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Provocative gun control billboard in Boston features Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver

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The billboard reads: "If I had attended high school in Massachusetts instead of Parkland Florida, I would likely be alive today. Gun laws save lives." Watch video

A giant billboard featuring 17-year-old Joaquin "Guac" Oliver stares down at passersby from a busy Boston intersection near the Hynes Convention Center.

The billboard reads: "If I had attended high school in Massachusetts instead of Parkland Florida, I would likely be alive today. Gun laws save lives."

Oliver was killed Feb. 14, 2018, in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which killed 17 students and staff. The 90-by-20-foot billboard was commissioned by Oliver's family's organization, Change the Ref, and the Massachusetts-based gun control group Stop Handgun Violence.

John Rosenthal, founder of Stop Handgun Violence, said the billboard is part of a campaign to urge other states and the federal government to adopt the type of strict gun laws that exist in Massachusetts.

"We have proven the NRA's worst nightmare, that gun laws save lives without banning anything except for military style assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, like were made in Massachusetts at Smith and Wesson and used at Parkland, San Bernadino, Aurora, Colorado, and the list goes on and on," Rosenthal said, referring to mass shootings in each location.

Oliver's parents, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, started Change the Ref in memory of Joaquin. Their goal is to use urban art to raise awareness about gun violence and reduce the influence of the National Rifle Association.

The Olivers attended an unveiling of the billboard Thursday in Boston. Manuel Oliver wore a T-shirt that read, "Just f**king vote."

The family fled violence in Venezuela to find safety in Florida, only to have their son killed at school. Manuel Oliver described Joaquin as a kid who loved baseball, and who once told his father that he wanted to be remembered as "a great person."

Oliver said he wants to send a message before the midterm elections that gun violence is a problem that needs to be solved. "Anyone supported by the gun lobby or NRA is not qualified to solve the problem," Oliver said. "He or she is part of the problem."

The billboard unveiling was attended by top Massachusetts officials, including U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey and Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders. 

Speakers pointed to statistics showing that Massachusetts has the lowest gun death rate in the nation - 3.4 firearm deaths per 100,000 people. They attributed that to the state's gun control laws, which are among the strictest in the country.

Massachusetts bans assault weapons and high capacity magazines, requires background checks for private sales, gives police discretion to deny a firearms license and requires safe storage, among other regulations.

"Massachusetts' success in gun reform proves that sound policies can quiet the gunfire that shatters families and haunts our neighborhoods," Markey said.

But Markey noted that two-thirds of gun crimes in Massachusetts involve guns bought out-of-state.

Markey has introduced legislation that would provide financial incentives to other states that adopt Massachusetts' gun licensing standards.

Several speakers blamed the influence of the national gun lobby for blocking reforms in other states and nationally. They urged voters to keep gun control in mind when they vote.

"This nation has failed so many families and will continue to fail families unless we take sensible, needed action now," Healey said. 

Kennedy said, "It might not be tomorrow, it might not be next Tuesday, but the day will come when we will win. No child, no family, should have to worry they will go to school and not come home at night."

The Massachusetts Legislature passed a major gun bill in 2014, with provisions focused on school safety, mental health, background checks and enhanced criminal penalties for gun crimes. More recently, state lawmakers banned bump stocks, which let guns shoot faster, and put in place a process by which a judge can temporarily take away guns from anyone who poses a threat to themselves or others.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo, D-Winthrop, said lawmakers are now looking into issues related to better tracing weapons, establishing best practices for school safety and seeing whether there are other gun law loopholes that should be closed.

In an interview, DeLeo said he could not offer specifics of any changes he is considering, but he knows lawmakers will be looking at gun laws. "I can't give you a direct answer in terms of what the changes may be, if any, but I will tell you this," DeLeo said. "Each and every year as we're beginning our legislative session, we do take a look at our gun laws, to see what has worked in the past and what might be able to work better if we were to address it."

Gov. Charlie Baker did not attend the event, sending Sudders in his place. The Olivers planned to meet with Baker privately.

Sudders said the governor is "pleased" to get a "D" ranking from the National Rifle Association, and he has never taken money from the gun lobby. "It is sad that the rest of the country doesn't take Massachusetts up on its offer to have the strongest gun laws for everyone," Sudders said.


40 new cops ready to hit the streets of Western Massachusetts (photos, video)

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Twenty nine of the graduates will be joining the Springfield Police Department, with others fighting crime in Agawam, Chicopee, West Springfield and at the University of Massachusetts. Watch video

The streets of Western Massachusetts will be a little safer in a few days as 40 new police officers, graduates of Springfield Police Academy Class 1118, assume their duties.

The new cops were sworn in Thursday morning during a ceremony at the Esther Griswold Theater on the campus of American International College.

Twenty nine of the graduates will be joining the Springfield Police Department, with others fighting crime in Agawam, Chicopee, West Springfield and at the University of Massachusetts. 

"What we are telling our officers is that they aren't just working with the community, they are the community," said Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri. "We're one big family in the city and we want the officers to treat those people that they encounter as they would want to be treated themselves and they would want their family members treated."

After being sworn in as a group by Springfield Assistant City Clerk Camile Nelson, graduates were called on stage individually to receive their badges. Some were pinned by Barbieri, others by family members. Retired Massachusetts State Trooper Americo DiLorenzo had the honor of pinning his son, new Springfield Officer George Anderson.

During the presentation of class awards, James Williamson received the Academic Award and Exceptional Character Award. Michael Duval received the Firearms Proficiency Award. Cameron Servantez was selected for the Physical Fitness Award, Omar Aljanabi for the Meritorious Achievement Award, and Ian MacDonald for the Director's Award.

Barbieri's message to the graduates was simple. "Give me your best and I'll give you my best," he told them, promising the best in equipment, training and resources.

"It's one of the most difficult times I can possibly imagine to be a police officer," said Barbieri. "They will encounter people over the course of their career that want to do them serious harm."  

Barbieri added that 99.9 percent of the people they encounter are good men and women in difficult situations. He urged the new officers to treat them as human beings.

Lt. Norman Charest, director of the academy, spoke about the first day of class six months ago. He talked about how the recruits learned to fold an American flag and the meaning behind the ceremony. That flag remained with the class through all their trials and tribulations, hanging proudly on the stage at graduation, as Charest put it, "bearing silent witness to your success." 

The following are the graduating members of Springfield Police Academy Class 1118.

Springfield Police Department: Kristopher Carr, Dillon Springer, Nicholas Destasio, David Coburn, Jonathan Rivera, Cameron Servantez, George Anderson, Ian MacDonald, Leon Davis, James Menard, Reubben Fontanez, Julio Dejesus, John Parrott, Aaron McNab, Ryan McCarthy, Luis Vergara, Carlos Ortiz, Brianna DeGray, Jovanni Torres, Omar Aljanabi, Ruben Negron, Kara Fearn, Timothy Jackson, Duane Lewis, Alexis Rodriguez, David Colon, David Podworski and Thomas Normoyle

Agawam Police Department: Christopher Walles and James Williamson

West Springfield Police Department: Amanda Torres

Chicopee Police Department: Jeremy Armitage, Andrew Collier, Flordemaris DeLarosa, Michael Duval, Matthew Goonan, Rafael Mestre and Prezemyslaw Szura

University of Massachusetts Police Department: Jenell Castro

Agawam to improve public records access with state grant

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The IT department will create an online repository for public documents.

AGAWAM -- Residents looking to download public documents from the city's website will soon have more options.

Agawam recently won a $33,000 state grant to create an online public records repository, and to expand the library of scanned documents offered by city departments.

"I'm very excited about this," said Jeffrey Hurlbert, Agawam's information technology director. "This is about better transparency." 

Hurlbert said enhanced software capability will allow for the "seeding" of a document library, and that the documents will be searchable by keyword. He said he hopes to have the system up and running by early spring.

"The competition for funding was intense," reads the Oct. 16 award letter, signed by Secretary Michael J. Heffernan of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance.

Heffernan said Agawam's grant application was chosen because "it met the overarching goal of driving innovation and transformation at the local level via investments in technology." The grant was awarded through the Massachusetts Community Compact Cabinet, which is chaired by Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito.

Hurlbert said Mayor William Sapelli will consult with others and set the initial document priorities. He said once the system is set up, it should be easily expandable. The IT director said using the LaserFiche system is simple, and shouldn't cause any more work for city staffers.

"If anything, it could make it easier, and reduce time spent responding to information requests, or to citizens who come in wanting to look at documents," he said.

Documents could include contracts, maps, plans, resolutions, records from the Planning Department, and records from other departments, according to the grant application, which Hurlbert wrote.

Agawam already posts its agendas and minutes online, and offers web-based access to a number of documents, but the LaserFiche system will allow for a well-organized, expanded, and searchable repository, said Hurlbert.

The City Council is expected to vote to accept the grant at its Wednesday meeting.

Boston, Springfield land on top 10 list of best cities for STEM professionals

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"We made another good list," Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said.

Boston and Springfield were among the "Top 10 best metro areas for STEM professionals" in 2018, according to statistics compiled by WalletHub, a personal finance website.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Boston was ranked second and Springfield eighth on the list. Worcester came in at 18th.

The full results can be found here.

"We made another good list," Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said. "Glad to see our educational and workforce development are starting to pay off - this is all about a good four-letter word - jobs!"

The 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country were ranked in 17 key metrics, WalletHub said. The evaluation ranged from "per-capita job openings for STEM graduates to annual median growth for STEM jobs, to projected demand for STEM workers by 2020," according to the summary.

Seattle was top-rated, followed in order by Boston; Pittsburgh; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis; Madison, Wisconsin; Salt Lake City; Springfield; Chicago; and Atlanta.

'The sheer number of weapons is frightening'; DA says after nearly 50 firearms found in Massachusetts home

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Authorities seized nearly 50 unlicensed guns, including an AR-15 rifle, and 44 homemade silencers from a Shirley home Tuesday.

Authorities seized nearly 50 unlicensed guns, including an AR-15 rifle, and 44 homemade silencers from a Shirley home Tuesday, officials said. 

The discovery resulted in the arrest of a 62-year-old Shirley man who is now facing 47 counts of possession of a firearm without a license, 44 counts of possession of a silencer, possession of a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition and possession of a sawed-off shotgun. 

Jeffrey Dusti, 62, of Shirley, was arraigned today in Ayer District Court. He is being held without bail until Nov. 5 for a dangerousness hearing.

Dusti does not have a FID card or license to carry.

Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit troopers executed a search warrant at Dusti's home on Great Road in Shirley on Tuesday around 3:15 p.m., according to the Middlesex County District Attorney's office. 

Investigators learned Dusti had a homemade silencer, authorities said. They went to the home Tuesday, where he was found near his home.

Dusti allegedly had a loaded revolver in his jacket pocket, District Attorney Marian Ryan said. 

Dusti was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Ayer District Court for assault and battery on a person over 60, two counts of making annoying phone calls and witness intimidation.

State police then searched the home and saw a sawed-off shotgun out in the open. They obtained a warrant to search the home and discovered a cache of guns. 

Authorities said they found 47 unlicensed firearms, 44 homemade silencers and roughly 35,000 rounds of ammunition. Ryan described some of the weapons as high-capacity. 

"The defendant is alleged to not only have been in possession of multiple illegal firearms, but to also have been illegally modifying the guns making them all the more dangerous," Ryan said. "Simply put, there is no reason that a person with good intentions would require a silencer. Those devices are strictly made for violent and insidious purposes. I am grateful to the work of the State Police Gang Unit whose investigation led to the defendant's arrest without incident. Thankfully these dangerous weapons will not be making their way onto our streets and into our communities."

Ryan said "the sheer number of weapons is frightening." 

Eleven firearms that were licensed to a woman living at the home were found as well. The woman's firearms license has been revoked, Ryan said. 

The investigation is ongoing. Additional charges may be filed in the case.

Murdoch: Megyn Kelly not returning to Fox News

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Kelly and NBC News are in the midst of negotiation her future with the network.

Lachlan Murdoch, executive co-chairman of News Corp and 21st Century Fox, put an end to speculation on Thursday that Megyn Kelly would return to Fox News now that her morning show has been dropped by NBC.

"I'm a big fan of Megyn's. We didn't want her to leave Fox," Murdoch said during the New York Times DealBook conference in New York. "I'm very happy with our current lineup on Fox News and we won't be making any changes there."

NBC canceled "Megyn Kelly Today" last week after she made on-air comments about blackface. Kelly said during the show, "when I was a kid, that was OK as long as you were dressing up as like a character." She later apologized for the comments.

There was speculation after the change that Kelly would return to Fox News, where she anchored for more than a decade.

She left Fox News last year to accept a multi-year deal valued at more than $20 million a year at NBC.

She hosted the ill-fated "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly" and the 9 a.m. portion of "Today," which has struggled in the ratings.

Kelly and NBC News are in the midst of negotiation her future with the network.

Greenfield and Montague to get 1,000 new trees

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The trees will be offered to residents and businesses, planted along streets, and on public property.

Two Franklin County communities are line for a street tree revival.

The city of Greenfield and the town of Montague will see 1,000 new trees, thanks to a collaboration between the Franklin Land Trust, the U.S. Forest Service, and the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Over the next three years, trees will be offered to residents and businesses, will replace dead or dying trees along streets, and provide trees on public land, reports the Greenfield Recorder.

The trees will have a "measurable, positive impact," Montague Town Planner Walter Ramsey told the local newspaper. "It will make our villages and downtown more beautiful and more energy efficient for generations to come."

The Greenfield Tree Committee and the Montague Tree Advisory Committee are working to build strong networks of volunteer tree stewards, the Recorder reports.

Local residents seeking trees may call the Greenfield Public Works Department at 413-772-1528 or the Montague Public Works Department at 413-863 2054.

Montague consists of five villages -- Montague Center, Millers Falls, Turners Falls, Lake Pleasant, and Montague City.

Water main work forces traffic detour at Mill & Locust in Springfield

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The detour will be in place through Nov. 16.

SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Water and Sewer Department says work on a water main on a section of Mill Street will force a traffic detour for the next two weeks at Mill and Locust streets, one of the city's busiest intersections.

Mill Street between Main and Locust streets will be closed for construction. Work began Thursday and will is expected to continue for two weeks. The road will be closed until Nov. 16. 

Traffic heading down Mill Street or from lower Mill or Main streets will be detoured along Main Street to Locust Street. Local access to the closed section of roadway will be managed by posted signs and derails. 

Work on the pipe improvement project began in September and is expected to continue until December. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information contact the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission at 413 310-3501.


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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Jay Gonzalez spar over party loyalty, policy in final debate

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Gonzalez challenged Baker on his record and his support for the Republican ticket.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and his Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez sparred Thursday night on issues ranging from transportation to party loyalty in a contentious final debate before Tuesday's election.

One sharp exchange came when Gonzalez challenged Baker to defend his support for other Republican candidates on the ticket - Attorney General candidate Jay McMahon and U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl. 

Baker said he decided from the beginning that he will support the Republican ticket. He said other Massachusetts residents will make their own decisions.

"This isn't a race for attorney general or a race for Senate, it's a race for governor," Baker said. 

Gonzalez responded, "The governor's saying his loyalty is to the Republican Party, regardless of the consequences."

Speaking to reporters after the debate, Baker said he has disagreements with some of the other Republican candidates. He added, "I'm running on my record."

The debate represented Gonzalez's last chance to break through in a race where public polling shows Baker with a commanding lead.

Held at the WCVB-TV studios in Needham, the debate was moderated by WCVB's Maria Stephanos and WBUR's Bob Oakes, with three additional journalists asking questions.

It was sponsored by a consortium that included WCVB Channel 5, The Boston Globe, WBUR, University of Massachusetts Boston John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, and Western Mass News.

Poll: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker holds large lead over Jay Gonzalez

As he has in the past, Gonzalez tried to tie Baker to Republican President Donald Trump, while Baker distanced himself from the president, who is unpopular in Massachusetts. 

Asked what three words they would use to describe the president, Gonzalez said "hateful, racist un-American," while Baker said, "outrageous, disgraceful, a divider."

Gonzalez accused Trump of inciting violence like the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting through "his hateful and divisive language," and said Baker has not spoken out enough against the president.

But Baker said he has criticized Trump's language that he finds "destructive and appalling."

The two gubernatorial candidates disagreed repeatedly on Baker's record, and on whether the governor has gone far enough on various issues. 

Gonzalez charged that Baker should have done more to respond to the Merrimack Valley gas explosions.

"It feels like we've trusted the gas company to take care of this," Gonzalez said. "The governor needs to take charge and get on top of it and own it and manage it."

Baker said he placed Eversource in charge of the recovery effort within 24 hours, rather than Columbia Gas, and put a team in place that is continuing to work to get gas restored.

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On transportation, Gonzalez said it is "ridiculous" that Baker will take 15 years to get the MBTA in a state of good repair, and Baker must treat transportation with a greater sense of urgency.

"If you believe your commute is better now than it was four years ago, you should vote for Charlie Baker," Gonzalez said. "If you want someone who will actually take this on and be honest about the fact we need to invest more and work with a sense of urgency to fix it, I am your guy."

Baker said riders will see a difference within two years due to plans to modernize the MBTA's Red, Orange and Green Lines.

Baker repeatedly accused Gonzalez of "dishonesty" in proposing expensive plans without saying how he would pay for them. Gonzalez has said he would raise $3 billion by raising taxes on the wealthy, which would take a constitutional amendment, and taxing college endowments, which would need legislative approval.

"Our plan is real and it's specific and it's detailed," Baker said. "What he's talking about just doesn't exist." 

Asked for a "big idea" he would execute in the coming term, Gonzalez pledged to give every child from birth to age five access to high-quality affordable childcare and preschool. He did not offer specifics of how he would do that. 

Baker said he would address climate change, by continuing to work with every city and town to develop mitigation plans.

The salary a governor draws also surfaced as an issue.

The Legislature in January voted to raise their own pay and the pay of the constitutional officers, including the governor. Baker vetoed the bill, and once his veto was overridden, refused the pay increase to $185,000 from $151,800.

Both Baker and Gonzalez said they would accept the full salary next term.

Baker said he opposed the legislative process to raise pay in a tight budget time, but now that the new pay levels are law, "I'll take it because that's what it is."

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The two were also asked about broadband internet in Western Massachusetts. Baker said he and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito have been working to get broadband to all 53 communities that did not have it, and they have gotten funding from the Legislature to support the effort. "Our goal is all 53 of them with high speed internet sooner or later," Baker said.

Gonzalez responded, "Four years later, some still don't have it. This is like running water at this point." 

Gonzalez added, "People in Western Massachusetts often feel neglected by state government and legitimately so. I want to be governor of the whole state."

Baker responded by noting that The Republican - which he referred to by its old name, The Springfield Union, before correcting himself - endorsed him.

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Asked who their political hero was, Gonzalez said his previous boss, former Gov. Deval Patrick. Baker said President Abraham Lincoln.

Asked for three words to describe their opponent, Gonzalez said "status quo governor." Baker called Gonzalez a "smart, ambitious, public servant."

US Senate race: Elizabeth Warren seeks re-election against challengers Geoff Diehl, Shiva Ayyadurai

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will square-off against Republican challenger Geoff Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai as she seeks her second term on Capitol Hill in Tuesday's midterm election.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will face off against Republican challenger Geoff Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai Tuesday as she seeks her second term on Capitol Hill.

With a $13.6 million fundraising advantage and polls giving hern a more than 20-point edge over her opponents, Warren is predicted to easily win re-election.

Despite such projections, Diehl, a Whitman state representative, and Ayyadurai, an entrepreneur, have remained confident about their own chances of victory on Election Day.

Warren, who entered the U.S. Senate after defeating Republican incumbent Scott Brown in 2012, has spent much of her time on Capitol Hill pushing for progressive consumer financial, health care and environmental protections. 

Her vocal criticism of President Donald Trump and support among progressives, meanwhile, has led many to see Warren as a leader in Democratic politics.

Warren, who has gained attention for her high-profile spats with the president, drew headlines in early 2017 after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell formally silenced her as she spoke out against Jeff Sessions, Trump's attorney general nominee.

The move drew outrage from Democrats and led Warren to adopt McConnell's words -- "nevertheless, she persisted" -- as a campaign slogan. 

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Warren's growing national profile has sparked speculation that she will pursue a 2020 White House run -- an issue that has dominated much of the 2018 U.S. Senate race.

Warren stoked talk of a possible 2020 run after telling supporters at a town hall meeting in Holyoke in late September that she planned to "take a hard look at running for president" after the 2018 midterm election.

During her third and final debate with Diehl, Warren refrained from saying definitively whether she intends to fulfill her full six-year term if returned to the Senate this fall.

"I've already said that I will take a look at running for president after the election," she told moderators of the WCVB debate. "But I can guarantee this: No matter what I do, I will work for the people of the commonwealth of Massachusetts."

US Senate race: Elizabeth Warren won't say if she'll serve full term if re-elected

Diehl, who told moderators he will serve all six years if sent to the Senate, has repeatedly raised concerns about Warren's rumored 2020 intentions, arguing that the Democrat is more focused on the White House than Massachusetts residents. 

He recently called on the senator "to do right by Massachusetts" and drop out of the Senate race after a Washington Post report highlighted Warren's campaign activities in other states.

Diehl argued that such campaigning, along with a video Warren released to tout her "family story" and DNA results supporting her claims of Native American heritage, show she has no intention of serving her full term if re-elected.

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Diehl, the co-chairman of Trump's 2016 Massachusetts campaign, has argued that as a Republican with positive ties to the White House he is best positioned to advocate for state residents on Capitol Hill.

"I think a lot of people see it as a positive that me being able to serve in what I know is going to be a Republican-controlled Senate, which means I'll be in the majority party and be able to have a relationship with the administration, gives Massachusetts a huge leg up when it comes to getting things done for the state that are certainly needed," he said in a recent interview.

US Senate race: Geoff Diehl optimistic about Election Day, questions recent polling

Diehl handily defeated two other candidates to win the GOP primary in September. He has questioned the accuracy of surveys placing him far behind Warren in the final weeks before the general election.

"I look at the primary, where some of the polling companies had me tied pretty much neck-and-neck with my opponents, and yet I ended up winning my primary more than two-to-one over my nearest competitor. ... Whether it's the methodology or whether it's an attempt to shape public opinion, I don't think the people right now look at polls as the absolute standard by which a campaign should be based," he said.

Diehl, who has endorsed many of Trump's immigration, tax, trade and other policies, rejected Warren's efforts to paint him as someone who aligns with the president on every issue.

"I certainly have a different tone and tenor as to how I serve in office," he said. 

Ayyadurai, who initially entered the race as a Republican before switching to run as an independent, has taken aim at both Warren and Diehl throughout his campaign.

Republican entrepreneur Shiva Ayyadurai waging 2018 bid against US Sen. Elizabeth Warren

The independent candidate, who is of Indian descent and is campaigning on immigration, education and innovation-related policies, has repeatedly criticized Warren's claims of Native American ancestry, referring to her as a "fake Indian."

Ayyadurai has also questioned the sincerity of Diehl's support for the president and cast the GOP U.S. Senate hopeful as a "fake Trumper."

He has condemned "fake news media" coverage of his campaign and protested his exclusion from three debates between Diehl and Warren. Supporters of the independent candidate disrupted the second debate by speaking out against Ayyadurai's absence from the stage. 

Massachusetts voters will decide whether to send Warren, Diehl or Ayyadurai to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 6.

Disciplinary issues led to transfer of 89-year-old James 'Whitey' Bulger, official says

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Disciplinary issues prompted the transfer of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to the federal prison where he was beaten to death within hours of his arrival, a federal law enforcement official said Thursday.

Disciplinary issues prompted the transfer of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to the federal prison where he was beaten to death within hours of his arrival, a federal law enforcement official said Thursday.

An official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press that the 89-year-old former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant was transferred to USP Hazelton in West Virginia after causing problems at the prison in Florida, where he had been serving a life sentence for participating in 11 killings.

The official insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to release details. He said he did not have specifics on Bulger's behavior in Florida, and did not know why Bulger was specifically sent to Hazelton.

Bulger, who ran a largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and '80s, ratted on his rivals, the New England Mob, to the FBI while simultaneously running his own crime ring responsible for loansharking, extortion and a string of murders.

Bulger fled Boston in late 1994 after being tipped off by his FBI handler that he was about to be indicted. He spent the next 16 years as one of America's most wanted fugitives until he was found in 2011, living with his girlfriend in a rent-controlled apartment in Santa Monica, California.

A Mafia hit man, Fotios "Freddy" Geas, who is said to hate "rats," and at least one other inmate are believed to have been involved in Bulger's killing , an ex-investigator briefed on the case said Wednesday. The longtime investigator was not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Many questions remain about why Bulger was put into the general population at USP Hazelton when his notoriety as a crime boss and FBI informant was highly publicized.

The FBI has declined to comment on the investigation.

Federal officials have only said they are investigating Bulger's death as a homicide.

The federal Bureau of Prisons has not responded to requests for comment about safety concerns at USP Hazelton.

Robert Hood, a former warden at the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, said Bulger's age alone would put him potentially at risk in the prison's general population. Add Bulger's notoriety, and Hood said he could not imagine housing him with other inmates.

"A known snitch in almost every prison is in jeopardy," Hood said. "I don't think it was intentional. I just think they gave too much credit to the age of the inmate, thinking: 'He's old, he's not going to hurt anyone,'" he said.

Bulger's killing marks the third at Hazelton in the last six months.

Last week, five members of Congress wrote to Attorney General Jeff Sessions about what they called "dangerous continual understaffing" at federal prisons in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and stated their alarm about the deaths at USP Hazelton.

Justice Department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said DOJ was "aware of the concerns raised in the letter" and would respond to the members of Congress.

Democrat Dan Carey, Republican Donald Peltier compete for state representative in 2nd Hampshire District

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Democrat Dan Carey of Easthampton is competing against Republican Donald Peltier of South Hadley for state representative on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018.

EASTHAMPTON -- As the 2nd Hampshire District loses clout with the retirement of state Rep. John Scibak, Daniel R. Carey said he could bring enthusiasm and knowledge about the needs of municipal government to the seat.

"I know how important the job is and I enjoy public service. It was John's retirement that made me initially think of it. But having served on the City Council and School Committee, I knew strong representation was important," Carey said.

Scibak, D-South Hadley, said in February he would retire at the end of the current term from the seat he has held for 16 years. He endorsed Carey for the seat Oct. 24.

Carey, 33, a Democrat and Easthampton city councilor, spoke to The Republican Oct. 24 at his law office at 203 Northampton St.

Carey is an assistant district attorney in the office of Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan. He is former director of the district attorney's Drug Diversion and Treatment Program.

The district covers Easthampton, Hadley, South Hadley and Precinct 2 in Granby and consists of about 41,000 residents.

Carey is running against Republican Donald Peltier, of South Hadley, on Election Day, Nov. 6.

Pelter hasn't returned messages seeking comments about his candidacy and positions on issues.

Carey discussed the importance of getting locals represented on Beacon Hill, the passion of the district's voters, how to cut escalating costs for health care and public education, property taxes and the need to review the Massachusetts Legislature's exemption from the Open Meeting Law.

Here are Carey's comments:

Importance of representation:

Carey is in his second term on the Easthampton City Council, having been re-elected in 2017 after joining the board in 2015. He was on the School Committee before that.

Losing Scibak means the district will need a representative in Boston with vigor. "And I think I've got that," he said.

"Western Massachusetts is already under-represented and so we need leaders who are going to step in from the get-go and not just sit back for two or three terms. There's excitement in Western Massachusetts, fresh voices, enthusiasm," he said.

He has been discussing issues and how to get things done in Boston with Scibak and other lawmakers, previous legislators and community groups, "so that I can hit the ground running the best I can," he said.

District residents are tuned in:

"Every house has a different issues that's important to them," Carey said he has found, going door to door.

He was impressed by "the passion with which they talk about whatever issue is important to them."

"People in this district are really tuned into what's going on," he said.

Health care spending:

In 2017, Massachusetts spent $61.1 billion on health care, an increase of 1.6 percent from 2016, according to the state Center for Health Information and Analysis.

Key to the "hugely important" issue of health care spending is how the state continues to address the opioid epidemic, Carey said.

"I think there's huge room for improvement there. ... It's something that we need to make sure stays on our radar," he said.

He has seen the benefits of getting addicts treatment instead of prosecution in the district attorney's Drug Diversion and Treatment Program. He also has seen the extent of the harm of opioid abuse, he said.

"Addiction doesn't care who you are, what your background is ... and I really saw that. I believe that'll help me going forward. It affects everybody," he said.

Public education funding:

In most cities and towns, spending on the public schools consumes half or more of the municipal budget. That means that what's left must cover everything else, from public safety to snow plowing and veterans services.

The formulas that determine how much funding cities and towns get from the state for classroom spending and transportation are outdated and must be changed, he said.

"The public education piece of the municipal budget is a huge piece and so much of that is underfunded and unfunded mandates and so much of what's supposed to be reimbursed by the state isn't reimbursed by the state," he said.

He supports establishing a millionaire's tax to generate new revenue to help cities and towns fund public education. A 4 percent surtax on income over $1 million could raise $2 billion from the state's 16,000 millionaires, according to bostonmagazine.com.

The state should re-explore a millionaire's tax even though the Supreme Judicial Court in June blocked from the election ballot a constitutional amendment that would have established such a tax, Carey said.

In that ruling, Justice Frank Gaziano of the Supreme Judicial Court found that the proposed ballot question contained two subjects that were not "related or mutually dependent," which is not allowed under state law. That is because the question both sets the tax rate and also earmarks money for education and transportation.

"Massachusetts is supposed to be a leader in public education. We're not doing that," Carey said.

How to get tax relief for home and business property owners:

Officials can help by exploring state laws that permit tax exemptions such as for senior citizens and residents on fixed incomes, and ensure that such folks can access them, Carey said.

A problem he would try to address is that the laws regarding such exemptions are so poorly written that nobody uses them, he said.

Open Meeting Law:

The Open Meeting Law requires that municipal boards and commissions like the City Council or School Committee conduct business in open session, available for anyone to attend if they choose, to observe debates and decision making. The law requires that the public receive 48 hours notice of such open sessions with available postings including online notices.

The law includes 10 exceptions boards can cite to hold closed-door, or executive, sessions the public and press are prohibited from attending. These include to conduct collective bargaining or discuss litigation or the purchase of real estate.

The Massachusetts Legislature has exempted itself from the law. That means lawmakers can meet behind closed doors to make public safety, spending, health care, education and other decisions that affect the public without the public's knowledge.

Carey said he supports at least reviewing the propriety of the Legislature shading itself from the sunshine of the Open Meeting Law.

"I think it's important that any elected official be held responsible by their constituents. I think that's a problem. I think that's a huge problem. So I think those areas of transparency definitely need to be explored. I think it's being talked about," Carey said.

Carey's grandfather, the late William A. Carey of Easthampton, was the district's state representative for six terms from 1974-86.

Heavy rain, damaging winds, even a tornado possible in Massachusetts Friday

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Strong to severe thunderstorms are rolling through Massachusetts.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are rolling through Massachusetts Friday. 

Rain showers began overnight in Southern New England with slugs of heavy rainfall expected Friday and a second round Friday evening into Saturday morning. Most communities across Massachusetts are likely to see two to three inches of rainfall by Saturday morning. 

With heavy rainfall, there is the possibility of localized urban and river flooding, the National Weather Service cautions. There's a chance of an isolated tornado with severe thunderstorms, though the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center says it is a low risk. 

By Saturday afternoon, strong winds will be of concern in Central and Western Massachusetts. The National Weather Service issued a high wind watch for the following Massachusetts counties: Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester. 

Winds with gusts up to 60 miles per hour are possible Saturday afternoon through the evening. 

"Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines," the National Weather Service said in their watch. "Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."

US Senate race: Geoff Diehl questions Elizabeth Warren's congressional work in new ad

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl took aim at incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren's work on Capitol Hill in a new campaign video released this week.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl took aim at incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren's work on Capitol Hill in a new campaign video released this week. 

Diehl, who is one of two challengers looking to unseat the Massachusetts Democrat in next week's general election, questioned "What has Elizabeth Warren done?" in an online ad posted to his campaign's YouTube account Thursday. 

The minute-long video features various clips edited together from television and campaign appearances the senator has made.

It also includes video clips of U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark, D-Melrose, Seth Moulton, D-Salem, and Michael Capuano, D-Somerville, purportedly being asked about what legislation Warren has passed in Congress to help Massachusetts. 

Diehl, who has repeatedly accused his Democratic opponent of being more focused on a 2020 White House run than serving the people of Massachusetts, argued that "this video should not be surprising considering that from the moment Warren got elected, she has put Massachusetts in the rearview mirror."

"Her top priority is her presidential ambitions not our state," he said in a statement. "She cannot even stay here for 5 days. Massachusetts deserves a senator who will work for us."

Diehl added that, if elected, he will be "100 percent for Massachusetts."

Warren's campaign, however, noted that "more than a dozen proposals authored by Sen. Warren have become law just since Donald Trump was elected."

"From over-the-counter hearings aids, to cutting red tape so veterans can get their truck license, Elizabeth worked on a bipartisan basis to help families in Massachusetts and across the country," a campaign spokesman said in an email. "Dredging Boston Harbor, the seven bridges in Lowell, sea walls in Scituate and millions for firefighters are just a few examples of the infrastructure funds she's helped Massachusetts get. And when the Trump Administration wanted to cut spending on opioid treatment, Elizabeth rounded up her colleagues and got a $100 million increase for those suffering from opioid addiction across the country."

The campaign added that the Democrat "will work with anyone willing to fight for working families across Massachusetts."

Diehls' campaign video came just days after Warren released two 30-second online ads: one that takes aim at "corruption" in Washington and one that touts her efforts to connect with Massachusetts voters -- including at a Springfield town hall. 

US Senate race: Springfield town hall featured in new Elizabeth Warren ad

Warren, Diehl and independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai will square off in next week's election.


Who is Libertarian auditor candidate Daniel Fishman?

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Fishman said his campaign has "blown up" since he was endorsed by the Boston Globe.

A week before election day, Daniel Fishman, the Libertarian candidate for state auditor, is running out of campaign signs. 

"We didn't anticipate we'd need more than 1,000 signs," Fishman said. "That was all we ordered."

On Tuesday, the day after the Boston Globe endorsed Fishman, he got 150 requests. His campaign, Fishman said, "really has blown up."

Fishman is running against Democratic incumbent auditor Suzanne Bump, Republican Helen Brady and Green-Rainbow candidate Edward Stamas.

This is the fourth time Fishman has tried running for office.

He failed to get enough signatures in a 2013 special U.S. Senate election. He was derided as a "spoiler" for getting 4.5 percent of the vote in a 2012 congressional race where Democratic incumbent John Tierney defeated Republican Richard Tisei by less than 2 percent. Fishman got 25 percent of the vote in a 2016 state representative race as a United Independent Party candidate, but stopped campaigning after becoming the Northeast director of the Gary Johnson-Bill Weld Libertarian presidential campaign.

This time, Fishman hopes the outcome will be different. He sees the office of auditor as one uniquely suited to a third-party candidate. His slogan is: "Why would you elect a Republican or Democrat to audit a Republican or Democrat?"

Fishman got a surprising boost this week when the Globe, which endorsed the Republican candidates running against Bump in 2010 and 2014, chose Fishman

Fishman, 51, of Beverly, started his career as a special education teacher, then moved into information technology and has worked for several companies. He developed an early electronic calendar, worked on early mobile devices, wrote a distance learning program for a school affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and most recently wrote software used in special education.

Fishman said he wants to bring his technological expertise to analyzing government data. He wants to run queries of the website that tracks government spending and publish additional data online. For example, he said it should be possible to track whether particular agencies are spending too much money on gasoline or whether an agency is rushing to spend money unnecessarily at the end of the year.

"I object to taxes so much that I want to make sure we're spending every penny as efficiently as possible," Fishman said.

As a Libertarian, Fishman supports repealing the income tax and replacing it with a "fair tax," a high sales tax with some rebate. But he knows that is not in the auditor's purview and says his focus as auditor would be on spending money efficiently.

One thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on, Fishman says, is "government shouldn't be wasting money."

Fishman also supports decriminalizing all drugs, treating drug abuse as a medical problem, not a criminal one. But he notes similarly that the auditor's job has "nothing to do with that."

Fishman faults Bump for not catching several major problems in state government. For example, he notes, Bump did not discover that state police were faking hours to get overtime pay, which is now the subject of criminal investigations. Bump recently told The Republican / MassLive.com that she now wants to look into overtime trends among state agencies in light of the state police scandal.

Fishman notes that Bump did a limited audit of the Steamship Authority, related to parking lot and trip receipts, but did not catch the authority's enormous number of canceled ferry trips.

"It is willful ignorance at best, or in my opinion, government-level collusion that makes people distrust government right now," Fishman said.

Fishman also criticized Bump for using the office as a "political battering ram," citing an audit Bump's office released that accused the Registry of Motor Vehicles of issuing licenses to dead people. The RMV later showed proof that the people were alive. Bump said the audit was based on data provided by the RMV.

Fishman raised just $38,000 from the beginning of 2017 through Oct. 15, which includes a $5,000 loan he made to his campaign.

His most high-profile supporter is Weld, the former Massachusetts governor who ran for vice president on the Libertarian ticket in 2016 and is considering a 2020 presidential run.

New Massachusetts State Police union chief Mark Lynch totaled cruiser while off duty after Red Sox won 2013 World Series

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New Massachusetts State Police union chief Mark Lynch totaled his cruiser while off duty on the night of Oct. 31, 2013. The investigation of the crash was perfunctory and relied entirely on Lynch's account, according to documents reviewed by MassLive.

The early morning hours of October 31, 2013 were a time of joy across Massachusetts, as Red Sox Nation celebrated their team's third World Series victory in 10 years.

It was less celebratory for State Police Sgt. Mark Lynch, now the head of the State Police union, who totaled his cruiser while off-duty that night.

Shortly after 1 a.m., Lynch drove his unmarked police car onto the median of Route 3 in Billerica, where it rolled over and came to rest on its roof, according to internal affairs records obtained by MassLive.

An internal investigation found he had violated department rules for using police cruisers while off the clock.

But he was not cited for the crash itself. Lynch told State Police Sgt. Shawn O'Neil, who responded to the scene, that a dark minivan had run him off the road -- a claim that O'Neil took at face value, according to the report he filed on the incident.

"The investigation reveals that Vehicle #1 was traveling in the left lane on Route 3 South, when a dark colored minivan forced vehicle #1 out of his travel lane and into the grass median. Vehicle #1 then rolled over and came to a final rest upside down in the median," O'Neil wrote. "At this time, Sgt. Lynch was unable to provide any further description of the second vehicle other than a dark colored minivan."

O'Neil's report does not describe any investigative measures other than taking Lynch's statement and his observations of skid marks in the grass median.

No other witnesses were present, O'Neil wrote. The report gives no indication that O'Neil searched for the vehicle that had allegedly caused a dangerous accident for one of his colleagues. 

When asked about the crash during a brief phone conversation, O'Neil said "I don't know what you're talking about" and declined to comment.

An attorney with the State Police public records division confirmed there was no further investigation of the incident, beyond the crash and internal investigation reports reviewed by MassLive.

The cursory nature of the investigation is strange, Northeastern University School of Law Professor Daniel Medwed said in an interview -- particularly given the late hour of the crash and Lynch's statement that another vehicle ran him off the road.

"It's bizarre that there wasn't at least a field sobriety test or some additional steps," Medwed said. "It's doubly bizarre given the claim of a rogue menacing driver endangering a Sate Police officer. It's almost inconceivable to me that if the investigating officer credited that account he would not pursue it, both as a matter of protecting the state police and protecting public safety."

Lynch and the State Police Association of Massachusetts declined to answer questions about the circumstances of the crash or comment for this story. The Massachusetts State Police did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication.

There are also inconsistencies between O'Neil's report that night and subsequent reports filed by Lynch and O'Neil over a week after the crash. In the initial report, O'Neil indicated that Lynch had been injured and had declined medical treatment at the scene.

But both Lynch's hand-written crash report, dated Nov.11, 2013, and O'Neil's full report filed Nov. 20 claim that Lynch suffered no injuries.

The claim that Lynch was uninjured also conflicts with the Billerica Fire Department's report on the crash. In an interview, Billerica Fire Chief Robert Cole said Fire Capt. Frederick Wiggins responded to the crash and found that Lynch had sustained a minor laceration.

Wiggins recommended that Lynch be checked out by ambulance EMTs, but he declined. The captain gave Lynch a bandage and ice pack, Cole said.

Wiggins, who is now retired, told MassLive he has no specific recollections about responding to the crash.

The Billerica Police Department told MassLive a police cruiser arrived at the scene, but departed after it became clear that State Police had already responded.

In December of 2013, about two months after the crash, State Police Major Francis Hughes ordered Lt. Richard Hunter to conduct an internal investigation.

The scope of the inquiry was limited. Hunter wrote that after reviewing reports and conducting interviews with O'Neil, Lynch and Lynch's unit commander, there was just one matter to investigate: whether Lynch was off-duty while he was driving the cruiser at the time of the crash.

Hunter's report does not address the circumstances of the crash or whether Lynch was at fault.

During Lynch's interview, Hunter asked him whether he was on duty at the time of the crash. Lynch referred Hunter to his written statement. Parts of that statement were redacted for privacy and investigative reasons when provided to MassLive.

"Upon completion of my assigned duties, I [redacted] for dinner and personal reasons," Lynch wrote. "At approximately 0104 hours on Oct. 31, 2013, I was traveling Route 3 southbound in Billerica."

Hunter concluded that Lynch was off-duty at the time, noting that his tour of duty had ended at 5 p.m. Lynch was found to be in violation of department vehicle use policy.

News of Lynch's 2013 crash, which has not been previously reported, comes as the union he leads finds itself increasingly entangled by the series of scandals afflicting the Massachusetts State Police.

Lynch was appointed President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts on Oct. 1 to serve out the remainder of former President Dana Pullman's term.

Pullman, a 31-year veteran of the state police, resigned as union president in late September, citing personal reasons. But the Boston Globe has reported that at the time of Pullman's resignation, federal authorities had begun an investigation of union political donations and of a charitable trust run by Pullman's wife.

And on the day of Pullman's resignation, State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin sent the union a letter saying the department would begin cracking down on allegedly improper uses of publicly funded union business leave.

Per the union's contract with the State Police, SPAM can allocate 10,000 hours per year of paid leave for union representatives to attend disciplinary hearings, union board meetings and other union functions.

The union has strongly disputed her conclusions, filing a labor complaint and lawsuit claiming that the department unfairly changed leave policies without negotiations, the Boston Globe reported.

Candidates for 3rd Hampden District voice contrasting priorities

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Neither candidate for state representative faced opposition in the September primary, and no debates were held during the campaign.

AGAWAM - A four-term Republican and a Democratic newcomer square off Tuesday in a race for the 3rd Hampden District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Incumbent Nicholas Boldyga of Southwick and Forrest Bradford of Agawam have been voicing differing priorities while campaigning in the district, which includes in Agawam, Southwick and Granville.

Boldyga was first elected in 2010, narrowly defeating three-term Democrat incumbent Rosemary Sandlin. In 2016, after twice defeating challenger Sam DiSanti of Agawam, Boldyga prevailed again over Sandlin, who mounted a successful write-in campaign to get on the ballot.

A former police officer, auditor and member of the Southwick Board of Selectmen, Boldyga has identified the economy, public safety and veterans issues among his priorities. He serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee for Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets.

Bradford, a New Hampshire native who grew up in Agawam, had a career in the hotel industry that took him to California and Hawaii before returning to Agawam to care for his elderly parents.

He cites environmental and consumer issues as his priorities, including combating global warming to forcing phone companies to take stronger action to block nuisance phone calls. He has also expressed support for stronger unions and economic policies to shore up the middle class.

Bradford has also been active in town educational matters, even working as a bus driver for special needs students. In that role, Bradford said he realized the need to devote more state resources to repairing roads instead of the current patch-after-patch approach.

Neither candidate faced opposition in the September primary, and no debates were held during the campaign.

Pedestrian killed in Springfield crash near North End bridge

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The crash occurred at West and Plainfield streets, roughly 500 feet east of the North End Bridge.

SPRINGFIELD - A man was struck and killed by a car Thursday night at West and Plainfield streets, police said.

The man, whose name is not being released to the public, was killed at the scene said police spokesman Ryan Walsh.

The driver of the car that struck him remained at the scene and was cooperating with police.

The crash occurred just after 6:30 p.m., Walsh said. 

The incident remains under investigation.

West Street is also known as Route 20. The crash site is roughly 500 feet east of the North End Bridge. 

Walsh referred all other questions to the Hampden District Attorney's Office.

Do you know this guy? Chicopee police seeks line on serial 'tagger'

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The same suspect is believed to have also left a tag on the Corner Store and St. Stanislaus School. Watch video

CHICOPEE -- Police are looking for the public's help in identifying a man who was recorded on video "tagging" a sign for a Front Street business, and who is believed to have committed similar acts of vandalism at another business and a nearby school.

Mike Wilk, spokesman for the Chicopee police, said the surveillance video shows the unknown man drawing a symbol with a can of spray paint on the sign for First American Insurance, 510 Front St., sometime Wednesday night.

Similar markings were found at the Corner Store, 444 Front St., and St. Stanislaus School, 534 Front St., leading police to believe the same suspect is responsible.

Tagging is a type of graffiti signature, unique to the tagger, that will be left in multiple places. 

In the video, the suspect walks past the sign, pauses to make sure the coast is clear and then spray-paints the sign. When done, he pulls out his phone to take a picture of it.

Wilk said that while Chicopee police appreciate the arts and the right of artists to express themselves, leaving a tag on someone else's property is considered vandalism.

"It's a crime to deface, tage and destroy other people's property," he said. "We would love to encourage him to use a different venue for his passion."

When taking into account the clean-up costs, the act has the potential to rise from being a nuisance crime to a felony, specifically malicious damage to personal property, he said. The threshold for it to become considered a felony is if the cost of the damage exceeds $1,200.

In an instance like this were multiple properties were defaced, if one take into account the costs for manpower and materials needed for clean-up, he said, "yeah, it can reach a felony really quick."

Wilk said that if anyone recognized the suspect, they may call police at 413 594-1740.

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