BEVERLY — Mayor Mike Cahill rolled to a convincing victory over challenger Jamie Zarella in Tuesday s election to earn a sixth two-year term in office, while voters narrowly approved increasing
By Paul Leighton Staff Writer Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
BEVERLY â The last time a local city council met to fill a vacancy on its own board, the meeting lasted past 2 a.m.Â
In 2013, the Salem City Council took 300 votes without reaching a consensus before finally choosing a winner at a followup meeting the next week.
The Beverly City Council is hoping to avoid the same fate on Monday night but is facing a similar scenario as it considers nine candidates to replace Ward 6 City Councilor John Frates.
Frates will step down on Dec. 31 because he is moving to another ward in the city. Because there is one year left on his two-year term, the remaining eight city councilors are charged with choosing a replacement.