It was past 4 am this morning when we voted on the Commonwealth’s Economic Development Bill, which I wrote as the House Chair of the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

This bill contains more than $600 million in investments in cities, towns, small business and workers. For Cape Ann specifically there’s $3 million for UMass to repair the Annisquam Marine Station and to establish a Seafood Processing Center of Excellence on Gloucester Harbor… Now at 10:00 am, I am preparing to be sworn in as your Representative.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and to work with you to move Cape Ann forward, to rebuild and grow our economy and jobs.

Representative Ann Margaret Ferrante with City Council President Steven Leblanc