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SALEM — While there are contested mayor’s races this Tuesday in Beverly and Peabody, in Salem, there is none.
Mayor Dominick Pangallo is running unopposed for a full four-year term — after first winning a special election in 2023 to fill the remainder of Kim Driscoll’s term — and is looking ahead to what he says is a crucial time for the city to advance its long-term goals.
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