State Rep. Steven Howitt will have a powerful ally when he runs for re-election this fall – $87,000 in campaign cash. Howitt, R-Seekonk, has squirreled away more campaign donations than any other local legislator, even those with more seniority and larger districts. State Rep. Betty Poirier, R-North Attleboro, for instance, is an assistant minority leader…
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City soldier meets the boss
City firefighter Paul Jacques, now serving his second tour of duty with the Air National Guard in Iraq, had an opportunity to meet his boss recently. Jacques had his picture taken with U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, commanding general of the multinational forces in Iraq. Jacques is a sergeant in the 102nd Air National Guard headquartered…
Soldiers welcomed home in Attleboro
Three soldiers who served in Middle East war zones were welcomed home by city officials last week. Mayor Kevin Dumas and the city council issued proclamations of appreciation to Tech Sgt. Paul Jacques, a member of the Air National Guard who served in Iraq; First Class Petty Officer Mark DesLauriers, a member of the Navy…
Home, sweet home in Attleboro
Mark DesLauriers has traded his camouflage fatigues for the shirt, jacket and tie he had been long accustomed to as a probation officer in Attleboro District Court. DesLauriers, who recently returned from a tour of duty as an intelligence analyst in Kabul, Afghanistan, was back to work in the probation department this week, where he…
Serviceman has special way of thanking Attleboro for support
The city is one of almost 2,200 employers throughout the country to be nominated for this year’s Employer Support Freedom Award given out by the Department of Defense. Sgt. Paul Jacques, who works for the city as a firefighter and has been deployed three times since 2005 as a member of the 102nd Air National…
Attleboro-area lawmakers caught on SE Expressway protest
State Rep. Betty Poirier usually has little trouble getting to the Statehouse in Boston on time, but Thursday morning was another matter with protesters blocking the Southeast Expressway. Poirier, R-North Attleboro, said the ride took her two hours as she tried to avoid the jam up caused by protesters attaching themselves to concrete-filled barrels on…
Attleboro police, fire respond to early morning portable toilet fire
Chalk it up to the supermoon. Firefighters were called to a structure on fire just after midnight Monday but it wasn’t a house or a garage up in flames — it was a portable toilet. “We got a call from someone saying the (expletive) was on fire,” said police Sgt. Dennis Fleming. The portable toilet…
Operation Helmet Assists IAFF Members and Soldiers Serving in Iraq
As part of an effort to keep IAFF members serving overseas in the Reserve Forces and National Guard safe, the IAFF is supporting Operation Helmet, a program to provide soldiers with potentially life-saving upgrades to ballistic helmets – free of charge. These upgrades are currently only issued to the military’s most elite forces and…