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School bus drivers on strike in Marlborough
Hudson man convicted of murder
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor BELMONT – A Hudson man has been convicted of murder after hurling a racial insult at his victim then using his truck to run over him. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Belmont Chief of Police James MacIsaac announced on May 1 that Dean Kapsalis, 56, was convicted of shouting a racial insult at Henry Tapia, who was a 34-year-old man of color, before he hit him with a truck, ran him over and killed him in Belmont in Jan., 2021. Kapsalis was convicted of second-degree murder; violation of constitutional rights causing serious bodily injury; assault and battery by means of dangerous weapon (motor vehicle) causing serious bodily injury; and leaving the scene after causing injury. “The murder of Henry Tapia is a senseless tragedy fueled by hate and anger,” said Ryan in a press release. “The fact that some of the last words Henry Tapia heard were a horrific racial insult meant to intimidate and threaten him based on the color of his skin is something we cannot tolerate. What is significant about today’s verdict is that when we have incidents in Middlesex County motivated by bigotry and racism, that hatred will not be treated as a backKapsalis | 20
MARLBOROUGH – You can see it along Bolton Street. Traffic lined up on both sides of the street; kids walking to school; police officers and Marlborough Public Schools (MPS) staff ensuring the kids get to and from school safely. Teamsters Local 170, which represents school bus drivers, has been unable to reach a contract settlement with NRT Bus. The drivers went on strike on Monday, May 8. MPS Superintendent Mary Murphy stood at the corner of Bolton and Lincoln streets Monday morning; she was among the staffers covering key routes near schools. “It’s going well,” she said. “Traffic’s been a nightmare, but we’re implementing the [contingency] plan.”
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Shannon George of Teamsters Local 170 stops a bus during the first morning of the bus drivers’ strike on Monday, May 8.
Hudson releases unofficial results in municipal election By Laura Hayes Managing Editor HUDSON – Familiar faces are returning to Hudson boards after residents headed to the polls May 8. Voters also approved a ballot question related to a new Department of Public Works facility. There were four contested races on the ballot.
Incumbent and current Select Board Chair Scott Duplisea won another term on the board, receiving 911 votes over the 331 his challenger Herman Kabakoff earned, according to the unofficial results. Meanwhile, Steven Sharek will serve a full term on the School Committee; he was appointed to the committee last summer. Sharek, who received 763 votes, will be joined by Erica
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