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Moe Love is clear: Bennett to win Sheriff

By Douglas Bennett - 11/26/13 - 11:14 am

You know when you are heading for victory when anonymous posters attack and ridicule you. It always out of fear, hatred, and jealousy that these "stalker trolls" attack you when you are on the brink of success and triumph.

My good friend Moe Love obviously does not like the fact that yes I am a former Republican. However, fortunately I am in good company.

My opponent Steve Tompkins, a Press Secretary, registered as a Democrat only this past April 1, 2013 according to the Boston Elections Department. Before that he was a Republican.

Sheriff Douglas Bennett

By Douglas Bennett - 5/29/13 - 11:13 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmxJftD_VQ&feature...

BOSTON- Dorchester’s Douglas Bennett for Sheriff of Suffolk County.

Bennett's statement is as follows and he will be explaining to the voters why they should vote for him tomorrow morning Friday May 31th at 7AM on TOUCH 106.1FM:

"With the appointment of Andrea Cabral to the Public Safety Cabinet Position in the Governor’s administration, there will be a special election in September 2014 to elect a full-time Sheriff to serve out the remainder of a six year term which expires in 2016. Therefore, I ask for your support for Sheriff of Suffolk County. I am starting early in effort to run an aggressive and triumphant campaign.

As Sheriff, I will oversee a $122 million budget, the Nashua Street Jail and South Bay House of Correction, and the Civil Service Process here in the county.

Court orders new trial for man convicted of killing drug-dealer enforcer

By adamg - 12/14/09 - 11:28 am

The Supreme Judicial Court today threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a man charged with firing massive numbers of bullets into two drug dealers and their muscle, leaving one dead.

The court ruled that John Baciagalupo's right to confront his accusers was violated because a witness testified about what he and a second man charged with the shootings did on Nov. 24. 1996:

East Boston man charged with preying on Winthrop church

By adamg - 11/24/09 - 12:51 pm

Michael Bocchino, 50, was recently arraigned on charges of failing to do masonry work for which he'd been paid and cashing checks he'd stolen from the rectory of Holy Rosary Church, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

In all, Bocchino is charged with absconding with $30,000 - $10,000 in payments for incomplete work over a year and $20,000 in blank church checks he made out to himself or his company, prosecutors charge.

Next ferry to Winthrop

By adamg - 10/27/09 - 7:23 pm

Wicked Winthrop reports the town's gotten a $950,000 federal stimulus grant to start ferry service to and from Rowe's Wharf.

Isn't this only supposed to happen in Florida?

By adamg - 1/18/09 - 2:21 pm

Winthrop sinkhole swallows SUV.

Man facing drug charges sues DA

By adamg - 12/31/08 - 8:18 am

The Globe reports on the lawsuit by Pasquale Capogreco of Winthrop, who alleges the DA dropped drug charges against an East Boston acquaintance because the guy's brother is East Boston state Rep. Carlo Basile. DA Dan Conley and Basile both deny the charges.

Winthrop: The Lynn of the 21st century

By adamg - 9/26/08 - 4:54 pm

It's amazing what you can get on a bumper sticker these days.

You better watch your step in Cambridge, Brookline, Somerville, Winthrop and Quincy

By adamg - 8/14/08 - 11:53 am

They're installing street surveillance cameras for the first time, the Cambridge Chronicle reports. It's part of a $4.6-million Homeland Security grant (Winthrop as terrorist target?) to deploy 100 new cameras in greater Boston.

Boston, Chelsea, Everett, and Revere are also installing cameras under the program, but they already had cameras in place.

Airliners come under attack from idiots at Belle Isle Marsh

By adamg - 1/5/08 - 8:01 pm

Jorge, who reported idiot duck hunters under a Logan flight path in Belle Isle Marsh on New Year's Day, reports they were back this morning. This time he took their photo:

Towering

By adamg - 11/10/07 - 9:15 pm
Winthrop tower

Today was not a good day to attempt a walk around Deer Island with a kidlet wearing summer pants. So we drove around Winthrop instead.

Interview the district attorney

By adamg - 6/25/07 - 9:06 am

Question time is closed. Now it's time to pick the five questions to pose to the DA.

You're in a room with Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley. He's waiting for your questions. So what would you ask him?

ConleyHere's your chance. We're going to experiment with a public interview, where you, not some reporter, decides what to ask. Conley has agreed to take your questions in this format:

Over the next couple of days, post possible questions as a reply here. I'll pick what seem like 10 good questions. Then we'll vote on the questions - the top five most popular ones will get submitted to Conley. He'll have next week to come up with answers, which I'll post on July 9 - and which you'll then be able to discuss.

The only request Conley made was: No questions on specific cases. But that still leaves plenty of other areas to ask him about. For example: Violent crime; gangs; murder conviction rates; witness intimidation; gun control; a shortage of jurors; the death penalty. I'm sure you can come up with other topics.

To get you started with some ideas, here are some links:

Official bio
Another bio
Letting the DA skate - Critical piece in the Phoenix.

Issues:
Bill tries to stem teens' threats to witnesses
Juror shortage in Boston
Latest Boston crime stats
Boston to press Congress for tougher gun laws
25 alleged Boston gang members charged with gun, drug offenses.

The USS John F. Kennedy off Deer Island

By adamg - 3/1/07 - 12:18 pm

Jorge snaps a photo of the soon to be decommissioned aircraft carrier:

... This is just so huge that you can't help but stare in amazement at its size.

In a fog off Winthrop

By adamg - 1/14/07 - 2:47 pm

Dinghy in the fog this morning.

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