A pair of firsts for the Mass House leadership team
Claire Cronin will become the first female majority leader and Kate Hogan will be the first LGBTQ pro tempore, the No. 3 leader
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated February 11, 2021, 4:25 p.m.
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Claire Cronin will become the first female majority leader of the Massachusetts House.Office of Representative Claire D. Cronin
House Speaker Ronald Mariano, who pledged to make the chamberâs leadership more diverse when he was elected six weeks ago, said Thursday he will appoint the chamberâs first female majority leader and, for the first time, an openly LGBTQ member will serve as the chamberâs No. 3 Democrat.
Carusone seeks re-election as Warren County DA
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QUEENSBURY - Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone will seek re-election in November.
Carusone, who succeeded Kate Hogan, has worked in the District Attorney’s Office for more than 20 years. He has served as the county’s top prosecutor since June 2017.
“I grew up in Warren County and my wife and I are raising two wonderful children here,” said Carusone in a press release. “There is nothing more important to me than keeping our community of families, friends and neighbors safe.”
The Queensbury High School and SUNY Adirondack graduate began his prosecutorial career 21 years ago as an assistant district attorney. In 2005, he was promoted to first assistant district attorney and has been responsible for grand jury presentations, felony trials and arguing appeals in New York State Supreme Court. Carusone was elected as district attorney in November 2017.
Maynard residents frustrated, unable to register for COVID-19 vaccination
So far, Dottie and Jack MacKeen have been unable to book an appointment for a COVID vaccine.
It’s not for lack of trying.
The Maynard couple has completed the application process on the state website, attesting they are eligible to receive the vaccine because of their age. They have tried to find a site with available vaccines but so far haven t had any luck.
“That has been a frustration for everyone and not just for those of us trying to get the vaccine, but also for the organizations trying to supply the vaccine,” Dottie said.
Beacon Hill Roll Call Bob Katzen, Telegram & Gazette
Beacon Hill Roll Call
THE HOUSE AND SENATE
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on a roll call from the week of Jan. 25-29. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.
CLIMATE CHANGE (S 9)
House 144-14, Senate on a voice vote without a roll call, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050.
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Mike Barrett (D-Cambridge) and Rep. Thomas Golden (D-Lowell) who led the successful charge for legislative approval of the legislation for several months in 2020. An identical measure had passed the House 145-9 and the Senate 38-2 in 2020 - margins that were large enough for the Legislature to easily override any gubernatorial veto. But it was too late for that. The 2020 Legislature ended on January 5 and under legislative rules, any vetoe
HUDSON Each time George McGee entered town hall, Vic’s Diner, Main Street Bagel Factory or the many other Hudson establishments he frequented, he brought with him a bright smile and infectious energy.
“He’s the only guy I know who woke up with a big smile on his face,” said Hudson businessman Arthur Redding, who referred to McGee as a second father. “He enjoyed life.”
McGee, who served on the board of selectmen for 16 years in the 1970s and 1980s, always greeted his friends, employees at town hall and others with a smile and a handshake.
“He was full of life,” said Joseph Durant, chairman of the board of selectmen. “A spring in his step.”