More than 160 political, religious and social leaders across the state on March 28 tuned in to “Two Steps Forward Against Anti-Semitism: a Virtual Summit for Massachusetts Mayors and Town Officials,” sponsored by the Jewish education group the Lappin Foundation of Beverly, with Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt as honorary chairman. Beverly City Councilor Hannah Bowen […]

Cahill has asked the City Council to approve a transfer of $1.5 million from the city’s free cash balance into the City Hall rehabilitation capital project fund. He said that money will be used to hire a project manager and a design team to come up with a plan that will help determine how much […]

“In other races, incumbent Julie Flowers topped the ticket in the at-large City Council race with 5,898 votes, automatically making her council president. First-time candidates Hannah Bowen (4,363 votes) and Brendan Sweeney (3,658) finished second and third to capture the other two at-large seats.” Read coverage of the 2021 city election results from the Salem […]

Read the Salem News endorsements for Beverly’s 2021 city elections, including Hannah for City Councilor at Large, here.

Watch a public forum held October 19, 2021 at the Ryal Side Civic Association with all five candidates for City Councilor at Large and both candidates for Mayor.

Watch interviewer Wes Slate in conversation with Hannah as part of a BevCam series with candidates ahead of the election.

Five candidates — Hannah Bowen, William Cosmas, Julie Flowers, Richard Tabbut and Sweeney — are competing for the three at-large seats. Flowers is the only incumbent. “This is a big transition point for the City Council,” Sweeney said. Bowen described herself as a “policy and government nerd” who wants to put her experience in the […]

The Labor Council said it is endorsing Hannah Bowen, Julie Flowers and Will Cosmas for Councilor At-Large and Steven Crowley in Ward 3. “Across the North Shore, workers are facing rising housing costs, stagnant wages and loss of benefits,” NSLC Executive Director Katie Cohen said. “With unprecedented federal and state investment coming to our communities, […]