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5 Things To Know on Jan. 2: Energy Fund Opens for Applications

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

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Wednesday, Jan. 2. 1. Cold: The sun is forecasted to shine bright on Wednesday, but it will not do much the warm things up. The high temperature will be in the upper 20s with winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. 2. Dunn: It was 95 years ago on this day that Cornelius F. Dunn first arrived in Danvers. Dunn taught science, history and economics and then became an assistant principal in 1921 and principal at Holten High School in 1928. He retired in 1958 after 40 years in the school system. He had a wing at the high school named after him and the administrative suite at Holten-…

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Duff Takes Open Governor's Council Seat

Eileen Duff in the apparent winner of a seat on the Governor's Council in the Fifth District.

Eileen Duff of Gloucester is the apparent winner of the Governor’s Council seat in the Fifth District. Duff, a Democrat, had 57 percent of the vote to 43 percent for Maura Ciardiello of Haverhill - with 97 percent of precincts reporting on Wednesday morning, according to reports by the Boston Globe. Both candidates are seeking the position for the first time after incumbent Mary-Ellen Manning (U-Peabody) decided against reelection to run for the state Senate. She was defeated in a four person Democratic Primary in September. She has since changed her party affiliation from Democratic to unenrolled. The District covers most of the North Shore and Merrimack Valley and neighboring areas north and northwest of Boston. Duff will become one of …

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Primary Election Includes State Senate, Governor's Council Races

There are two contested races on the Democratic Party ballot in Danvers on Thursday.

The Democratic Party race for state Senate and Governor’s Council are the two contested contests on Thursday’s primary ballot in Danvers. Polls in Danvers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. On the Democratic ballot, voters will choose a Democratic candidate for state Senate that will face Republican Richard Jolitz in the November general election. The candidates are Edward Carroll, Joan Lovely, Mary-Ellen Manning and John Slattery. There are four Democrats seeking the party’s backing to face Republican Maura Ciardiello in November for the Fifth District seat on the Governor’s Council. The Democrats are Donald Bumiller, Eileen Duff, David Eppley and George O’Brine. There are no contested races on the Republican and Green Rainbow ballots. A …

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