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State commission says it will be back ‘sooner rather than later’ to check on Hampden County retirement board Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 The Hampden County Regional Retirement System is headquartered at the Agawam Corporate Center, along with several other businesses and organizations. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican) Facebook Share Members of the commission that oversees the state’s public pensions say they are following up on the findings of an audit of the Hampden C...

‘Change had to happen’ after audit of Essex County retirement board; officials see parallels in Hampden County Updated Mar 07, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — Ten years before a stinging audit of the Hampden County Regional Board of Retirement, there was Essex County. A 2010 audit of the regional retirement board in northeastern Massachusetts exposed lavish travel, patronage and general piggery by its executive director and, to a lesser extent, its board members. The State Ethics Commission in 2011 ...

Hampden County retirement board members say ‘system is sound,’ but some officials unsatisfied with answers about audit Updated Mar 03, 2021; Members of the Hampden County Regional Board of Retirement say they are confident they can continue managing the system, despite a recent audit flagging issues with the board’s spending and questioning documentation — but several representatives from communities within the system say they aren’t convinced. In a discussion that was at times heate...

Hampden County retirement board hosts ‘chaotic’ phone meeting over audit findings; heckler asks, ‘$400 ... to stay at your own house?’ Updated Mar 03, 2021; The Hampden County Regional Retirement Board came under heavy fire from municipal leaders and members during its first public meeting since the release of a brutal state audit questioning a range of apparent financial missteps. The telephonic meeting was solely focused on the 17-page audit conducted by the state public employees re...

‘An honest mistake’: Former state senator Steve Buoniconti steps down as Hampden County retirement board lawyer after flap over audit Updated Mar 03, 2021; Facebook Share Former state Sen. Stephen Buoniconti has left a longtime post as legal counsel for the Hampden County Regional Retirement Board amid a flap over a recent state audit portraying the board as a poorly managed trough for political insiders. Buoniconti, of West Springfield, is a former prosecutor turned state representative, ...

In wake of critical audit, local officials to question Hampden County Regional Retirement System board members Wednesday Updated Mar 03, 2021; While members of the Hampden County Regional Retirement System do not have the authority to remove those who sit on its governing board, interim Hampden Town Administrator Bob Markel is hopeful that if there’s enough outcry, change can come. In a strategy session Monday attended by community representatives from the western edge of Hampden County in C...

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Today is Samsung Galaxy S21 day for a variety of markets, as the phones hit store shelves in the likes of the US and Europe. The series starts at $800 for the base model, while the S21 Ultra comes in at $1,199. Either way, they’re cheaper than last year’s mainline S20 devices. That got us wondering whether Android Authority readers had already pre-ordered a Galaxy S21 series phone or intended to purchase one in the first place. Here’s how you voted ...

Claims by some readers that The Age was part of a conspiracy protecting the Catholic Church and George Pell were a factor in the newspaper’s decision to publish its initial article about the cardinal’s conviction on child sex abuse charges, a trial has heard. The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and some of their journalists are on trial, along with other Australian media, over contempt of court charges stemming from reports they published and broadcast in December 2018, in the days a...