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| 9/11 Commemorations, Public Health Council, Fallen Firefighters Memorial |
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-- Today marks the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., with a number of ceremonies scheduled to remember the tragic event, including the reading of names of Massachusetts residents killed in the attacks, with Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Mayor Martin Walsh and Attorney General Maura Healey among those attending, State House steps, 8:30 a.m., followed by a 9/11 ceremony in the House chamber hosted by Speaker Robert DeLeo and former Patriots offensive guard Joe Andruzzi giving the keynote speech, 9:15 a.m.
Note: Other 9/11 commemorations are scheduled throughout the day across the state, including evening events in Newton and Framingham; see SHNS’s Daily Advances (pay wall) for details.
-- The state Public Health Council meets amid growing concerns about the health impacts of vaping and ongoing efforts to guard against EEE, 250 Washington St., 2nd Floor, Henry I. Bowditch Public Health Council Room, Boston, 9 a.m.
-- Governor's Council interviews Karen Hennessy, Gov. Baker's nominee to the Juvenile Court bench, Council Chamber, 11 a.m., followed by another council meeting on the nominations of William White Jr. as a Superior Court judge and Taunton Mayor Thomas Hoye as interim Bristol County probate register, Council Chamber, 12 p.m.
-- More than 500 volunteers are expected to take part in the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund's 11th annual Day, with Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh among those expected to attend, Mother's Walk, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Atlantic Avenue between State and Milk streets, Boston, 11:45 a.m.
-- An annual ceremony will be held at the Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial, with Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, Attorney General Maura Healey and Auditor Suzanne Bump planning to attend, Ashburton Park, 4:45 p.m.
For more calendar listings, check out State House News Service’s Daily Advances (pay wall – free trial subscriptions available) and MassterList’s Beacon Hill Town Square below.
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| Scandal I: Fall River council votes to remove Correia |
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Where do you start with so many scandals to choose from in Massachusetts? OK, let’s start with Fall River: He’s out. Maybe. The Fall River City Council voted Tuesday to temporarily remove indicted Mayor Jasiel Correia from office, ordering him to turn over the keys to his City Hall office by the end of the week, Jo C. Goode reports at the Herald News.
But the validity of the 8-1 vote to find Correia unable to perform his duties following his most recent arrest -- this time on federal charges he took bribes in exchange for pot business licenses -- was immediately called into question. So some councilors seem resigned to the idea that Correia will hold the office until January -- even if he loses in next week’s preliminary election. Btw: Fall River’s three state lawmakers are calling on the Cannabis Control Commission to delay final decisions on the pot shop licenses Correia has approved in Fall River, the Herald News reports.
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| Scandal II: Presto! Long presumed lost State Police files suddenly reappear |
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Speaking of scandals, from the Globe’s Matt Rocheleau: “About a year and a half into sprawling criminal investigation of trooper payroll fraud, Massachusetts State Police officials this summer suddenly unearthed boxes of key documents that prosecutors had long sought but State Police said didn’t exist, according to a recent court filing. The newly discovered citation and trooper activity records, most of which are believed to be from 2014 and earlier, point to wrongdoing by at least one trooper — and potentially much more.”
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| Scandal III: ‘I’m a superior judge, you can’t arrest me’ |
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Another day, another judge in trouble in Massachusetts. The latest: Judge Shannon Frison, hauled out of her Hudson home on a domestic assault charge “after authorities say she grabbed her wife by the hair and pulled her head back during an argument,” the AP reports at the Eagle Tribune. Scott Croteau at MassLive has the priceless “you can’t arrest me” quote and more.
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| Scandal IV: Hefner pleads guilty to sexual assault, gets probation |
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Next up, from Isaiah Thompson at WGBG: “Bryon Hefner, the estranged husband of former State Senate President Stan Rosenberg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three charges — indecent assault, assault and battery, and dissemination of pornographic materials without consent. Hefner, 32, reached a plea bargain with state prosecutors, avoiding a trial on those three charges plus six additional charges of sexual assault and related crimes. He was sentenced to three years probation plus one year of a suspended sentence in addition to substance abuse treatment.”
Steve Brown and Lisa Creamer at WBUR and Shira Schoenberg at MassLive have more on the case that rocked the State House political establishment to its core.
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| ‘Scandal scorecard’: State Police, judges, Hefner, Fall River mayor, ZBA, etc. etc. |
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Ah, just what we needed. The Herald’s Howie Carr has a new “scandal scorecard” for those wanting to keep track. Meanwhile, the Globe’s Shirley Leung takes a trip down memory lane, reviewing the last time City Hall was so besieged by the feds (hint: it involved a certain contemporary presidential candidate).
Btw: It’s business as usual at the Zoning Board of Appeals. Actually, let’s amend that: Business isn’t slowing down at the Zoning Board of Appeals, the center of the current City Hall bribery scandal, reports the Globe’s Tim Logan and Milton Valencia. |
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| Council president calls for creation of inspector general post to ‘root out corruption’ |
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One more scandal-related item (sort of). From the BBJ’s Catherine Carlock: “Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell on Tuesday called for the creation of an inspector general role as a federal bribery scandal roils City Hall. The inspector general would ‘root out corruption, identify management and waste, and make City Government more accountable to residents,’ according to Campbell.”
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