It’s the Bristol County sheriff’s race that many have waited years for.
Twenty-five-year incumbent Tom Hodgson is being challenged by three-term Attleboro mayor Paul Heroux.
Both candidates were invited to participate in The Chat for a conversation about issues and ideas related to managing Bristol County’s correctional facilities. Heroux accepted our invitation; Hodgson accepted then later declined.
Editor’s note: The Light regrets that Sheriff Hodgson has withdrawn his participation in The Chat, our ongoing series of community conversations. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public service news outlet we take our journalistic ethics seriously. Our newsroom is wholly independent of our funders including donors, founders, directors and business sponsors; they have no influence over news content. You can find our Ethics & Practices Policy posted on our website.
THE CHAT ARCHIVES
Register for The Chat: The budget crisis in Massachusetts cities and towns
Join Jack Spillane on June 18 at 1 p.m. for a discussion with two experts on how municipal budgets are crafted in Massachusetts and what, if anything, might help the situation.
O’Leary, DeLoach, Furtado Jr. working together for New Bedford students
The leaders of the city’s public schools joined the conversation to discuss collaboration and working toward a common goal. Watch the entire Chat.
Mitchell on his goals for the city, the budget, and immigration enforcement
In an hour-long one-on-one with The Light, the mayor hit on everything from education to wind to police to standing up for New Bedford.