Hugh Dunn is scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday for a status session. His bench trial was previously set for March 22, but was delayed.
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Posted inCrime and courts
New Bedford Light calls out silence on health care exec
Editor’s note: CommonWealth Magazine wrote about The Light’s efforts to report on the criminal case and employment status of former SouthCoast Health President and CEO Keith A. Hovan. We are republishing their story in today’s New Bedford Light, with permission from CommonWealth Magazine.
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Questions persist in case of former Southcoast Health President Keith Hovan
“The only way we can make sure that these hearings are operating in a fair and just way is if the public is able to oversee them in a way where the court is accountable for the decisions it makes.” — Justin Silverman, executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition.
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Commutation votes put convicted killers Koonce and Allen closer to freedom
“I spent months reviewing these cases, including the circumstances of the two terrible crimes and the actions of the two men since. I believe both men have taken responsibility for their actions and have paid their debt …” — Gov. Charlie Baker
Posted inEmbattled former hospital president
Trustees: Hovan will not return to Southcoast Health CEO position
“…the Board of Trustees has determined it is in the best interest of Southcoast Health for Keith Hovan not to return as the President and CEO,” stated an email to staff, signed by the Board of Trustees. “We thank Mr. Hovan for his past service.”
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New Bedford murder victim’s family opposes killer’s commutation
About a dozen speakers testified in favor the commutation bid, including Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn and Conan Harris, a formerly incarcerated man who today is married to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Commentary: My bill would bring transparency to show cause hearings
“People have a right to know how our government is operating, particularly within the judicial system.”
Posted inJack Spillane column
Hovan takes advantage of closed hearing and connected lawyers
People who live here would want to know why Keith Hovan has chosen to accumulate all these guns and ammunition in a town that is more and more like a suburb than a rural community.
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SJC justice denies The Light’s appeal to open Keith Hovan hearing
A justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Friday denied The New Bedford Light’s petition to open the show cause hearing for Southcoast Health CEO Keith A. Hovan on a potential felony charge for illegal firearm magazines.
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March 22 bench trial set for New Bedford Ward 3 City Councilor Hugh Dunn
Dunn faces charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of property damage and operating a motor vehicle negligently, following a downtown car crash.