Howard Dean to speak at Williams

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WILLIAMSTOWN - A conversation with former Democratic Governor of Vermont Howard Dean will take place Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be moderated by Stephen Frazier ’74, primetime news anchor for CNN Headline News. The conversation is the first of three events supported this fall by the Class of ’71 Public Affairs Forum. On Thursday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in Bronfman Auditorium there will be a debate on the presidential race, with Hoover Institution Fellow Dinesh D’Souza arguing for President Bush and Professor of Political Science George Marcus for Senator Kerry. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, former Republican Governor of New Jersey and Chair of the 9/11 Commission Thomas Kean will speak in Chapin Hall at 7:30 p.m. Dean will address the long-term implications of the 2004 presidential election and youth involvement in the political process. As a former Democratic presidential hopeful, he is credited with mobilizing voters by use of the Internet. He organized a large base of grassroots support with a "blog" and an online fundraising website, which raised over $41 million, much of it from first-time donors who gave small amounts of money. "If 20 people are expected at a Dean event," said the Washington Post about his volunteer organizing, "50 or 100 show up. If 100 are expected, 200 to 400 show. And so on." Dean is the author of "Winning Back America" about his life and the people and events that shaped him, beginning with his upbringing in New York, through his medical career, 11-and-a-half years as governor of Vermont, and his presidential campaign. His most recent book, "You Have the Power: How to Take Back Our Country and Restore Democracy in America," will be published in the week he is speaking at Williams. A volunteer for President Jimmy Carter's reelection campaign in 1979, Dean was subsequently elected to the Vermont state legislature in 1983. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1986 and re-elected in 1988 and 1990. He became governor upon the death of incumbent Richard A. Snelling in 1991. Elected to a full term in 1992, he was re-elected four times. As past chairman of the National Governors' Association, the Democratic Governors' Association, and the New England Governors' Conference, he also served on the National Education Goals Panel and was co-chair of NGA's Task Force on Health Care. He recently founded an organization called Democracy for America, to try to build grassroots involvement with a variety of social issues. An award-winning broadcast journalist, Stephen Frazier has also co-anchored CNN NewsStand and CNN & Fortune. He was senior correspondent for Impact, the CNN & TIME weekly prime-time investigative newsmagazine, and for CNN Presents, the network’s documentary news hour. Before joining CNN in 1993 he spent 12 years at NBC News as a network correspondent and anchor. He frequently anchored NBC Nightly News and NBC News at Sunrise. While at NBC, he lived on three continents and was assigned to five bureaus, including Tokyo, London, and Rome. For building locations on the Williams campus, please consult the map outside the driveway entrance to the Security Office located in Hopkins Hall on Main Street (Rte. 2), next to the Thompson Memorial Chapel, or call the Office of Public Affairs (413) 597-4279. The map can also be found on the web at www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
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Pittsfield Man Sentenced On Multiple Rape, Indecent Assault Charges

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Wednesday, May 15 Douglas Agyeh, age 44 ofPittsfield, pleaded guilty to 23 charges. 
 
Agyeh pleaded guilty to:
  • 5 counts of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Person Over 14
  • 9 counts of Rape of a Child with Force
  • 9 counts of Rape of a Child, Aggravated by Age
The Defendant was sentenced to 10 to 12 years for the charges of rape and 3 to 5 years concurrent for the charges of indecent assault and battery. The Defendant will serve his sentence in state prison.
 
According to a report, in 2021 Agyeh was employed at a residential school for youth. Over a period of several weeks Agyeh was responsible for monitoring a student's safety as they (singular) slept.  During this time, he raped the student. In a separate incident, Agyeh was also found guilty of sexually assaulting a student under the guise of helping the student fold their (singular) laundry.
 
The Defendant was originally set to stand trial on January 30, 2023 but fled to Canada in attempt to avoid justice. The Defendant was arrested as he entered Canda. The Berkshire District Attorney's Office worked closely with the United States Department of Justice and Canadian authorities to successfully extradite the Defendant back to Massachusetts. Authorities allege the Defendant was traveling to Canda in an attempt to return to Ghana, Agyeh's native country.
 
The Great Barrington Police Department served as the lead law enforcement agency in the case. The Department of Justice and Canadian law enforcement agencies assisted the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, including the State Police Detective Unit, in the extradition of the Defendant.
 
Assistant District Attorney Andrew Giarolo represented the Commonwealth. Kristen Rapkowicz served as a victim witness advocate on behalf of the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Berkshire County Kids' Place and Violence Prevention Center played a central role in the investigation. Emily Zoltan was the Multidisciplinary Team Leader in coordinating the law enforcement response.
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