Charest named interim director of Office of Safe Environment and Victim Assistance SPRINGFIELD Bishop William Byrne of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has appointed Norman Charest as interim director of the Office of Safe Environment and.
Newcomer Craig Rivest defeats Mary Ellen Glover in Hampden Select Board race
Updated May 18, 2021;
Rivest won 535 votes to Glover’s 379 in Monday’s election.
“Running for Selectman has been a truly humbling experience that I will cherish forever,” Rivest said in a statement to The Republican. “The amount of support and positivity has been absolutely amazing. I am honored to have been chosen to represent Hampden and have nothing but gratitude for everyone in town.”
Rivest, a photographer and videographer who owns Right Coast Creative LLC, said his goal is to keep that positivity going as Hampden grows as a community. He thanked Glover for her service and encouraged residents to reach out to him with any concerns.
Cathedral High School graduate finds validation after Springfield diocese hears her sexual abuse claim against late Rev. Karl Huller
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
The late Rev. Karl Huller s photograph is seen in a screen capture from the website for St. Michael s Cathedral in Springfield, where he once served as rector and a meeting room at the Bishop Marshall Center was once named in his honor. In 2004, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield settled claims by two men who alleged they were sexually abused by Huller as students at Cathedral High School. In December 2020, the diocese accepted as credible a third survivor s claim that she was also sexually assaulted by Huller as a student there in the 1960s.