Governor Deval Patrick will announce Thursday the departure of nearly half his Cabinet as he begins his final two years in office, and the addition to the administration of Suffolk Sheriff Andrea Cabral as public safety secretary, according to people with direct knowledge of the shakeup.
Administration and Finance Secretary Jay Gonzalez, Health and Human Services Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, Public Safety and Security Secretary Mary Beth Heffernan, and Education Secretary Paul Reville are all leaving the administration, said people who knew of the staff changes. They requested anonymity to divulge details before the formal announcement.
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John Polanowicz as the new health police. Taken right from Steward Health Care System. So...if anyone has a complaint about one of his buddies hospitals...guess what happens? Absolutely nothing. This is the world we live in. Doctors policing doctors (and in this case, friends). Everyone needs to check out www.helenbousquet.com
Bigby, good riddance.
Bigby's departure is long overdue. Clueless!
No surprise about him getting rid of Mary Beth Heffernan. He has no relationship with law enforcement and she does. She can work with the police and understands their needs like funding for training, but he is anti-police.