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	<title>Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone</title>
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		<title>Mayor, DA tout Marlborough youth jobs program</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MetroWest Daily News, May 12, 2012 MARLBOROUGH — An initiative that will employ students over the summer is the “first program of its kind” for the city, Mayor Arthur Vigeant said yesterday. The Youth Employment Program marks a public-private partnership among the city, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the nonprofit organization Partnerships for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middlesex DA to distribute bins for prescription drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By The Associated Press, May 10, 2012 WOBURN &#8212; Prosecutors in Middlesex County plan to give drug collection bins to 29 local police chiefs to enable residents to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. The bins are part of an effort to curb drug abuse by young people.  Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA warns about danger of drinking during prom season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Globe, April 5, 2012 For the fifth year, Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. is advising parents and students of the dangers of drinking and driving during prom and graduation season.  &#8220;Prom and commencement season should be a time of celebration,&#8221; Leone said in a statement. &#8220;But sadly, every year around this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middlesex DA Receives &#8220;Friend Award&#8221; in Newton</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Newton Patch, April 3, 2012 NEWTON— The Newton Marriott was buzzing last night for the Riverside Community Care Center&#8217;s annual appreciation evening, where Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone was honored with an award. According to a press release issued yesterday, Leone was the recipient of the Riverside Center&#8217;s &#8220;Friend Award&#8221;, an honor given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>District Attorney Leone discusses lack of jobs at Youth Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MetroWest Daily News, March 17, 2012  MARLBOROUGH — Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone spoke today to about 75 people at the Youth Summit at the Marlborough Courtyard Marriott.  The summit was organized by the Young Adult Initiative Board of the Partnership for a Skilled Workforce Inc. The purpose of the summit was to bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic violence program unveiled in Lowell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lowell Sun, March 9, 2012 LOWELL &#8212; To reduce the occurrence of domestic violence and save lives, City Manager Bernie Lynch, District Attorney Gerard Leone and Superintendent Ken Lavallee unveiled a newly enhanced prevention and protection program Thursday, coinciding with White Ribbon Day. Leone was joined by Lavallee and Lynch in announcing the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA looks to help firms and others avoid workplace violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MetroWest Daily News, February 2, 2012 FRAMINGHAM — When future Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone worked for a security consulting firm following the Sept. 11 attacks, clients consistently ranked one worry ahead of even terrorism: workplace violence.  Describing a rise in such cases across both the county and the nation, Leone has formed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beanpot teams campaign against domestic abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Boston Globe, January 24, 2012   College hockey coaches and captains are joining the state&#8217;s fifth annual White Ribbon Day Campaign aimed at ending violence against women and children by discussing the importance of men in the movement.  Players, coaches, and athletic directors from the four hockey teams that compete in the annual Beanpot Tournament&#8211;Boston [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign lottery scam warning: how to avoid being a victim this holiday season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DA Leone Reminds Residents To Be Aware Of Lottery Scams In the wake of a recent conviction where a Kansas man was found guilty on charges that he stole nearly $200,000 from an elderly victim in Arlington through a foreign telephone lottery scam, DA Leone continues to warn residents, particularly seniors, about the dangers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students connect with victims at Nashoba Tech in Westford</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Westford Eagle, November 24, 2011  Cosmetology students at the Nashoba Valley Technical High School got a lesson in hard knocks Thursday when they welcomed a special group of clients to their school salon.  Victims of domestic violence got haircuts and manicures from the students, took home slightly worn donated business outfits and were treated to lunch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2011 Update: Focus on prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, As the weather chills and we enjoy New England’s most brilliant season, I wanted to update you on how I’m settling into my second term as your Middlesex District Attorney. We continue to protect and serve our Middlesex County residents and our core mission of enforcing the laws through investigation and prosecution of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hopkinton event provides advice for seniors to avoid fraud, abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MetroWest Daily News, November 5, 2011 HOPKINTON — Fraud targeting the elderly is on the rise because of the weak economy, speakers at a town event for seniors reported yesterday, with everyone susceptible to momentarily letting down their guard. Take the mother-in-law of Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland. The 84-year-old answered her phone and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community takes a stand against violence at annual walk in Melrose</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Melrose Free Press, October 26, 2011 Melrose, Mass. — For the 16th year, residents of Melrose and other nearby communities gathered for the annual Walk and Candlelight Vigil. Sponsored by Melrose Alliance Against Violence (MAAV), the 2-mile walk on Sunday traveled around Ell Pond. Walk teams included participants from local schools, businesses, nonprofits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Update: DA Leone Co-Chairs MAAV 16th Annual Domestic Violence Walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DA Leone joined First Lady Diane Patrick as the co-chair for the Melrose Alliance Against Violence 16th Annual Domestic Violence Vigil and Walk on Sunday, October 23.  DA Leone was honored at the event with the first ever “Advocacy in Action Award” for his efforts to combat domestic violence.  After receiving the award, DA Leone addressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old Cell Phones Support Somerville Domestic Violence Shelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Somerville Patch, October 10, 2011 Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone was in Somerville Friday to donate more than 100 forfeited cell phones—some of them dinosaurs of the mobile phone world—to RESPOND, a domestic violence shelter based in Union Square.  Law enforcement officials seized the phones as evidence or as the &#8220;ill-gotten gains&#8221; from criminal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerry&#8217;s Corner: Summer 2011 Office News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer 2011 News New Initiatives DA Leone recently donated over $100,000 in forfeiture funds to assist the violence and drug prevention efforts of youth organizations in Middlesex County. The initiative aims to help provide youth with positive alternatives to drugs and crime. This year’s donations will help fund summer jobs for at-risk youths, fund tuition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Same-sex domestic abuse targeted; Spate of deaths spurs bid to raise awareness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Boston Globe, September 5, 2011 A series of killings of gay men and women by their partners has alarmed advocates, who say the deaths reflect a serious problem of domestic violence in the gay community that draws scant attention from many in law enforcement.   Since 2010, there have been seven killings as a result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convictions will fund anti-drug training</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lowell Sun, June 23, 2011 Money that once belonged to convicted drug offenders in Middlesex County will now fund anti-drug training for eight teen leaders in Lowell. Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone recently announced a $10,400 donation in drug forfeiture funds to the Lowell Community Health Center&#8217;s Teen Coalition. The DA is authorized to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students warned about prom night dangers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 17:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MetroWest Daily News, May 15, 2011 The auditorium at Natick High School Friday morning was silent. Students from the junior and senior classes filled the seats, but none of them so much as shifted their weight for what seemed like hours. On the stage, Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone was telling the students about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Violence Breakfast Uplifts Volunteers; Middlesex County DA Gerry Leone Spoke Of Importance Of Community Partnerships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Concord Patch, March 25, 2011 Domestic violence, in its many forms, was squarely on the table at Thursday&#8217;s Appreciation Breakfast for the Domestic Violence Services Network.  The parish hall at the First Parish Church was filled to capacity with police officers from the 11 towns that participate in the partnership between community and law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerry&#8217;s Corner- Comprehensive Domestic Violence Legislation Package Filed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, As we begin a new year, I wanted to update you on our recent efforts to do even more to better protect victims of domestic violence.  On January 7, I partnered with three state legislators to file a comprehensive legislative package that addresses domestic violence.  The three crucial bills; An Act Providing for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA Leone, state lawmakers file domestic violence legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MetroWest Daily News, January 25, 2011 Three state lawmakers and Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone filed legislation last week aimed at better addressing domestic violence. State Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, and state Reps. Carolyn Dykema, D-Holliston, and Kate Hogan, D-Stow, said they worked with Leone on a package of three bills. The first would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA Gerry Leone Holds Roundtable Discussion on Domestic Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Melrose Patch, October 13, 2010 It&#8217;s an event no one in Winchester will soon forget. The quadruple homicide along Windsong Lane has received national coverage, but Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone has sensed a troubling trend. And while the case of Thomas Mortimer, IV, who faces four charges of first-degree murder in connection with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spitz: Young &#8216;numb&#8217; to violence, says Leone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Julia Spitz, The MetroWest Daily News, October 10, 2010 A Milford High School student was arrested last week after he allegedly threatened to shoot classmates.  A Newton North High School senior and a 2010 graduate have been charged with murder in connection with a Waltham man&#8217;s shooting 10 days ago.  A Waltham teenager was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SDP Bill Passed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,   I’m pleased to be writing to you regarding some very good news: the Sexually Dangerous Person legislation we filed in order to better protect children and communities from sexual predators has finally passed and was signed into law by Governor Patrick.  Please see the Fox Morning News interview announcing the passage by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State&#8217;s worst sex offenders lose trial choice; Amended law lets prosecutors decide between judge, jury</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lowell Sun, August 13, 2010 BOSTON &#8212; At Jose Pagan&#8217;s &#8220;sexually dangerous person&#8221; trial two years ago, the jury was told of the 56-year-old Lowell man&#8217;s 30-year criminal record, which included three instances of molesting young girls.  The jury&#8217;s verdict: Pagan was a sexually dangerous person. Under the &#8220;SDP&#8221; statute, Pagan, who had completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerry&#8217;s Corner- Save The Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, When I was elected Middlesex District Attorney, I promised that our dedicated team would work every day to protect and serve the people of this county.  Our mission is to successfully prosecute the most dangerous criminals while also implementing creative and progressive-minded programs designed to proactively prevent crimes from occurring in the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>District Attorney Leone honored at Cambridge&#8217;s Transition House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cambridge Chronicle, July 2, 2010 Cambridge — Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone was honored last night as the recipient of the first ever Transition House Open Door Award for his dedication to domestic violence prevention efforts. Transition House, Inc. held their annual meeting last night at the Anthenaeum House in Cambridge. Community leaders and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminar links pet abuse, domestic violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Globe, June 21, 2010 About 50 social workers and police officers gathered Thursday at Newton-Wellesley Hospital for a seminar on the subject organized by the office of Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone. “There are so many barriers to disclosure and conventional ways of thinking about abuse and violence, we want to help change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA speaks to businesses about preventing workplace violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Somerville Journal, April 2, 2010 Somerville — Clyde Howard is accused of fatally shooting his co-worker Maurice Ricketts outside their place of employment at Baystate Pool Supplies in Cambridge. According to authorities, the shooting followed an angry verbal confrontation between the two co-workers two months before the shooting. Following several instances of workplace violence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middlesex DA to announce new program aimed at preventing domestic violence murders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cambridge Chronicle- January 19, 2010 Cambridge — Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, DCF Commissioner Angelo McClain, Police Chiefs from Arlington, Belmont and Cambridge, The Guidance Center, and domestic violence service providers will announce a new program  aimed at preventing domestic violence homicides on Thursday. The program, titled the Cambridge Arlington Belmont High Risk Assessment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA: Beware elder abusers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boston Herald- December 21, 2009 A highly educated and accomplished Lincoln couple married 63 years found out months before they succumbed to the ravages of old age that their longtime personal assistant had been stealing money from them. “These people were smart, alert, engaged elders,” said Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. Leone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaths highlight need to combat domestic violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe West &#8211; October 29, 2009 The violent deaths of William and Jane Wyman of Newton last week, allegedly by his hand in the home they shared for decades, shows the need for more communication and education about domestic violence, said several local social workers and advocates. Police believe William Wyman killed his wife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Objective: Stop bullying; Schools, law enforcement team up to take on cyber-bullies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowell Sun &#8211; October 28, 2009 WESTFORD &#8212; Glittergrrl sends an instant message to Popcornisamazing &#8220;just to let her know&#8221; people were talking about her complexion. It was a dig at one of the most important things to many high-school girls &#8212; their appearance. However, Glittergrrl disguises it as an act of concern for her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leone: Let juries decide fate of Level 3 offenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowell Sun &#8211; October 28, 2009 BOSTON &#8212; The county&#8217;s top prosecutor thinks juries, not judges, should decide whether Level 3 sex offenders are released back into the community or sent away to a state hospital. Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone testified yesterday in favor of a piece of legislation that would change the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA seeks control over trial options for serial pervs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Herald &#8211; October 27, 2009 Hoping to hinder the David Flavells of the world from running amok, Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone Jr. will today appeal to legislators to strip serial perverts of the last word on whether a judge or jury should decide if they’re fit to live among us. Since 2006, Flavell, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA seeks to alter offender laws; Wants process for civil commitments in hands of juries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe &#8211; October 26, 2009 Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. plans to urge lawmakers today to change the state law for civilly committing individuals as sexual dangerous persons, five days after a convicted sex offender freed from jail over prosecutors’ objections allegedly attacked a woman at Massachusetts General Hospital. Leone, in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DA Leone: Feds&#8217; case against Mehanna appears strong</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MetroWest Daily News &#8211; October 22, 2009 In the global cat-and-mouse game of terrorism, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists is the charge that makes yesterday&#8217;s arrest of Tarek Mehanna a resounding victory for the government, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said last night . It means, Leone said, &#8220;he only got so far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerry&#8217;s Corner &#8211; A Passion For The Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, I want to thank so many of you who were able to join us at our annual event this past Thursday at Anthony’s Pier 4. It was great to see so many friends and supporters. For those of you who were not able to make it on Thursday, I did want to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middlesex DA addresses Bedford Rotarians</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bedford Transcript &#8211; October 9, 2009 Bedford, Mass. &#8211; The Bedford Rotary Club had a visit last week from the District Attorney (DA) of Middlesex County, Gerry Leone.  No, the Rotarians weren’t in trouble with the law. Rather, Leone appeared at the behest of his former law school classmate Bedford Rotarian Terrance Parker. Parker said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leone: School safety program working well in Medford</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe North &#8211; September 22, 2009 Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone swung by Andrews Middle School last Friday to see the Community Based Justice (CBJ) Program &#8211; a countywide school safety initiative &#8211; in action. He gave the joint effort at Andrews and McGlynn middle schools high marks, roughly three months after its launch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerry&#8217;s Corner &#8211; Hyatt Event Location Change</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/campaign-updates/gerrys-corner-hyatt-event-location-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, After learning of the recent firings of 100 housekeepers at the Cambridge Regency Hyatt, we have decided to change the location of our annual event that was previously scheduled to be held at the Cambridge Hyatt on October 15. While we had already paid for and sent thousands of invitations prior to becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September 2, 2009 &#8211; Gerry&#8217;s column on repeat offenders</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/campaign-updates/gerrys-column-on-repeat-offenders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, We wanted to post a copy of an opinion piece written by Gerry that ran in today’s Boston Herald. In it, he discusses the importance of more forcefully dealing with dangerous repeat offenders in conjunction with any efforts to reform mandatory minimum drug sentences. He urges the Legislature to pass Melissa’s Bill, a bill that we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerry&#8217;s Corner &#8211; Support Melissa&#8217;s Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/campaign-updates/july-27-2009-support-melissas-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gerryleone.com/campaign-updates/july-27-2009-support-melissas-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 27, 2009   I am writing to ask for your help in passing important legislation that targets the most dangerous repeat offenders in our Commonwealth.   “Melissa’s Bill” was filed in memory of Melissa Gosule, a then-27-year-old teacher who was driving on Cape Cod in 1999. When her car broke down, she accepted a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melissa&#8217;s Law; It&#8217;s time to close loopholes for repeat offenders</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/in-the-news/melissas-law-its-time-to-close-loopholes-for-repeat-offenders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cape Cod Times editorial &#8211; July 27, 2009 Ten years ago this month, Melissa Gosule, a vibrant 27-year-old school teacher, died a brutal death somewhere between a Cape Cod Canal parking lot and a Pembroke woods. Her murderer, Michael Gentile, from whom she had innocently accepted a ride because her car had broken down, had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kin push for ‘Melissa’s Bill’</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/in-the-news/kin-push-for-%e2%80%98melissa%e2%80%99s-bill%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Herald &#8211; July 17, 2009 The steadfast family of a Bay State teacher slain in cold blood by a career criminal a decade ago once again urged state legislators yesterday to pass a tough new three-strikes law they’ve championed in the years since her death. At a press conference in the Garden of Peace, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A call to recollect, act for justice</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/in-the-news/a-call-to-recollect-act-for-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gerryleone.com/in-the-news/a-call-to-recollect-act-for-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe &#8211; July 15, 2009 Thirty-seven red, blue, and green balloons sailed across a clear sky above Beacon Hill yesterday afternoon, 10 of them representing the years that Melissa Gosule would have and should have lived. The 27-year-old teacher from Jamaica Plain was raped and fatally stabbed in July 1999 by Michael P. Gentile, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SJC will review gun lock ruling; Law at odds with US high court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe &#8211; June 19, 2009 The state’s highest court plans to review the constitutionality of a recently challenged state law that requires gun owners to lock their weapons, making it the first test in Massachusetts of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the constitutional right to own guns and stow them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens view student-made videos in antiviolence project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe &#8211; June 5, 2009 MALDEN &#8211; Amanda Rogers saw only the glitz in Hollywood stars&#8217; lives. So when she heard media reports that the 19-year-old singer and songwriter Chris Brown had allegedly beaten his 20-year-old girlfriend, Rihanna, in a speeding vehicle, she was shocked. &#8220;Celebrity couples are so glamorous,&#8221; she said at Malden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better sense in sentencing</title>
		<link>http://www.gerryleone.com/in-the-news/better-sense-in-sentencing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 21:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Globe Editorial &#8211; May 7, 2009 MANDATORY MINIMUM sentences for nonviolent drug crimes don&#8217;t prompt offenders to clean up their acts. But they do pick the pockets of taxpayers, who cover the $47,000 annual cost of holding an inmate in state prison. Today, the Patrick administration is taking a sensible step to address this [...]]]></description>
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