Sept 3, 2004 Sheriff Hodgson invited as Keynote Speaker at National Terrorism
Seminar in Alexandria, VA. He was selected to speak because of his dynamic
leadership in anti-terrorism by establishing the Bristol County
Homeland Security Task Force. Upon returning from "Ground Zero,"
where he directed volunteers from his department in assisting New
York Police and fire Departments, he immediately realized the need
to form a collaborative of emergency response agencies representing
all levels of government and the private sector.
August 11, 2004, JAY LeBLANC
, Gazette Staff Writer Inmates maintain cemetery
TAUNTON -- Work crews made up of inmates from the Bristol County
House of Corrections are performing much-needed maintenance work
at historic Mt. Pleasant Cemetery this week. And best of all, it
won't cost the city a thing, said Bristol County Sheriff Thomas
M. Hodgson.
"It costs about $33,000 a year
to house an inmate, and it's always been my view that we ought
to
be giving the taxpayer a return on their investment as best we
can,"
said Hodgson. "At a time when budgets are strained with the economy
as it is now, this is a way that city officials can maintain a
quality
neighborhood and provide services they otherwise couldn't afford."
July 25, 2004 - MIKE STUCKA, Special to The Herald News Sheriff kicks off campaign (TAUNTON)
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson launched his re-election
campaign Saturday in the center of Taunton, and he brought dozens
of friends to wave signs in the rain and ask passing truckers to
blow their horns.
July 21, 2004 - GREGG M. MILIOTE, Herald News Staff Reporter Hodgson to aid DNC security efforts (BOSTON)
Security plans for the Democratic National Convention are being
completed this week, with numerous presentations and discussions
slated for the last few days before the massive event.
June 27, 2004 - ROBERT PREER, Boston Globe Correspondent
Candidates for Bristol Sheriff offer contrast in style, outlook
Republican Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson says his tough
love prison polices have vastly improved the operation of county
correctional facilities.
