From liquor stores to restaurants, local businesses and state agencies are enacting their own micro-sanctions against Russia and in particular, President.
Sullivan’s fundraising ahead of mayoral field in Holyoke >Published: 7/13/2021 7:18:49 PM
HOLYOKE Campaign cash is pouring into Holyoke, where eight candidates are jockeying to become the city’s next mayor in a wide-open election.
In total, Holyoke mayoral candidates have raked in $152,311 since the start of the year, according to figures from the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Most of that money comes from political donations during that time period, though some candidates have transferred sums of money from their previous campaigns.
At the top of that list is At-large City Councilor Michael Sullivan, who between Jan. 1 and June 30 raised $55,278, of which $20,000 came from his previous campaign account. Fellow At-large Councilor Rebecca Lisi raised $31,986 in the same time period, $7,916 of which came from her previous election fundraising. William Glidden, a writer and former aide to previous mayor Alex Morse, pulled in $31,929, all of which was r
After lawsuit against Portsmouth Abbey, police reopen investigation; dozens of alums demand change
By Zoe Greenberg Globe Staff,Updated December 17, 2020, 3:02 p.m.
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Portsmouth Abbey s entrance on Cory s Lane in Portsmouth.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
A lawsuit filed earlier this month against Portsmouth Abbey School and a former teacher there has prompted law enforcement to reopen an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse by the teacher.
A spokesperson for the Portsmouth, R.I., police confirmed the development on Thursday.
And in another indication that the fallout from the case is far from over, more than 80 alumni, parents of alumni, and former faculty members of the Abbey called Wednesday for an independent inquiry into the âextremely disturbingâ allegation of sexual abuse and the schoolâs subsequent handling of the case, which was detailed in a Globe article earlier this month.