Open seats give voters chance to reshape Beacon Hill …Two earnest but relatively unknown candidates vie for the House seat in the Second Essex district where conservative Democrat Harriett Stanley, who rarely marched in lockstep with the House leadership, is stepping down. Democrat Barry Fogel speaks thoughtfully on transportation and environmental challenges in the Merrimack Valley, especially [...]

Barry Fogel Interviewed on The Morning Watch, WNBP Click on the play button above to listen to an interview with Barry conducted by Win Damon of WNBP radio in Newburyport.

Ballot question primer Nov. 2 in Newbury NEWBURY — Voters with questions about this year’s ballot questions will have a chance to get some answers at an information night in Newbury just four days before the Nov. 6 election. Move To Amend North Shore and the Social Action Committee, First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, Newburyport, [...]

Barry Fogel Interviewed on WNBP Click on the play button above to listen to an interview with Barry conducted by WNBP radio in Newburyport.

by Mac Cerullo The two candidates for the Second Essex District state representative seat will face off in their first debate tonight at 7 at the Boxford Community Center. Democrat Barry Fogel and Republican Lenny Mirra, both of West Newbury, will state their case directly to voters for the first time in a race that [...]

by Mac Cerullo Roughly a week before facing off in their first debate, the two candidates for the Second Essex District representative seat explained their positions on taxes, jobs and regulation while also laying out their vision of what a healthy economy would look like. Democrat Barry Fogel and Republican Lenny Mirra, who will be [...]

Candidates say issues, not geography, to dominate race by Mac Cerullo WEST NEWBURY — Two weeks removed from a busy state primary season, both candidates for the Second Essex District representative seat are now looking ahead to what promises to be a hotly contested race to the finish. Republican Lenny Mirra and Democrat Barry Fogel, [...]

Legislative candidates north of Boston begin sprint to November by John Laidler …Another race targeted by the GOP is the 2d Essex House seat, where Democrat Barry P. Fogel and Republican Lenny Mirra, two first-time candidates from West Newbury, will battle to succeed retiring Democrat Harriett L. Stanley. A former Groveland Conservation Commission member, Mirra [...]

With the other candidate now selected by the GOP primary (Mirra to vie for 2nd Essex rep seat), the campaign for the 2nd Essex seat is on. And there is a clear choice for voters, particularly the 60% who are registered independent. I believe that the vast majority of those voters do not want party [...]