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Lt. Gov. Driscoll Confirms Saturday Haverhill Democratic Breakfast Visit

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Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll is the latest high-profile Democrat to confirm she will attend the Haverhill Democratic City Committee’s Annual Roz McKeon Breakfast Saturday in downtown Haverhill

Driscoll, candidate for re-election with Gov. Maura Healey, will address those gathered at the breakfast which takes place Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at Maria’s Restaurant, Galleria Banquet Room, 85 Essex St., Haverhill. The Haverhill Democratic City Committee will honor state Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton as its 2026 Distinguished Democrat. Seth Moulton, 6th District congressman and U.S. Senate candidate, earlier confirmed his attendance. U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey was also invited.

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Plaistow Supervisors Meet Aug. 31 to Register New Voters

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The Supervisors of the Checklist in Plaistow, N.H., will be available the last day of the month to register new voters or make any name or address changes for existing voters. The Supervisors will not be able to accept any party changes. They will also be reviewing the voters who were sent 30-day notice letters back in July. They meet Monday, Aug. 31, from 5-5:30 p.m., at the Town Clerk’s office, Town Hall, 145 Main St.

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Haverhill Sets Early Voting Hours; Starts Aug. 22

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Haverhill voters may participate in early voting for the state primary election beginning a week from Saturday. Haverhill City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright Esposito’s office says early voting begins Saturday, Aug. 22, and runs through Friday, Aug. 28, all in the Early Voting Room in the basement of City Hall at 4 Summer St. The best access is from the Newcomb Street entrance of the building.

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Haverhill Democrats to Honor Rep. Hamilton at Aug. 29 Breakfast

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The Haverhill Democratic City Committee plans to honor state Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton as its 2026 Distinguished Democrat on Aug. 29. Hamilton will be honored during the Committee’s Annual Roz McKeon Breakfast Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10-11:30 a.m., at Maria’s Restaurant, Galleria Banquet Room, 85 Essex St., Haverhill. U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey and 6th District Congressman Seth Moulton, both candidates for U.S. Senate, were invited to speak, along with other Democratic candidates on the Tuesday, Sept.

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Podcast: Moulton Spells Out Differences in U.S. Senate Run, Says Feds Can Help Haverhill

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U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton says he believes the federal government will come through for Haverhill to fix infrastructure and, with his help, continue to make good on health and education. Moulton, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for Senate against incumbent. Edward J. Markey, expressed his confidence and answered questions during a live interview Friday on WHAV’s “Win for Breakfast” program. Following Haverhill’s force main sewer failure, Moulton and 3rd District Congresswoman Lori Trahan, proposed raising the ceiling on federal money to upgrade Haverhill’s wastewater infrastructure from $40 million to $50 million. Moulton said he is confident the federal government would come to the rescue.

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North Andover Democrats Plan Pre-Primary Debate for 6th Congressional District

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Area residents of the 6th Congressional District have a chance to evaluate candidates to succeed Seth Moulton in the U.S. House when North Andover Democrats hold a pre-primary debate in less than two weeks. The North Andover Democratic Town Committee provides a forum for the six Democratic candidates running to replace Moulton—Beth Andres-Beck, John Beccia, Jamie Belsito, Dan Koh, Mariah Lancaster and Tram Nguyen. Moulton, the current representative, is leaving his seat in the House to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Edward J. Markey. The 6th Congressional District, which covers most of Essex County and parts of Middlesex County, includes such area communities as Groveland, Merrimac, North Andover and West Newbury. Andres-Beck is from Oregon and moved to Middleton in 2022.

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New Hampshire is Moving Its State Primary; Will It Improve the State’s Politics?

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by Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin
May 28, 2026

Kris Schultz moved to New Hampshire in 2002 with one mission: get Mark Fernald elected. The Democratic state senator was running for governor, and Schultz had moved from Kentucky to run his campaign. For Fernald, it was a clear opportunity: fellow Democrat and then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen was departing the corner office to run for U.S. Senate, leaving the seat open for any Democrat to succeed her. But right away, Schultz ran into an unusual — and to her, irritating — feature of New Hampshire elections. The state primary was not until September, one of the latest in the country.

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Two Candidates Emerge to Challenge Local Legislators as April 28 Deadline Nears

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Two Republicans have stepped forward to potentially pose challenges to two local legislators with less than two weeks before nomination papers are due. Theodore T. Semesnyei of Amesbury has taken out nomination papers to run again incumbent Democrat Sen. Barry R. Finegold in the 2nd Essex and Middlesex district. On the House side, Ronald L. Heiseler III of Haverhill pulled nomination papers in the 15th Essex currently represented by Democratic Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton. Both Finegold and Hamilton also took out papers, according to Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin’s office. Heiseler told WHAV Thursday this is his first run for elected office.