HUDSON Mary-Lee King, a longtime adviser to governors and state senators, and leader in of an important state agency whose quiet influence was far-reaching, was feted Friday afternoon for her 40 years of public service.
The Hudson resident, whose career began in 1977 as a legislative aide, retired on the last day of 2020 as deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game.
There were many stops along the way.
“Mary-Lee King broke some glass ceilings. Now, if you asked Mary-Lee, she would say, I didn’t break glass ceilings, I was just doing my job, ” said state Rep. Kate Hogan, D-Stow, in her remarks to more than 30 people gathered to celebrate King’s work. “But indeed, she is a mentor and an inspiration to many of us.”
OPINION: Letters to the Editor
Wicked Local
To the Editor:
Shrewsbury needs an operational override. Without this revenue, class sizes will skyrocket, school libraries will close, and programming will be cut. Our community is counting on us.
As a fourth generation life-long resident, I cannot dismantle our basic services. We must refuse to cut Shrewsbury’s safety and education, when we are only contributing at the bottom 11% per pupil, while our income is in the top 20%.
Did you know Shrewsbury has only passed one operational override? Every single vote matters. Please join me in voting yes for our town on May 4!
Telegram & Gazette
As a seven-year member of the Shrewsbury Finance Committee, I support the $9.5 million operational override question on the May 4 ballot as the fiscally responsible decision. Our town leaders have worked hard to remedy the structural deficit that has challenged our community for many years. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding economic fall-out have exacerbated our fiscally tenuous situation, with revenue shortfalls and higher costs leaving a gap that can only be closed with passage of an override or substantial cuts to services, most keenly impacting students. Please join me in voting yes on May 4.
State Rep. Hannah Kane, Shrewsbury
Apr 7, 2021
To the Editor:
I d like first to mention the inspiring conversations I have had today walking Swift s Neck to talk with residents about our Vote on Sat. at 12, Spillane Field. People want to be heard. They are eager to have questions clarified and tell what they love of the natural world. In a rough poll, they are 90 percent in favor of closing the door to big city development in their town.
How did the Notos Group Limited Liability Corporation land in Wareham proposing the original 5,860 acre business district overlay with them on center stage; landing on what must have looked like prime real estate from google earth? There it was, a development zone, green on the map, ponds and river water running through it next to a major highway leading through the state with ease; New York and points south, 195 north and a skip away from Cape Cod Canal. Yes, we do look good from Google Earth, because our land is still a rich forest to sea community, filled with the beau