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Editor’s note: The Light regrets that Sheriff Hodgson has withdrawn his participation in The Chat, our ongoing series of community conversations.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 with three New Bedford school chiefs
Three New Bedford school chiefs will be Jack Spillane’s guest on The Chat for the full hour on Thursday, May 21, at noon.
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.
Sheriff Heroux at the halfway point: ‘There’s still work I want to do at the jail’
If you missed the hour-long discussion with the Bristol County sheriff, we’ve got the full Chat available. He said while he has made progress, he is “not claiming mission accomplished.”