Thomas Franco was an aspiring doctor when he realized that his real passion was policy. While a premed student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Franco volunteered at a free health clinic outside of Cleveland. Talking to the patients helped him recognize the societal inequities that lead to poverty and, in turn, poor health outcomes. It was just like this moment where I realized,
OK, if I m going to make a difference, and I am going to change the narrative here, I have to dig deeper, Franco said. That change in direction ultimately helped lead 25-year-old Franco to Rutland, where he lives with his partner, George Hodulik. A first-time candidate, Franco is one of 17 people including three incumbents running for six at-large seats on the city s board of aldermen.
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By:
Christopher Ross
NEW HAVEN When New Haven voters go to the polls on Town Meeting Day, March 2, they will be asked to elect two selectboard members.
The incumbents are both running again: Steve Dupoise for a two-year term and Jim Walsh for a three-year term. Dupoise is running unopposed, but Walsh faces a challenge from New Haven resident Bruce Many.
JIM WALSH
Walsh is completing his second term on the New Haven selectboard. Before joining the board he served for more than 10 years on the town’s planning commission.
“I chose to seek one more term to continue with my efforts over the past three years to bring high-speed internet service to the whole town,” Walsh wrote to the
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