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Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 15:33:10 -0300
Subject: I called the NH Department of Justice AGAIN today Correct???
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Arrest made in 1984 killing linked to Whitey Bulger
These 1953 file Boston police booking photos provided by The Boston Globe shows James "Whitey" Bulger after an arrest. (Boston Police/The Boston Globe via AP)Good morning. Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Massachusetts.
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The suspect in a nearly four-decade old killing in South Boston that authorities have linked to notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger and his iron-fisted control of the drug trade in the neighborhood was held without bail on Tuesday.
Michael Lewis, 61, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court in connection with the July 1984 shooting death of Brian Watson, whose body was found along a New Hampshire highway about two months after he disappeared.
Lewis "adamantly denies the allegations and looks forward to his day in court," defense attorney James Sultan said.
The slaying took place when Bulger, who was killed in a federal prison in West Virginia in 2018, terrorized the neighborhood. And although neither the suspect nor the victim had a direct link to Bulger, his influence played a role, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said after the arraignment.
"We had a glimpse in the courtroom today of a very different Boston, a Boston that we can never allow to happen again," Hayden said. "After nearly 40 years we are reminded of the mayhem and murder inflicted by cold-hearted and corrupt, cruel men."
That lawless era in Boston's history has often been romanticized in the movies, said New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, who attended the arraignment to represent several law enforcement agencies in the state that contributed to the investigation.
"I think it's a stark reminder that while Hollywood and others tend to glorify that era, the criminal actors of that era were not Robin Hoods, they were not heroes," he said. "The human suffering and the toll that was taken from the criminal acts that were committed during that era are still being felt today, and this case is an example of that."
Watson, 23, was last seen alive on July 16 or 17, 1984, and was reported missing by his mother on July 28 that year, authorities said. His body was found hidden among the trees and bushes by a motorist who had pulled over on Interstate 93 in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Sept. 16, 1984.
According to the prosecution's account of events, the then 24-year-old Lewis and an another man involved in the drug trade drove around the neighborhood in July 1984 looking for a drug dealer they thought had told Bulger that Lewis' associate was selling angel dust in South Boston.
As a result, Bulger had demanded a $5,000 payment plus another $1,000 per week from the man, whose name was not disclosed by prosecutors. Bulger, who was also an FBI informant, was known to shake down drug dealers doing business in South Boston.
The pair encountered Watson, who agreed to help them find the other dealer and got in their car, prosecutors said.
"While the three men drove around South Boston, Lewis suddenly turned, shot and killed Watson," the district attorney's office said in a statement.
Bulger, the model for Jack Nicholson's ruthless crime boss in the 2006 Martin Scorsese movie, "The Departed," fled Boston in 1994 after his FBI handler warned him he was about to be indicted. Bulger spent 16 years as a fugitive before he was caught. He was convicted in 2013 of participating in 11 killings.
Federal authorities developed a "significant break" in Watson's case in 2009, but not enough to secure an indictment, the district attorney said. But new information was developed within the past year that led to Lewis' indictment on Friday.
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 18:23:52 -0300
Subject: :I called AGAIN today Correct???
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mayor@halifax.ca, mackins@halifax.ca
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Friday, 27 May 2022
RCMP wanted 2011 tip about N.S. gunman to 'go away': Truro police chief
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RCMP wanted 2011 tip about N.S. gunman to 'go away': Truro police chief
Chief Dave MacNeil talked to public inquiry about dealings with RCMP
in wake of mass shooting
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 13:38:43 -0300
Subject: I just called correct???
To: police@truro.ca, versailles@versaillescom.com, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Guy Versailles, 514 386 9774, versailles@versaillescom.com
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N.S. man stood guard with a shotgun after the mass shooter rang his doorbell
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Commission examining N.S. mass killing announces inquiry participants
Participants include families, advocacy groups, police organizations
Frances Willick · CBC News · Posted: May 13, 2021 11:48 AM AT
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Tuesday, 20 November 2018
I read the news today about the RCMP lawsuits and just shook my head
at the malicious nonsense but when Guy Versailles laughed at me I got
truly pissed off
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:20:20 -0300
>> Subject: Yo Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly your buddy Whitey's trial is
>> finally underway now correct? What the hell do I do with the wiretap
>> tapes Sell them on Ebay?
>> To: Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov,
>> Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, jcarney@carneybassil.com,
>> bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net, wolfheartlodge@live.com,
shmurphy@globe.com, >> jonathan.albano@bingham.com, mvalencia@globe.com
>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
>> PATRICK.MURPHY@dhs.gov, rounappletree@aol.com
>>
>>
http://www.bostonglobe.com/
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
>>
>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must
ask
>> them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING????
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>
>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the
>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball
>> cards?
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/
>>
>>
http://archive.org/details/
>>
>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/
>>
>> http://archive.org/details/
>>
>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>> Senator Arlen Specter
>> United States Senate
>> Committee on the Judiciary
>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
>> Washington, DC 20510
>>
>> Dear Mr. Specter:
>>
>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters
>> raised in the attached letter.
>>
>> Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap
tapes.
>>
>> I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this
previously.
>>
>> Very truly yours,
>> Barry A. Bachrach
>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Amos"david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>> To: "Rob Talach"rtalach@ledroitbeckett.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: Attn Robert Talach and I should talk ASAP about my suing
>> the Catholic Church Trust that Bastarache knows why
>>
>> The date stamp on about page 134 of this old file of mine should mean
>> a lot to you
>>
>> http://www.checktheevidence.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:37:08 -0400
>> Subject: To Hell with the KILLER COP Gilles Moreau Wh>> maritme_malaise@yahoo.ca, Jennifer.Nixon@ps-sp.gc.ca,
>> bartman.heidi@psic-ispc.gc.ca, Yves.J.Marineau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>> david.paradiso@erc-cee.gc.ca, desaulniea@smtp.gc.ca,
>> denise.brennan@tbs-sct.gc.ca, anne.murtha@vac-acc.gc.ca,
>> webo@xplornet.com, julie.dickson@osfi-bsif.gc.ca,
>> rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca, toewsv1@parl.gc.ca,
>> Nycole.Turmel@parl.gc.ca,Cleme
maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca, >> oig@sec.gov, whistleblower@finra.org,
whistle@fsa.gov.uk,
>> david@fairwhistleblower.ca
>> Cc: j.kroes@interpol.int, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com,
>> bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.
>> Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
>> Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca,
>> ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
>>
>> http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nb/
>>
>> http://nb.rcmpvet.ca/
>>
>> From: Gilles Moreau Gilles.Moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:03:22 -0500
>> Subject: Re: Lets ee if the really nasty Newfy Lawyer Danny Boy
>> Millions will explain this email to you or your boss Vic Toews EH
>> Constable Peddle???
>> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>
>> Please cease and desist from using my name in your emails.
>>
>> Gilles Moreau, Chief Superintendent, CHRP and ACC
>> Director General
>> HR Transformation
>> 73 Leikin Drive, M5-2-502
>> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2
>>
>> Tel 613-843-6039
>> Cel 613-818-6947
>>
>> Gilles Moreau, surintendant principal, CRHA et ACC
>> Directeur général de la Transformation des ressources humaines
>> 73 Leikin, pièce M5-2-502
>> Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2
>>
>> tél 613-843-6039
>> cel 613-818-6947
>> gilles.moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>
>
> First things first have a Look at the 3 documents hereto attached (Not
> a big read)
>
> Listen to these old voicemails from interesting FEDS at about the
> same point in time (Won't take long)
>
> http://www.archive.org/
>
> then ask youselves or the lawyers Senator Shelby or Spizter or Cutler
> or Bernie madoff's old buddy Robert Glauber where the webcast and
> transcript went for a very important hearing held in late 2003 by the
> United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
>
>
http://www.banking.senate.gov/
>
> Review of Current Investigations and Regulatory Actions Regarding the
> Mutual Fund Industry
>
> November 20, 2003 02:00 PM
> The Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct the second in a
> series of hearings on the “Review of Current Investigations and
> Regulatory Actions Regarding the Mutual Fund Industry.”
>
> Archived Webcast
>
> Witness Panel 1
>
> Mr. Stephen M. Cutler
> Director - Division of Enforcement
> Securities and Exchange Commission
> cutler.pdf (175.5 KBs)
>
> Mr. Robert Glauber
> Chairman and CEO
> National Association of Securities Dealers
> glauber.pdf (171.1 KBs)
>
> Eliot Spitzer
> Attorney General
> State of New York
> spitzer.pdf (68.2 KBs)
>
> Permalink:
>
http://www.banking.senate.gov/
>
>
> Trust that the evil women and men that PM Trudeau "The Younger"
> appointed to to his cabinet will continue to play dumb because of
> their oath to The Privy Council. However it does not follow that
> everybody who works for them are dumb and they have no such oath to
> uphold N'esy Pas?.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Lisa Porteous <lporteous@kleinlyons.com>
> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:46:22 +0000
> Subject: RCMP
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> David,
>
> Thank you for your email inquiring about our class action against the
> RCMP. As you may know, the Notice of Claim was filed in the Brit> brought by former RCMP constable Janet Merlo on behalf of female RCMP
> members. Unfortunately, we cannot assist you with your claim.
>
> We recommend that you contact Mr. Barry Carter of Mair Jensen Blair
> LLP to discuss any claim you may have against the RCMP for harassment.
> His contact information is as follows:
>
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From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:03:10 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I read the news today about the RCMP
lawsuits and just shook my head at the malicious nonsense but when Guy
Versailles laughed at me I got truly pissed off
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https://www.suffolkdistrictattorney.com/meet-district-attorney-hayden
Meet District Attorney Hayden
District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden has dedicated his professional life to serving the public, seeking justice, and keeping communities safe and vibrant.
Before becoming DA he led the state Sex Offender Registry Board, guiding its mission to classify offenders and make information available to the public. DA Hayden served as the board’s chairman for six years, after serving as Acting Executive Director and General Counsel.
Prior to that, DA Hayden spent five years as a criminal defense attorney. He served as a bar advocate for the Committee for Public Counsel Services representing indigent clients in Boston Municipal Court and Boston Juvenile Court.
DA Hayden began his career right here in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. He served as an assistant district attorney for over a decade across various units and was Chief of the Safe Neighborhood Initiative, a nationally recognized community-based crime prevention program. DA Hayden was one of the earliest advocates and practitioners of diversion, intervention and alternative to prosecution programs. He worked with local, state, and federal partners on violence prevention programs and initiatives for at-risk youth, services for victims and witnesses, and assistance for citizens returning from incarceration. DA Hayden also served on the Gang Unit, the Homicide Response Team, and the Juvenile Unit.
In recognition of his innovative public safety approach, DA Hayden received the Brian J. Honan Award for excellence in the courtroom and extraordinary commitment to the Suffolk County community in 2006.
DA Hayden is a board member of Youth Options Unlimited, a Boston workforce development organization serving young people who are court-involved or gang-affiliated, reentering the community from incarceration, or seeking refuge from poverty or violence. He also serves as deacon at Jubilee Christian Church in Mattapan and coaches youth lacrosse.
DA Hayden received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 1990 and his law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1995. He lives in Roslindale with his wife and two children.
South Boston man indicted for 1984 drug-related slaying
BOSTON, May 27, 2022—A grand jury on Friday returned a first-degree murder indictment against a Boston man for a 1984 shooting death over a South Boston drug-dealing dispute, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
Michael Lewis, 61, was arrested in South Boston by Boston Police on Friday. He will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday. He is charged with shooting Brian Watson, 23, in July 1984. Lewis was 24 at the time of the murder.
Hayden thanked the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the New Hampshire State Police, the Manchester N.H. police department, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston and Boston Police for helping secure the indictment in the 37-year-old case.
“This was a true team effort to help indict and charge a homicide that hearkens back to a very different Boston. Brian Watson was a young father cut down seemingly on a whim. A remarkably cold-blooded whim. Mr. Watson’s family has endured many, many years of loss and heartache. At the very least, they now have some answers,” Hayden said.
“We are very pleased that an arrest has been made in this New Hampshire Cold Case. We hope that this significant development brings Brian Watson’s loved ones one step closer to justice and closure,” said New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella. “This arrest represents a tremendous amount of hard work, cooperation and coordination between investigators in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, including our team at the New Hampshire Department of Justice. We cannot say enough about how grateful we are to have such strong regional law enforcement partnerships, from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and Boston Police Department, to our New Hampshire State Police and Manchester Police Department.”
Watson was last seen alive on July 16 or 17 of 1984. His mother filed a missing person report with Boston Police on July 28, 1984.
Prosecutors allege that Lewis and another man, both of whom were involved in the South Boston drug trade, were driving on July 16 or 17 in South Boston in search of another drug dealer. Their purpose was to stop that dealer from operating in South Boston. The second man was angry at the dealer because the dealer had told South Boston gang kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger and Bulger associate Kevin Weeks that he, the second man, was dealing angel dust in South Boston. As a result, Bulger demanded $5,000 immediately from the second man, followed by $1,000 a week.
While looking for the dealer, Lewis and the second man encountered Brian Watson. The second man asked Watson to lead them to the dealer. Watson agreed. Watson entered the vehicle and sat in the back seat.
While the three men drove around South Boston, Lewis suddenly turned, shot and killed Watson. The two then drove into New Hampshire and dumped Watson’s body off I-93 South in Manchester.
On September 16, 1984, a man who had pulled over on I-93 South in Manchester discovered a decomposed body, obscured by bushes and trees, about 40 feet from the road. The man called 911. Manchester Police and New Hampshire State Police responded. The body was eventually identified as Brian Watson through dental records.
A lengthy investigation by New Hampshire State Police, Manchester Police and Boston Police ensued. Investigators made some headway but were unable to solve the case. Information developed through the US Attorney’s Office in Boston provided a significant break in the case in 2009, but still not enough to secure an indictment.
Further information developed by investigators this year provided sufficient evidence to move forward with Friday’s indictment of Lewis.
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One Bulfinch PlaceWu endorsement in Suffolk DA race sparks campaigns’ first clash
Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, left, and Ricardo Arroyo, right. In these file photos, Hayden speaks at a press conference on May 2, 2022. Arroyo announces his bid for Suffolk County district attorney during a press conference in Roslindale, Mass., on Feb. 8, 2022. Tori Bedford / GBH News; Saraya Wintersmith / GBH NewsArroyo’s endorsement from Wu, which comes with the power of a Boston progressive base that vaulted her to the mayor’s seat by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, deepens his credibility as Rollins’ progressive heir, a posture the two-term city councilor has embraced since launching his bid for the DA seat in February.
Hayden, a Democrat and first-time candidate for public office, has shirked political labels and candidate affiliations since being appointed to the DA’s seat by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker at the beginning of the year. He has also declined to explicitly state whether he intends to continue Rollins’ controversial policy of declining to prosecute 15 non-violent offenses except in special circumstances.
“They are definitely offering two different visions of the DA role,” said political analyst Erin O’Brien, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston. “Hayden can’t out-progressive Arroyo, but it sounds like he can out-experience him, so that’s his best card to play.”
O’Brien acknowledged some segment of Suffolk County voters may cast their votes with the differing stances in mind, but stopped short of calling the race a referendum on Rollins — or progressivism.
“Ideologically, some people will be voting in this race based on their view of the role — how punitive a DA should be, or [how much] restorative justice” a DA should embrace, said O’Brien. “But, I don’t think there’s as much heat on this race because Rachael Rollins was understood as an outsider that didn’t bow to the throne of Massachusetts political insiders ... and it obviously worked out for her.”
Arroyo, who is powered by his own political base and the strength of his family’s political dynasty, is less of an outsider than Rollins was.
In his statement Monday, Arroyo’s campaign also chided Hayden’s for attempting to frame Wu as out of touch with voters.
“We are disappointed that our opponent’s campaign saw fit to question Mayor Wu’s judgment, the first woman and person of color elected as Mayor of Boston,” Missouri said. “We are grateful for Mayor Wu’s endorsement and we know the most important endorsement comes from the voters.”
Wu, too, defended her endorsement against criticism from DA Hayden’s campaign Monday, dismissing the comments as relics of an older era of Boston politics.
“I think many of the comments that we're hearing now are similar to those that we’ve heard for a long time,” the mayor said during an appearance on WBUR’s Radio Boston.“So, the same statements of someone not being old enough or experienced enough, in some ways I think that is code and signal for upholding the status quo. And it’s clear that the residents of Boston — in the mayor’s race, in so many issue-area campaigns and in other races — have said over and over again that it is time to get down to root causes, put out a clear vision and follow through.”
Hayden’s campaign responded to Wu’s comments Monday night by associating the interim DA with progressives and doubling down on the notion that his experience better qualifies him for the job.
“Experience matters. I doubt Mayor Wu would hire a school superintendent with just four years education experience or a police commissioner with just four years of public safety experience,” said Webster in a statement to GBH News.
“The District Attorney is the top public safety position in Suffolk County. The experience this person brings to the job is critically important to keeping residents safe and healthy. Kevin Hayden has over 25 years of public safety and legal experience — as a progressive prosecutor, a defense attorney, and someone who has managed a state agency,” Webster continued. “Ricardo Arroyo has no management experience, no public safety experience, and no prosecutorial experience.”
Massachusetts State Primary elections will take place Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Saraya Wintersmith covers Boston City Hall for GBH News. Before that, she covered the Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan neighborhoods, focusing on how people live and the issues that shaped those communities. Prior to joining GBH News, Saraya worked as a statehouse reporter, producing radio and television stories for WCVE, now VPM, in Richmond, Va. Saraya lives in Dorchester and holds a journalism degree from Howard University.
Battenfeld: Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden delivers rare public rebuke of Michelle Wu
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden delivered a rare public rebuke of Mayor Michelle Wu after Wu endorsed Hayden’s opponent in the DA race.
Let’s see how it plays out. Wu is a powerful political figure and challenging her could trigger backlash against Hayden’s campaign. The new DA — who was appointed by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker after Rachael Rollins left to become U.S. Attorney — could pay a steep political price if Wu decides to respond.
But it’s refreshing to see Hayden having the courage to take on Wu, who has received glowing support from the political community and the media, making her virtually untouchable. Even powerful lobbyists are cozying up to Wu.
Arroyo is a former public defender and has no law enforcement experience. But that mattered little to Wu, who issued a glowing assessment of the city councilor.
“This campaign is about justice. This campaign is about the people. So I’m going to be there every step of the way, just as Ricardo has been there every step of the way for us,” she said. “In all the ways he has served this community, not only on the City Council, not only as Chair of one of the most powerful committees on the City Council, steering legislation in that government operations role, but as someone who has been the last line of defense in an unjust system as a public defender.”
No mention of the fact that the DA is the chief prosecutor in the county, whose job is to make law-abiding citizens safe from criminals and bad actors.
Arroyo returned the compliment from Wu, saying he “looks forward to building a justice system that protects the safety and dignity of all people, one that maintains the reforms that have proven to improve the safety of communities across Suffolk County while moving us forward with justice and community-centered policies.”
“If Mayor Wu believes a novice attorney with zero public safety experience should be the top law enforcement officer in the county, that’s her choice,” Hayden spokesman Adam Webster said. “We’re confident voters will disagree.”
Hayden is in fact far from the status quo, but he was appointed by a Republican governor, so that makes him persona non grata in the Democratic and liberal camps.
Good luck taking on Wu, you’re going to need it.
https://www.boston.gov/departments/city-council/ricardo-arroyo
Councilor Arroyo was born in Hyde Park where he was raised by his parents Felix D. Arroyo, a former Boston City Councilor and the current Register of Probate for Suffolk County, and Elsa Montano, a retired Boston Public School teacher. From a young age his parents rooted in him a love of service and a responsibility to give back to the community.
It was those lessons that lead him to a career as a Public Defender at the Committee for Public Counsel Services. As a public defender he saw firsthand how the lack of opportunity, inequity, and the marginalization of individuals ravaged lives. He has seen the cost to our communities when we do not see or hear those most in need.
Councilor Arroyo believes in collaborative politics and that we can achieve stronger economies, quality schools, affordable housing, safe neighborhoods, and healthy communities when we put people first by making sure that all people are seen, and all voices are heard.
He attended Boston Public Schools, holds a B.A. in History from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago.
Battenfeld: Trump perfect political storm brewing in Massachusetts
Former President Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind Geoff Diehl for governor in Massachusetts. (Herald staff and wire file photos.) The perfect Donald Trump storm is brewing in Massachusetts — an unabashed conservative taking on the Democratic power structure, a liberal candidate and the left-wing media.
A Trump rally would take the Bay State gubernatorial race national — which is just what Diehl wants — and shine a spotlight on the former state rep and failed U.S. Senate candidate.
Democratic front-runner Attorney General Maura Healey is the perfect Trump foil — she has sued the former president dozens of times and at times seemed obsessed by him.
Trump and Diehl would also be running against the state Democratic Party establishment, including the super-liberal Legislature, which has resisted passing tax cuts despite a huge state surplus and just passed a bill allowing non-citizen immigrants to get a drivers’ license.
No doubt the former president would also enjoy coming into the home state of his Republican nemesis, Gov. Charlie Baker. Trump has made it a point to slam Baker whenever he can.
This scenario of course depends on Diehl actually winning the primary against moderate underdog Chris Doughty. Diehl will be the heavy favorite — he just won a vote of Republican party delegates by a 70-30 point margin.
The question for Diehl is can he stitch together enough of a coalition of staunch conservatives, veterans, law enforcement, anti-vaxers and others to win the primary and make it a contest against Healey or the other Democrat, Sonia Chang-Diaz?
Trump may be able to help fire up conservatives — more than a million of them voted for him in 2020 in Massachusetts — but he’ll also energize Democrats, too.
Whether the former president makes an actual visit to the Bay State is in question — he’s promised to do “something” for Diehl but he may not want to invest too much time in a race he’s likely to lose.
Joe Battenfeld is a veteran Herald political columnist and multimedia reporter.
joe.battenfeld@bostonherald.com @joebattenfeld
Gubernatorial candidate Diehl visits Franklin County in ‘Berkshires to Boston Tour’
Before heading to Orange for a meet-and-greet, Geoff Diehl stopped at Sandri Inc. at 400 Chapman St. in Greenfield to chat with President and CEO Michael Behn. Diehl is running against Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty in the Sept. 6 primary.
“We’ve been out here several times,” Diehl said before leaving for Orange.
“In July of 2021, I kicked off my campaign in Hadley, specifically as a way to send a message that I do not plan on overlooking central or western Massachusetts, and of course we’ve made our way out here numerous times to make sure that the agricultural industry knows that I value them just as much as our fishing industry, just as much as I value the biotech that’s flourishing in Boston.”
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Athol man seeks Republican nomination for 2nd Franklin District
Under the House of Representatives district map that legislators approved in October, the 2nd Franklin District will consist of Athol, Orange, Erving, Gill, Northfield, Phillipston, Royalston, Warwick, Winchendon’s Precinct 1 and Greenfield precincts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9. Candidates are running in the new districts in the fall 2022 primary election, with the districts formally going into effect when representatives are sworn into office in January 2023.
Raymond, a 22-year resident of Athol, said he sits on the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District School Committee and said he wants to fight to allow local communities to maintain the power to make their own decisions without interference from the state. He said he has seen firsthand the state’s overreach when it comes to education.
“And I’m somebody who strongly advocates for parents’ rights,” he said. “I think a lot of things were mandated on the schools, where the individual communities should have made those decisions.”
Raymond said he and his wife, Denise, a registered nurse, are both fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but he believes the decision should be left up to individuals and their physicians.
He also said the state is pushing critical race theory, which he said is “where everything is based on everybody’s identities,” onto schools. Raymond said state officials are disguising the subject matter as curriculum on diversity and inclusion.
“They’re just using different words, but it’s the same rhetoric,” he said. “They dress it up with other nice things to say, but it’s the same garbage.”
Raymond, who grew up in the Worcester area, also said he is a bus driver for AA Transportation Co., a Shrewsbury company.
RaymondforRep@gmail.com
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