BROCKTON Among the many flags flying in the air at Brockton City Hall representing the city s diversity, one community had yet to be recognized officially with a flag until Wednesday.
After learning of a citizen s concern, Mayor Robert Sullivan said he had no hesitation in acknowledging the long-oppressed LGBTQ community.
Sullivan became the first mayor in Brockton s 140-year history
to recognize Pride Month, signified by the raising of a rainbow flag symbolizing LGBTQ pride on Wednesday morning.
The LGBTQ+ Flag Raising Ceremony featured the city s state delegation, including Reps. Gerry Cassidy, Claire Cronin and Michelle DuBois, as well as representatives from the mayor s office and other community members.
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BROCKTON When Claire Cronin ran to represent the 11th Plymouth District in 2012, it was her first time seeking public office.
Less than a decade later, she has had other firsts as a state representative becoming the first woman to chair the Joint Judiciary Committee and now becoming the first woman to serve as majority leader, the second highest position in House leadership. I have appreciated that I have been given a lot of responsibility during my time in the legislature where I have had the ability to work on issues that are important to me and my district, Cronin said. I always appreciate that I have been put into positions that have given me the opportunity to build up a legislative record.
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Gill, who was not available for comment, has only given an interview to the Wall Street Journal. He said money from his investments could be used to build an indoor track facility.
“Keith was a storied runner at the College and by all accounts of his coaches and classmates, a fine competitor and a great friend. If he indeed has mentioned ‘giving back’ to the community he grew up in, that would, of course, be a generous and thoughtful thing to do,” Stonehill College spokesman Martin McGovern said in a statement.
Naas group take to the stage on TG4 tomorrow night
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A Naas group will take part in a television programme featuring some of the most talented musical families in the country.
The McCabe family featured on the TG4’s Realta agus Gaolta, the search for Ireland’s most talented family and will perform on a programme to be broadcast on December 13 at 8.30pm.
The group is made up of Tony McCabe, son Dan and Finn (8), daughter Róisín (10) and step mum Carmel.
”We’re really looking forward to it and we ve put in an amount of work and preparation to get this far. We’ll be singing Come My Little Son, written by Dan,” said Tony, who will be known to a slightly older cohort of music fans as a member of Pluck the Duck.