted was committed to constituent service, welcoming every opportunity to hear people’s concerns, and he always had an anecdote or story to share when out in the community.  He was among the first officials to offer support at the scene of the Danversport chemical plant explosion. Ted can reflect proudly on his long and distinguished career in public service knowing that “he was responsive, he was effective, and he cared.

Meet The Candidate Night. The annual DDTC dinner presenting candidates has been scheduled for May 7 @ 6:00 PM at the Polish Citizens Club.

To date: We have received a great response from the candidates. In addition to our local candidates Senator lovely and Representative Kerans, we have commitments from the following candidates: Shannon Liss-Riordan, Paul Tucker, Eileen Duff, Congressman Seth Moulton, Kyle Davis, Quentin Palfrey, Chris Dempsey, Diane DiZoglio, Eric Lesser, Sonya Chang-Diaz, Tammy Gouvei and, Kevin Coppinger  We are still waiting to hear from a few others.

Tickets available at Act Blue

If you prefer to pay by check, please send your check to:

Marilyn Hazel 13 Donegal Circle, Danvers, MA 01923. (make checks payable to DDTC)

If you intend to attend SpringFest but not ready to buy tickets yet, you can let the committee know so they can plan by going to SpringFest

Monthly meeting will be held in person at the Polish Citizens Club on Cheever Street at 7:00 PM.

This will be our first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic. We will be in the same room.   Masks are optional.

We will have a discussion about any and all of the following:

Peaker Plant

DHS Essex Technical School Limit

Upcoming election

Finalizing plans for the Springfest.
The subcommittee has been working very hard for this event.  I’m still looking for food donations and volunteers to work the kitchen. Please plan to attend and bring family and friends.

 If anyone has nomination papers, it would be a good time to bring them

Please go to Contact Us if you would like information on how to attend.

Sunday April 10 from noon – 2 PM

John Archer’s home on 10 North Street

Democrat candidates require many signatures to get their name on the ballot. This is an opportunity to meet the candidates and sign their nomination papers.

Join:

• State Committee Member Julie Curtis
• Mayor Kim Driscoll
• State Representative Paul Tucker
• State Representative Sally Kerans
• State Senator Joan Lovely
• Governor’s Council Eileen Duff
• US Congressman Seth Moulton

Contact Julie Curtis at jecurtis1@gmail.com for more information.

The DDTC Monthly Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 PM via Zoom.

We will have a guest speakers:

• Mayor Kim Driscoll – Candidate for Lt. Governor
• Kyle Davis – Candidate for Senator 2nd Essex
• Representative from the Unity Campaign of Massachusetts – New Hampshire

Business Meeting Agenda: Update/discussion of Springfest scheduled for May 7

To acquire the Zoom link to attend the meeting, please go to Contact Us and use the contact form.

Saturday, February 26 from 10am to Noon.

Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers Square.

Please stop by to sign the petition: 1,100 signatures are required by March 22 to place the question on the May 3rd ballot. Tapley Memorial Hall will be open Saturday, February 26 from 10 to 12 for members to sign the petition and ask any questions that they may have.

Citizens of Danvers are currently collecting signatures on a petition that would place acceptance of the Community Preservation Act on the ballot for our town election on May 3rd, 2022. By accepting this state Act, the Town of Danvers would create a grant program to fund historic preservation, open space preservation, and community housing programs. This fund would mean that the Rebecca Nurse Homestead Museum, the Danvers Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution (Samuel Holten House), and other Danvers history organizations would be able to apply for a share of more than $1.2 million in grants each year.

For more information go to: https://www.danvershistory.org/collecting-signatures-for-cpa-2/

Danvers Democrats will be meeting via Zoom to Caucus. The caucus will elect 13 delegates (6 men, 6 women, and 1 non-binary) and 4 alternates – to attend the June 3 and 4th 2022 State Democratic Nominating Convention at the DCU Convention Center in Worcester. Candidates for Democratic State-Wide and Massachusetts offices will be speaking.

Caucus Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022.

Virtual Doors Open 6:30 pm for delegate candidates and to pre-register. Caucus Starting Time: 7:00 pm.

Please Note: This is a Nominating Convention. To submit your name to be to be elected as a delegate, you must pre-Register and be present by 7:00 pm.

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It is recommended that you register early whether you are running for delegate or just participating/voting..
Go to www.massdems.org and go to Party, then Convention caucus. Find Danvers and click on to the zoom link to register or you can use the link displayed at the end of this notice.

Thursday night the “doors open” at 6:30 to join in and at 6:45 we will start with speakers/candidates. I hope to start the actual caucus at 7:15. You can also find caucus rules on www.massdems.org.

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After the caucus, we will have a regular meeting. Topics include:

• Look at webpage www.danversdemocrats.org which has been created by our Lou Bernazzani. It is still under construction. We will be voting on paying for it (a small fee).
• Will be voting on endorsing the Community Preservation Act.
• Will discuss reimbursement for paying for a zoom account.
• We are going forward with our Springtoberfest to be held May 7 at the Polish Club.

For more Information, please Contact Chair Marilyn Hazel by email: hazel_marilyn@yahoo.co

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To pre-register, press the following link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkfumvrToiH9G1qK0TjniZD6X4csv04YUe?fbclid=IwAR3XKgJNjEpZ8U7vgJhYNDRBL2WmWhwnu34k9I46UjDYPwV4FoBTD0kr4gA

The Danvers Democratic Town Committee will be holding a Food Drive this Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. All proceeds will go to the Danvers People to People Food Pantry.