Ann-Margaret Ferrante recently traveled to Sicily, a cross-cultural trip that became a homecoming in many ways as Gloucester’s state representative met with relatives all along the way. A first-generation American, Ferrante grew up spending every other summer with her extended family in Sicily. Much of her latest 10-day trip was spent reuniting with relatives as…
The Science Central Program at O’Maley Innovation Middle School is getting a $100,000 boost thanks to state Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, who with support from state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester, secured an earmark for the program in the $1.3 billion fiscal 2025 Surtax Supplemental Budget. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
A Gloucester woman who plays a key role in designing, planting, and maintaining gardens across the America’s oldest seaport is among the new “Commonwealth Heroines” Class of 2025. Antonietta Calabrese was nominated for the Commonwealth Heroines Class of 2025 for public service to her community by state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, a Gloucester Democrat. Calabrese began…
State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, and state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester, led a wide-ranging discussion last week for the School Committee on the development of the fiscal 2026 state budget as it relates to education funding locally. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2021, is taking on a greater role when it comes to cancer advocacy, using her journey to promote policies that can make a difference in the lives of those dealing with the disease. Ferrante plans to testify on behalf of a plan by…
Gloucester High is the beneficiary of nearly $1 million in grants from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to provide a lift to two of its Career and Vocational Technical Education programs as part of a wider $16 million in statewide awards to support training and job opportunities in the clean energy and climate tech sector.…
As the Beacon Hill political crowd munched on ceviches and chowders in the Great Hall on Wednesday, they heard a message from the seafood industry aimed more at Washington, D.C., than the halls of the State House. Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, the daughter of a fisherman and a 30-year advocate for the fishing industry, spoke at…
This Wednesday is Seafood Day on Beacon Hill, and plans are to celebrate the myriad cultural, economic, and food security benefits of the Massachusetts fishing industry. Seafood Day is being held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Massachusetts State House Hall of Flags in a building were a wooden Sacred Cod effigy, highlighting…
State Sen. Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, and state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, D-Gloucester, say they have secured $823,500 in state funding earmarks for 15 initiatives for Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea in the recently signed state budget. The $58.78 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey on July 29, is for fiscal…
In celebration of its victory, the team was invited to the Massachusetts State House last week for a recognition ceremony and was presented with official citations courtesy of Senator Bruce Tarr and Representative Ann Margaret Ferrante. The team and MERSD staff were honored to be able to attend and receive such a high level of…
