As speculation grows over who will succeed Rep. Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, local Democrats are beginning to test the waters. Among them is Marblehead immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis, who confirmed Tuesday that she is “considering” a run in next year’s midterm elections. Slavit Baylis, who served as a Massachusetts delegate to the 2024 … [Read more...] about Marblehead’s Slavit Baylis considering congressional seat
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Marblehead heard loud and clear: No Kings
Crowds across the North Shore rallied on Saturday to join the national series of “No Kings” protests in order to stand up against the Trump Administration and its influence of billionaires. According to NPR, approximately 2,600 No Kings events were planned across nearly every state, and it projected a bigger turnout than the 5 million it said attended its previous nationwide … [Read more...] about Marblehead heard loud and clear: No Kings
RIP, DEMOCRACY
Dozens of residents gathered Thursday afternoon at the State Street Landing in Marblehead to take part in a nationwide “Protest for Democracy” rally, aligning with similar demonstrations across the country. The Marblehead event marked the anniversary of civil rights icon John Lewis’s death and took on the theme of a funeral for American democracy. Later that … [Read more...] about RIP, DEMOCRACY
Marblehead says ‘No More Kings’
Over 300 people of all ages attended the League of Women Voters of Marblehead’s (LWVM) and the Marblehead Alliance for Democracy’s “No More Kings” rally for democracy Saturday afternoon. The group met at the Old Town House at 1 p.m. on Washington Street where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” was read. “Paul Revere, after witnessing those two lighted … [Read more...] about Marblehead says ‘No More Kings’
Shribman: Will Trudeau Pull a Joe Biden?
National Perspective VERDUN, Quebec — Is it time to be like Joe? Join me on a walk down Wellington Street. You’ll see a Korean restaurant and an Italian one, and as you move along the sidewalk of what a global survey two years ago called the coolest street in the world, you’ll be able to pop in for Israeli, Irish, Indian, Peruvian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai food. … [Read more...] about Shribman: Will Trudeau Pull a Joe Biden?