The Lowell District Court Drug Court has been certified by the Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court after a comprehensive review, according to Lowell District Court Chief Probation Officer Steven Mastandrea.
Roxbury Court employees, Trial Court colleagues, community residents, and local politicians turned out to celebrate the retirement of Assistant Chief Probation Officer John Martin, a 34-year Massachusetts Probation Service (MPS) employee.
The Barnstable Community Justice Support Center recently hosted an outdoor HiSET graduation ceremony for five of the center’s participants who earned their high school equivalency certificates during the Pandemic.
Massachusetts’ Drug Courts are among the more than 4,000 Drug Court or Specialty Court programs nationwide observing National Drug Court Month in May, according to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP).
Rhonda Greene, a six-year Probation Officer at Boston Municipal Court-Central Division, was appointed to the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW) and immediately launched the commission's Bike Program.
Holyoke District Court Probation Officer II and former US Marine Antonio Padilla, was presented with the first Margaret Elizabeth Oglesby Award at the Massachusetts Probation Service 4th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast.
Seven participants of a new program, “Young Men’s Evolution,” were presented with certificates of completion on their front doorsteps by Probation Officer Edith Alexander as part of a drive-by graduation ceremony this week.
