Bloomberg-backed Everytown for Gun Safety and the Working Families Party spent roughly $440,000 combined on behalf of Heroux, while Massachusetts Majority spent some $80,000 or more for ads to bolster Hodgson.
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Posted inElection 2022
Don’t expect flashy changes or headline-grabbing news from Sheriff Heroux
New Bristol County sheriff wants to prepare inmates for getting back into the world, emphasizing the elements that make for successful “re-entry,” as the expression goes: housing, continuity in health care, a job.
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Heroux topples 25-year incumbent Hodgson in race for Bristol County sheriff
In a subdued room at White’s of Westport, Hodgson quietly conceded to news reporters and supporters after 1 a.m., when voting returns came in from Taunton.
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After 25 years, can Hodgson still turn on the charm?
He never thought about not running again. He’s old enough now to retire from the $171,900-a-year job, maybe spend more time in the Azores where he and his wife bought a place years ago. But not now.
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Will Heroux’s analytics measure up?
It’s just who he is, the sort of guy who “reads these gigantic books on economics while other people are getting pizza and beer.” He’s just a different sort of guy, says Attleboro City Councilor Laura Dolan.
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Fact check: Examining inmate suicides in Bristol County
If Adam Howe’s suicide on Oct. 2 is confirmed by the state medical examiner, it would be the 22nd recorded suicide of a person in Bristol County custody since 2006.
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Digging into Sheriff Hodgson’s role in immigration enforcement
Hodgson maintains a high profile on immigration issues, but critics say that’s not the role for a county sheriff some 2,400 miles from America’s southwest border.
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Bristol County sheriff race: Cutting through the rhetoric on recidivism
At the moment, no statewide system exists for measuring recidivism from county houses of correction. A statewide tracking system is in the works under comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation adopted in 2018.
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Suspect in mother’s murder dies of apparent suicide at Ash Street Jail
Adam Howe was found in his cell on Sunday after he had “clogged his airways with wet toilet paper and suffered a medical emergency,” according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.