Edward Augustus, Gov. Maura Healey's choice to serve as housing secretary, won a New England Muzzle Award from GBH News last year for his role in suppressing public records about police misconduct during his years as Worcester's city manager. The Telegram & Gazette, Worcester's daily newspaper, spent years seeking those records, which were associated with…
A final price tag has been set on the city of Worcester's years-long campaign to withhold public records pertaining to police misconduct from the Telegram & Gazette, the city's daily paper, and its reporter Brad Petrishen. Open government watchdog Andrew Quemere writes that the T&G and the city reached a settlement in February for $180,000…