Former Berkshire County Commissioner, Paul Babeu, is suing a former priest, accusing him of sexual abuse.
The suit was recently filed by Babeu who now lives in Arizona. It is the eleventh lawsuit filed this year against the Rev. Richard Lavigne.
Springfield Diocese Bishop Thomas Dupre has begun proceedings to defrock Lavigne, who recently completed a ten-year probation sentence.
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SteepleCats Win at Newport, R.I.
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NEWPORT, R.I. -- Kellen Moore struck out six in five scoreless innings on the mound Monday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 4-2 win over the Gulls in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Parker Guthrie earned his second save of the season with a 1 and two-third inning performance. He struck out a pair and walked three but did not allow a hit or a run.
Nicholas LoBello went 3-for-4 to pace the SteepleCats' offense.
John Heitzman was 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of RBIs, and Parker Camelo went 2-for-4 in a nine-hit attack for North Adams.
The SteepleCats (9-29) are at Bristol, Conn., on Tuesday.
Check out the events happening in the Berkshires this weekend including a circus, movie nights, parties and more. (Note that the Clarksburg Pickle Fest has now been postponed to Aug. 29.)
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It was the year that Arlene Vachereau, clad in a skirt suit and white gloves, had an interview with attorney Walter J. Donovan. She was immediately hired.
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