A Beverly at-large city councilor filed paperwork to run for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Jerald Parisella, a Democrat who was nominated last month to serve as an associate justice of the District Court. Hannah Bowen, whose council term is scheduled to end in December 2025, filed the necessary paperwork Wednesday to mount […]

Two city councilors said Thursday they plan to run for state representative if Jerry Parisella moves on to become a judge, and a third councilor said he’s considering it…. Bowen, 43, was elected as a city councilor-at-large in 2021. She is executive director of The Resolution Center, the former North Shore Community Mediation Center. The […]

More than 100 people — mostly wearing red in support of the teachers amid a strike that threatened to cost a 12th day of school on Tuesday — packed the meeting that included impassioned comments from Councilors, who expressed support for teachers and paraprofessionals, deep concern about the financial future of the city and wariness […]

Beverly City Councilors spoke out on the stalled bargaining on Friday with a resolution expected to be introduced at Monday night’s meeting calling on the sides to reach a deal. “In the event, we as a city are still in this crisis on Monday, the City Council will have an opportunity to discuss together,” City […]

Nov 21, 2024: As the teacher’s strike grinds on, there are implication to Beverly’s other programs and the potential for the City Council to revisit the budget. Hannah Bowen City Councilor At Large helped us understand what’s happening and what could happen not only to future budgets and programs but to adjusting the already passed […]

An open letter to Representative Moulton: I am disappointed that your recent remarks (eg, Salem News, Nov. 13, “Moulton defends trans comments after backlash”) added a new issue for MA-06 constituents to face, on top of things like navigating teacher strikes, fighting brush fires, keeping residents safe, and advancing projects that your office has partnered […]

Hundreds of community members gathered outside of U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s Salem office yesterday to protest his anti-transgender comments regarding their role in youth sports teams. Many people spoke at the event, sharing their stories and support for the transgender community. This included local elected officials from Beverly, Lynn, Newburyport, and Salem, as well as social rights leaders […]

Following years of often-heated debates across the North Shore about the allowance of accessory-dwelling units — or so-called “in-law apartments” — and what stipulations to put on the creation of them, the state essentially made those discussions moot earlier this month when Gov. Maura Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act that allows ADUs “by-right” in […]

Bowen said she has often been the “lone vote” against projects because of a lack of information from the administration. She noted the many other needs at city buildings, including the Senior Center, public services, and elementary school roofs. “Without those plans in place, locking us in to this size of a liability and commitment […]

Bowen, citing past resolutions spurred by both national and international events, said she believed the events of subsequent months were worthy of the Council discussion and potential resolution referenced in the letter. “My motivation now is essentially the same as my motivation (at the time of the solidarity letter),” Bowen said. “That remaining silent risks […]