United Counseling Service Announces Changes to Board of Directors

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — United Counseling Service (UCS) announced changes to its Board of Directors.
 
Charles "Charlie" Letourneau, Vice President of the agency's board of directors, has retired, and the position of Vice President is now served by former Treasurer Nathaniel "Than" Marcoux. Than joined the Board in 2013. 
 
Stephanie Mulligan, Board member since 2020, now serves as Treasurer.
 
UCS thanks Charlie Letourneau for his many years of dedicated service as a member of the Board. Charlie joined the Board on July 9, 2013, serving as Vice President of United Community Services (UCO) and United Counseling Service (UCS), as well as Secretary and Treasurer of United Community Properties (UCP). Charlie also served as Chair of the Human Resource Committee.
 
"Charlie has been a trusted partner, a thoughtful leader, and a steady voice of wisdom through many challenges," said Bob Thompson, President of the UCS Board. "His dedication to our mission and compassion for those we serve have made a lasting difference in our organization and our community. We are profoundly grateful for his years of service."
 
UCS' Board of Directors includes Robert Thompson (President), William Baldwin (Secretary), David Ballou, Nathaniel Marcoux (Vice President), Joanna Mintzer, Heidi Moore CRC, Stephanie Mulligan (Treasurer), and Lee Romano.
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Parole Granted to Pittsfield Man Sentenced for Killing Toddler Son

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man serving a life sentence for killing his 2-year-old son 43 years ago has been granted parole. 
 
According to the Boston Globe, the Parole Board on Monday voted to release Richard N. Mayes Jr., 78, to a halfway house.
 
Mayes was charged with beating his son to death in 1983 when he wouldn't eat. The child, Lawrence Richon, had received blows to his head, body, arms and legs. Mayes also told police he'd hit his son four times with a plastic baseball bat. 
 
According to media reports at the time, Mayes tried to resuscitate Lawrence when he later collapsed and cried to police that he did it when arrested. 
 
The boy was taken by life flight to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he died from blood clots in his head. 
 
Mayes was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Superior Court jury and sentenced to life in state prison.
 
According to the Globe, Mayes had been denied parole five times previously but told the board he had been sober for three decades and had not had a disciplinary report in a dozen years. 
 
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