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 […]

The ordinance has gone through several tweaks since its introduction through a letter from City Councilor Hannah Bowen last year, with those making final passage including an allowance for those building an ADU to seek a variance for a non-conforming property, and the flexibility to have a dedicated parking spot be part of a shared driveway […]

With only three incumbent candidates for three positions, the city councilor-at-large race in Beverly might not look like a race at all. But thanks to a rule that is unique to Beverly, voters will actually be facing a key decision when they mark their ballots — whether they know it or not. Beverly is the only […]

City Councilor Hannah Bowen, who wrote the original letter to the Council proposing expanding ADU options in the city as a way to create more affordable housing units and allow homeowners a means to downsize and potentially draw an income from their property, told Patch she agrees with the changes and additional public hearing. “The changes are […]