A passion for wanting to tell stories about female empowerment led a team of Sandwich Middle High School students to Beacon Hill for an interview with Lieutenant Governor Kimberley L.
A passion for wanting to tell stories about female empowerment was rewarded for two Sandwich Middle High School students who recently had the opportunity to interview Lieutenant Governor Kimberley L.
HUDSON Mary-Lee King, a longtime adviser to governors and state senators, and leader in of an important state agency whose quiet influence was far-reaching, was feted Friday afternoon for her 40 years of public service.
The Hudson resident, whose career began in 1977 as a legislative aide, retired on the last day of 2020 as deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game.
There were many stops along the way.
“Mary-Lee King broke some glass ceilings. Now, if you asked Mary-Lee, she would say, I didn’t break glass ceilings, I was just doing my job, ” said state Rep. Kate Hogan, D-Stow, in her remarks to more than 30 people gathered to celebrate King’s work. “But indeed, she is a mentor and an inspiration to many of us.”