Today I had the pleasure of seeing President Obama and a host of prominent local political figures appear at a rally for Rep. Ed Markey’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. A more than overflow crowd turned out at the Reggie Lewis Center at Roxbury Community College in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. I was there by 9 AM, though the printed tickets said 11 AM, and there were already...
Kiwanis June 18, 2026 hosts Guest Speaker Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins
Steven W. Tompkins, a member of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department since 2002, was appointed to serve as the Sheriff of Suffolk County on January 22nd, 2013 by Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick. As the Sheriff of Suffolk County, Tompkins manages all operations at the Suffolk County House of Correction, the Nashua Street Jail and the Civil Process Division. In addition to providing...
Boston Leaders Rally Around Linda Dorcena Forry for Senate
Fellow elected officials rally around Linda Dorcena Forry: (from left) Rep. Russell Holmes, Rep. Carlos Henriquez, Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Rep. Liz Malia, City Councillor-at-Large Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Linda Forry, Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, City Councillor Tito Jackson, City Councillor-at-Large Felix Arroyo, State Rep. Byron Rushing. Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry was joined by a dozen elected...
Sheriff Tompkins Welcomes 24 New Officers to Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department
During a graduation ceremony held on March 11, 2026 at the Boston Sheraton Hotel on Dalton Street, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins swore in a group of 24 officer candidates to service. Speaking before a crowded ballroom that included Department training staff and members of his Executive Team, Sheriff Tompkins addressed the many family members and friends in attendance for the graduates...
New Sheriff Aims to Keep People Out of System
Steven Tompkins is the new sheriff in town, and aims to hold the job as Suffolk County’s top jailer for years to come. But, he said in a recent interview at the Gazette office, he is also working hard to put himself out of business with a bevy of programs to keep kids and repeat offenders out of jail. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins (at podium) speaks at the State House shortly after...
MSPA Alumnus Appointed Suffolk County Sheriff
Former chief of external relations in the state’s largest sheriff’s department, Steve Tompkins has been appointed by Governor Deval Patrick to replace Andrea Cabral as the new sheriff of Suffolk County. He will fill out the remainder of Cabral’s term and, according to Boston Globe sources, is expected to run for election in 2014. Tompkins brings a strong record of public...
Governor Deval Patrick picks Steven Tompkins to be acting Suffolk County Sheriff
Governor Deval Patrick is poised to swear in the chief of external affairs for former Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral to succeed Cabral as the leader of the department, the largest county correctional system in the state. Steven Tompkins is scheduled to take the oath of office at 5 p.m. today and will serve as the acting sheriff for Suffolk County until the 2014 general election. “As a...