MASSterList: Worse than thought? | Reverse commuting | JOB BOARD MONDAY

MASSterList: Worse than thought? | Reverse commuting | JOB BOARD MONDAY

-- At an event timed for the beginning of Holy Week and shortly before Passover, more than 50 religious leaders plan to confront Gov. Charlie Baker about his ‘refusal to meet with them regarding their concerns about climate change,’ starting at State House steps, 12 p.m.

CHARLIE BAKER ASLEEP AT THE HELM? Is State Police scandal worse than thought?

Nine State Police troopers were suspended and nine others suddenly resigned in connection to the going investigation into alleged overtime scams at the agency, authorities announced late last week, as reported by Scott Croteau at MassLive. But the Globe’s Matt Rocheleau and Todd Wallack report this morning that troopers’ actual overtime earnings are much higher than previously disclosed, raising “further questions about the agency’s spending, oversight, and transparency.” In addition, they report, the payroll records for one entire division at State Police have been “hidden from public view and weren’t filed with the state comptroller for several years.” Commission seeks ouster of loverboy judge The lawyer for embattled Belchertown District Court Judge Thomas Estes thinks his client should be suspended and forced to apologize for a sexual affair he had with a courthouse worker. The Judicial Conduct Commission would go a bit further: It wants him off the bench, permanently. The Globe’s Andrea Estes has more. The Herald’s Howie Carr notes that the judge’s attorney is trying to portray him as being lured by a sultry temptress into the affair, which included regular afternoon romps at the courthouse: “You think Paris or Rome is a great spot for swingin’ young lovers? Have you ever been inside the Belchertown District Courthouse?” NECCO may be headed for bankruptcy Forget layoffs. It appears NECCO is fighting for its survival at this point. From Greg Ryan at the BBJ: “Revere-based New England Confectionery Co. has defaulted on more than $100 million in loans and should be put into receivership, a lender said in a new legal filing, but a judge on Friday wondered whether bankruptcy might make more sense for the candymaker. NECCO has been looking for a buyer to allow it to continue its operations.” BBJ

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