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By Paul Leighton Staff Writer Dec 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 BEVERLY — The last time a local city council met to fill a vacancy on its own board, the meeting lasted past 2 a.m.  In 2013, the Salem City Council took 300 votes without reaching a consensus before finally choosing a winner at a followup meeting the next week. The Beverly City Council is hoping to avoid the same fate on Monday night but is facing a similar scenario as it considers nine candidates to replace Ward 6 ...