Thursday, January 24, 2013
Steven Tompkins, former chief of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department of External Affairs, officially took office on Tuesday.
There’s a new sheriff in Suffolk County. Steven Tompkins took the oath of office as the county's new sheriff on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at a ceremony presided over by Gov. Deval Patrick. Formerly chief of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department of External Affairs, Tompkins will assume responsibility for all sheriff’s office operations at the Suffolk County House of Correction, the Nashua Street Jail and the Civil Process Division, according to a press release. The job also entails “providing care, custody and rehabilitative support for inmates and pretrial detainees” and overseeing a staff of more than 1,000 employees, according to the release. "As a dedicated public servant on the front lines of crime prevention and reentry rehabilitation, …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Alexander Callahan of West Roxbury was killed by another convict in the South Bay House of Correction.
A West Roxbury man was killed by another convict while in prison at the South Bay House of Correction. Alexander Callahan, 25, was involved on Sunday with an "altercation with another inmate” according to the Boston Herald. Callahan was serving time for cocaine possession from charges in June that Patch wrote about, as well as assault and battery. A Suffolk County District Attorney spokesman said there is an ongoing investigation. Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral has chosen not to comment, according to the Herald. According to the Herald, Callahan had a lengthy rap sheet including 14 convictions for drug, assault and weapon charges. There were another nine charges still pending, out of a total 40 drug, robbery, assault and weapon …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Elizabeth Warren supporters dominated the Holy Name parking lot before and after Scott Brown's visit.
While Republican US Senator Scott Brown's visit to West Roxbury drew attention, his opponent's campaign workers held their ground at the Holy Name School in West Roxbury. Brown took hold of the Holy Name Rotary mid-morning, before heading off to his next campaign stop. Above Brown from the school's parking lot, union worker Neal Kelleher of Dedham stood by in support of Warren. "I believe Liz Warren is the voice for working class America." Several of Kelleher's colleagues agreed with him. "I've never seen any election this big," said Steve Slyne, former owner of Slyne's Deli. "This is unbelievable to have it be this close (with Brown and Warren)." Slyne was holding a sign to "Vote No on Question 2" to not allow physician-assisted …
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Monday, October 22, 2012
If Boston Mayor Thomas Menino were to choose not to run next year - who would run? Who would you like to see run for mayor?
It's gotten to the point that individuals wanting to be Boston mayor openly admit they are waiting for Thomas Menino to step aside. The Boston Herald did a roundup of the usual suspects expected to make a run at being Boston's next mayor. Included in the Herald's list are: Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley, City Councilors John Connolly, Ayanna Pressley, Felix Arroyo, Tito Jackson and Mike Ross. Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, as well as state Representatives Linda Dorcena Forry and Marty Walsh were also tabbed as possible candidates. Several of the usual suspects have said they'd like to run for mayor if Menino stepped aside, but not if he's still in office. Just ask Maura Hennigan and Michael Flaherty about what it's like…
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11:41 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013
Alex was a true gentlemen to me. No one is perfect and only god will judge us RIP ALEX more ›