Friends, Family, Colleagues Recall the friendly 'Fred at the Other End of the Phone'
Hundreds gathered on Thursday night to celebrate outgoing state Senate Majority leader Fred Berry's work.
Unique, masterful, loyal, hilarious, inspirational, compassionate, admirable, generous, committed and "the Berry best" were just some of the words used to describe outgoing state Sen. Fred Berry at a celebratory night in his honor Thursday at the Danversport Yacht Club. Led by Master of Ceremonies Nelson Benton, a longtime former editor at the Salem News, Berry's praises were sung by Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, alongside hundreds of state and local officials, friends and family members. They all remembered Berry's 30 years on Beacon Hill, represeting the Second Essex District, which includes Danvers plus, currently, Beverly, Peabody, Salem and Topsfield. In a video presentation, members of the community expressed their …
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Julie Curtis
2:49 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
As a Danvers native, I must say that Fred Berry deserves no accolades. For 30 years Fred held his hands out to the unions always looking for more money. Even when he had no one running against him and even with thousands of dollars in a war chest, Fred came looking for more money from the unions. And right before he leaves office and even though he publicly said he would not endorse anyone for … more ›