State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, elected last November for a sixth term of representing Gloucester, Rockport and Essex, was named the new House chairman of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. The nomination from House Speaker Robert DeLeo and her election by the full House place her in a key role as the…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) has filed new legislation in the 191st session of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, focusing on financial reforms to benefit working- and middle-class families and continuing investment in local communities. “I have been concerned with the shrinking middle class,” said Ferrante. “There is little doubt that the financial crisis of 2008…
The beginning of 2019 is bringing new opportunities for our students on Cape Ann. The first Gloucester High School students have matriculated into the new vocational training program that we facilitated with the Laborers Union and Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School. Last week, they were given new boots and jackets to be equipped…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) was sworn in to the 191st General Court of Massachusetts on Wednesday, January 2nd, as the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the Fifth Essex District, which consists of Gloucester, Essex, and Rockport. Ferrante took the oath of office, administered by Governor Charlie Baker, along with 157 of…
Today, the Massachusetts House and Senate sent an important supplemental budget to Governor Baker. Priorities include the stability of the Commonwealth’s economy, supporting our neighbors in the Merrimack Valley, improving roads and bridges, and addressing gun violence and mental health services. While interest rates continue to rise and some have forecasted a correction in the…
For Gloucester school officials, it’s a chance to provide new opportunities for high school students. For those with the Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School, it’s a chance to widen access to their programs. And for workers in area construction and labor trades, it’s a step toward building for the future. Read more on…
Last year, Lou Mandarini Jr., business agent for the Laborers Union and secretary treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and I started to talk about whether there was a way to partner to create more opportunity for Gloucester High School vocational students. Our issue on Cape Ann: hundreds of students from Gloucester apply annually to Essex North…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) joined her colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass a balanced fiscal year 2019 Budget and the House Economic Development Bill which contain funds to support our fishermen, create new opportunities for those seeking a decent living, help protect the most vulnerable members of the Cape Ann community, and…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante pushed for the amendment. She’s emboldened by what she calls a local theater renaissance, as evidenced by the national debuts of “Jagged Little Pill” at A.R.T. in Cambridge and “Moulin Rouge!” at the newly renovated Colonial Theatre in Boston. Read more on the Boston Globe website→
There is irony when looking at the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in support of one state’s push to purge voter rolls, contrasted with the effort by a coalition in Massachusetts urging the Legislature to act on a bill to automatically register people to vote when they interact with certain state agencies. We believe voter registration and participation…
