Former Beverly Mayor Released From Hospital

BEVERLY, MA -- Former Beverly Mayor Bill Scanlon was released from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston Saturday. Scanlon had been transferred to the hospital Friday, a few hours after collapsing while speaking at the dedication ceremony of the new middle school. While CPR was performed on Scanlon during the event, he was alert when he was moved to an ambulance Friday.

By Friday evening, Scanlon was "talking about his first love, the Red Sox," his sister, Burlington School Committee member Christine Monaco, said in an email to Patch. "I expect him to be fine."

Scanlon served as Beverly's mayor for 18 out of the 20 years between 1994 and 2014. In 2013 he announced he would not run for a 10th term. In addition to being an early champion of the middle school project, his accomplishments include getting the city out of a $8 million deficit, renovation of five elementary schools and construction of the McKeown School.

School officials plan to reschedule the dedication ceremony.

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