Markey Leads Gomez in New Poll

Congressman Ed Markey leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.

A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …

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Beverly Voters Back Eventual Winners in Senate Primary

About 15 percent of Beverly voters went to the polls on Tuesday to have a say on which candidates will go to the U.S. Senate general election in June.

Voters in Beverly largely matched the statewide votes in deciding on the candidates that will advance to the June 25 special election for U.S. Senate. Republican Gabriel Gomez received more than half of the votes on the Republican ballots in Beverly in the three-way race. Gomez received 638 votes from the Republicans and unenrolled voters who took a Republican ballot. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan received 357 votes and state Rep. Daniel Winslow got 208 votes. On the Democratic side, Ed Markey topped the ballots in Beverly with 63.5 percent, or 1,797 votes to Stephen Lynch's 1,021 votes. Turnout was 15.8 percent, with 4,028 of the city's 25,494 registered voters going to the polls. Gomez and Markey will now face each other in the …

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Where and When Do I Vote in Beverly on Tuesday?

The polls will be open all day on Tuesday at Beverly's six polling places for the U.S. Senate special election primary.

Tuesday is a special election primary for U.S. Senate. In Beverly, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Don't know where to vote? Here's a list of the city's polling places: Ward 1: Ayers-Ryal Side School Ward 2: Beverly Public Library Ward 3: McKeown School Ward 4: Cove School Ward 5: North Beverly School Ward 6: Centerville School Each ward has two precincts. If you're not sure what ward or precinct you're in, check out the Secretary of State's Where Do I Vote page to plug in your address. The only position on the ballot will be to narrow the field for U.S. Senate. The general election in June will decide who will fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant when John Kerry became Secretary of State. Registered Republicans will get a …

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5 Things To Know, April 29: Last Chance to Get an Absentee Ballot

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in the city.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily source for community events, happenings in the city and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Monday, April 29. 1. Sun: Monday will be a sunny day – but not as warm as Sunday – with temperatures into the low 60s with a southeast wind. 2. Anniversary: Purple Diamond and its owner, Charlene St. Jean, will celebrate the company’s 5th anniversary on Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Acapulco’s at the Cummings Center. Due to space limit, it is open to the first 40 Beverly Chamber of Commerce member who RSVP by Monday. 3. Tear Down: The Historic District Commission meets on Monday night at City Hall at 7 p.m. where it is scheduled to consider an application to demolish a…

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Learn About All The Candidates on Tuesday's Senate Primary Ballot

Voters in Tuesday's primary election will choose and Reoublican and a Democrat to go to June's general election to decide who will fill the open U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts.

Senate Candidate Sullivan to Visit Beverly, Guanci on Thursday

One of the three Republicans running for the open U.S. Senate seat will visit Beverly on Thursday afternoon.

A former county and federal prosecutor running for the state's open seat in the U.S. Senate will visit Beverly on Thursday with a planned visit with the City Council president. Republican Michael Sullivan plans a stop on his "Tested and Trusted Tour" on Thursday from 5-5:30 p.m. at Super Sub on Cabot Street. According to Sullivan's campaign, Sullivan will be joined at the campaign stop by City Council President Paul Guanci, who owns Super Sub. A Beverly man, Matt St. Hilaire, works as a campaign strategist for Sullivan. Before arriving in Beverly, Sullivan has stops planned in Lowell and Andover. On Friday, he will visit Cape Cod and the South Shore and on Saturday will be in Worcester and MetroWest. Sullivan is facing Daniel Winslow and …

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5 Things To Know, April 22: Prayer and Healing Service Planned Monday Night

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in the city.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily source for community events, happenings in the city and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Monday, April 22. 1. Nice: Monday is forecasted to be a sunny, yet cool, day. The sun is expected to be out for most of the day with a high temperature in the upper 40s and close to 50 degrees. 2. Silence: Local radio stations and others are organizing a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. on Monday, exactly one week after the two bombs exploded along Boylston Street in Boston, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. 3. Ray Pisano: One of the founding members of Montserrat College of Art, which has grown to become a key part of downtown Beverly, will speak on Monday night at…

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5 Things To Know, April 10: Early Bird Deadline for Montserrat's Summer Art Courses

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in the city.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily source for community events, happenings in the city and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Wednesday, April 10. 1. Reality: We are headed back to reality on Wednesday with the weather. It will look and feel much more like springtime, with the forecast calling for temperatures in the 50s and a chance of a rain showers for most of the day with cloudy skies. 2. Discount: Early bird discounts on Montserrat College of Art's Summer Courses end on Wednesday. The college's Continuing Education Department is offering classes and workshops ranging from introduction to comics and performance art to solar plate etching and knitting through its Summer Immersive Program in June…

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Democrats Lynch, Markey Debate Health Care, Outside Funding

Candidates for the Democratic nomination for the state's open U.S. Senate seat squared off in Lowell Monday night.

U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch and Edward Markey met in their second debate Monday ahead of the Democratic U.S. Senate special primary in a contest that contained few fireworks outside of an exchange on health care. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched a wide variety of issues on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. An early question was asked about the candidates' positions on the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. Markey (D-Malden) voted in favor of the bill that passed in 2010 while Lynch (D-South Boston) was one of just a few Democrats who opposed it. Markey said voting for the bill was the "proudest vote of my…

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