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The Latino police chief championing inclusion in Massachusetts
Quesada's commitment to inclusion extends beyond Swampscott. He's Advertisement For Quesada, a fourth-generation Mexican American who spent most of his career in Arizona, arriving in Massachusetts was like a literal cold plunge. The frigid weather was one thing, but realizing that the blue state doesn't necessarily live up to its national reputation as a progressive bastion was something else entirely. Prior to his Swampscott appointment, Quesada was the deputy chief of police at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, the job for which he moved to Massachusetts in the first place in 2020. Advertisement When he first arrived in the area, 'I remember seeing very few women in policing,' Quesada told me. And he remembers noticing that some departments still used 'policemen' instead of 'officers' or a more inclusive label. Last year, Quesada noted proudly, the Swampscott police had its first all-female patrol shift in the history of the department. Inclusivity shows up in other ways, too. 'We celebrate almost everything in this department,' Quesada said. 'St. Patrick's Day, Pride, Armed Forces. So I said, 'Let's have a Black History Month patch, too.' ' The latter one is a commemorative patch to be worn by officers on their uniforms and features a prominent, embroidered portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. framed by the red, yellow, and green colors that symbolize Pan-African unity. The patch also displays the date 'June 19th, 1865,' or Juneteenth, the holiday marking the emancipation of some of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States. 'That patch was designed by a local Black Metco student,' Quesada said. Quesada also brings a critical perspective to the fraught intersection of immigration and policing: He understands what it means to be seen as 'other' in his own country, even while serving it and even as someone whose Mexican American family has had roots for generations in Arizona. He's worn the uniform, navigated the tension between law enforcement and immigrant communities, and witnessed firsthand how policy decisions play out on the ground — especially during Advertisement Amid increased activity from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in Massachusetts, Quesada is quick to point out that local police departments are not responsible for federal immigration enforcement. 'Local law enforcement and municipalities are already strained in personnel and resources simply trying to meet current public safety needs. … If we local law enforcement were to 'target' undocumented immigrants, whose interests and power are we serving to protect? It would run counter to any mission statement, values, and ideals of any PD in the country.' But he also points out that 'We cannot obstruct, hinder, or impede other law enforcement operations' — meaning that when ICE comes into communities, the police can't stop them. The national task force, which includes law enforcement leaders from across the country, In today's political climate, when immigrant communities are living in fear, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are under attack from the highest levels of government, Quesada's presence in law enforcement is more than symbolic. It's a powerful statement. His unapologetic embrace of DEI principles, rooted in personal experience and professional conviction, is both bold and necessary. Advertisement Two Swampscott Police Department commemorative patches honoring Pride month and Black History Month and Juneteenth. MARCELA GARCÍA/GLOBE STAFF Marcela García is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at
Boston Globe
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eight takeaways from a rainy Tuesday, including MIAA hockey committee and several coaching moves
The milestones were few on a quiet Tuesday night, but Bedford senior Jackson Malio scored four goals, pushing him past 100 for his career in a 12-5 win over Tewksbury and Whitman-Hanson junior captain Shannon Balfe scored her 100th goal in a 17-5 loss to Scituate. On Monday, Braintree senior Bella Duffy netted her 250th goal as part of a six-goal day to beat Pembroke, 15-5, Westford senior Kassidy Carmichael , committed to Ohio State, recorded her 500th career point, Foxborough senior captain Cate Noone notched her 300th career point, and Ipswich juniors Allie Wile and Jade Wilcox both reached 100 career caused turnovers. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Congratulations to WA's Kassidy Carmichael for scoring her 500th point for WA Girls Lacrosse. Next year Ohio State is getting an offensive machine!! — WA Athletics (@TheWAGhosts) Advertisement Tuesday offered just one walk-off victory, when sophomore Andrew Kelly finished off his hat trick with an overtime goal that handed Masconomet a 9-8 win over Peabody. 2. Daily lacrosse leaderboard Goals Alex Morin , St. John Paul II, 7 Nathan Tremlett , Medford, 7 Raegan Dillon , Swampscott, 6 Nick Emsing , BC High, 6 Sara MacLeod , Billerica, 6 Jack Webb , Walpole, 6 Victoria Thermidor , Acton-Boxborough, 6 James Carr , Brookline, 5 Trey Kean , North Andover, 5 Ryan Jenness , Lexington, 5 Alex Fivek , Concord-Carlisle, 5 Brayden Mattera , Walpole, 5 Joselyn Silva , Beverly, 5 Advertisement Jude Sloman , Shawsheen, 5 Leo Torres , Brookline, 5 Akira Umbrello , St. John Paul II, 5 Points Mattera, Walpole, 10 Tremlett, Medford, 10 Kean, North Andover, 9 Dillon, St. John Paul II, 8 Sophie Philbrick , St. John Paul II, 8 Richardson, St. John Paul II, 8 Webb, Walpole, 8 Ryan Wilson , Brookline, 8 LaRosa, South Shore, 7 Emsing, BC High, 6 Charlie Hostetter , Falmouth, 6 Jenness, Lexington, 6 Mario LaRosa , South Shore, 6 MacLeod, Billerica, 6 Victoria Pierro , Swampscott, 6 Russo, Swampscott, 6 Silva, Beverly, 6 Aidan Stone , Monomoy, 6 3. Two hot topics for hockey committee At Tuesday's MIAA Hockey Committee meeting in Franklin, the re-introduction of the Division 1A tournament (Super 8) and changing the margin of victory were hot topics of discussion. Single elimination vs. double elimination and whether a new format is needed sparked the Super 8 debate. With all other state tournaments being single elimination, issues arose over the equity of a double-elimination format. The committee will continue its dialogue in future meetings, with more data needed to evaluate all options. Mike Flaherty , the Duxbury bench boss and coaching representative to the committee, presented changing the margin of victory. Currently, hockey uses a three-goal cap for power rankings. Flaherty noted the margin of victory alters how coaches game plan, especially when it comes to pulling a goalie. The main goal of the proposal, from the coach's perspective, would be to give kids more ice time. 'I think a reduction would go a long way in helping our game,' said Flaherty. 'The biggest part for us is, how do we get more kids involved? The coaching side, we can handle — that's our own decision, how we want to handle it. But how do we get more student-athletes playing? I think that's a big part of it.' Advertisement Needham girls' coach Allison Furano-Foster echoed Flaherty's statements. 'Any time you introduce these variables, you're thinking about something else other than winning the game and playing your kids,' she said. The MIAA will run data for how one-goal and two-goal margins would have affected past seedings for further discussion at the next meeting, set for September. 4. College corner Middlebury's Hope Shue , a Dover-Sherborn alumna, became the fifth women's lacrosse player to win the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year award in back-to-back seasons. She also earned her fourth All-NESCAC accolade with a spot on the First Team for the third straight season. Shue led the league in goals (63) and points (88). She is the school's all-time leader in goals (283) and points (360) as they enter the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid. Amherst freshman Lily Samoska , a Hingham graduate, was voted NESCAC Rookie of the Year, the third Mammoth since 2018 to garner the honor. She started all 16 games in net, finishing with a 10.22 goals against average and 6.25 saves per game. Amherst also received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division 3 Tournament. Also making the all-NESCAC First Team was Hanover's Maggie Coughlin (Middlebury), Bedford's Allie Zorn (Tufts), Boxford's Madeline Delaney (Tufts), Reading's Kiara Tangney (Wesleyan), and Scituate's Kylie Wilson (Middlebury). Keene State's Lola Varricchione , a Mansfield High graduate, was the only freshman chosen for all-Little East Conference second team after finishing the season with 33 goals and 14 assists. 5. Commitment central Andover quarterback Dominic Papa announced his commitment to Husson University after posting 50 total touchdowns and 4,722 total yards as a senior. Papa threw for 4,180 yards and 43 touchdowns, completing 58 percent of his passes, adding seven rushing touchdowns and 600 yards on the ground. Advertisement Thank you Thank you to everyone who helped with this journey. my parents my teammates my coaches my friends my teachers thank you❤️ — dominic Papa (@dominicpap7) Two football commitments came out of Lynn, where St. Mary's 6-foot-1-inch senior cornerback/wide receiver Devell Pamplin announced his commitment to Curry and 5-10, 215-pound defensive end/offensive guard Adrian Lule put pen to paper to play at Husson. Congratulations to Devell Pamplin on his commitment to — St. Mary's Spartans Football (@SMH_SpartansFB) 6. Coaching carousel Winchester boys' basketball JV coach Mike Borgasano is heading home, taking over the varsity program at his alma mater, Woburn. Borgasano is an ESL teacher at Kennedy Middle School in Woburn. Beverly announced the hiring of girls' volleyball coach Rory Harmon , the school's former JV coach and a 2021 graduate. The former defensive specialist is also currently the head coach at Avidity Volleyball Club, bringing five years of coaching experience across all ages. Introducing BHS new Head Volleyball Coach Rory Harmon. She is a proud alum of the Beverly High School volleyball program, and is the former JV coach. She is currently a head coach at Avidity Volleyball Club, bringing five years of coaching experience across all levels and ages. — Beverly Panthers (@BeverlyPanthers) Andover High announced the hiring of former NFL offensive tackle Pete Clifford as offensive line and run game coach. Clifford, who played at Michigan State, was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and later signed with the Titans and Jets. Andover Football Welcomes Offensive Line Coach and Run game Coordinator Peter Clifford to the community and staff! Coach Clifford does an unbelievable job connecting with kids from all levels regardless of the skillset. He has played at the highest Levels of Football NFL P4 ball — Andover High School Varsity Football (@CoachFielding) 7. Diving into swim awards On Sunday, the Eastern Mass Swim Coaches Association held its Hall of Fame induction and presented awards at the Natick Elks Lodge. Joining the EMISCA Hall of Fame were coach Michael Gavin (Waltham, Weston), diving coach Rebecca Driscoll (Haverhill, Chelmsford, St. John's Prep, Andover, North Andover, Central Catholic, Reading), and official Bob Young , who served from 1972-2005 and was a founding member and first league assignor of officials. The college scholarships were presented to Paul E. Phillips (Clark University) and Abby Brady (MIT), the Peter Foley Student Athlete of the Year winners were was Zuri Ferguson (Attleboro) and Isabela Teixeira (Acton-Boxborough), the Priscilla Davis Silver Service Award went to John A. Pelli , the Richard 'Whit' Whitworth Courage award went to Duxbury's Henry Perda , and the Jack McDonald Award was given to Wellesley's Doug Curtin . Advertisement 8. Odds and ends Uxbridge native and St. Mark's forward Caiden Pellegrino was taken in the seventh round (102nd overall) by the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Phase I Draft. His St. Mark's classmate, William Manchuso , a Stow native, was selected by the Sioux City Musketeers in the 11th round (180th pick) of the USHL Phase II Draft. With the 102nd pick in USHL Phase I draft, the Sioux Falls Stampede select Caiden Pellegrino. Welcome to Stampede Country, Caiden. — Sioux Falls Stampede (@sfstampede) Arlington defenseman Kurt Beck was selected in the eighth round, 119th overall, by the Youngstown Phantoms; Catholic Memorial defenseman Colin Yandle was selected 131st overall by the Madison Capitols; and Troy Hamelin was taken out of Pope Francis with the 188th pick by the Musketeers. 🎥Three familiar names from the Picked by — MassNZ (@MassNZ) Nobles teammates Alex Munoz and LJ Bianchi won the first high school tournament hosted at the Boston Pickleball Club at Hyde Park last weekend. They took home gold from a pool of competitors from Westwood, Cardinal Spellman, Dedham, Needham, and Governor's. Congratulations to LJ Bianchi & Alex Munoz!!! — Nobles Athletics (@NoblesAthletics) Brendan Kurie can be reached at
Boston Globe
10-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Eastern Mass. boys' lacrosse: Globe Players of the Week for April 3-9
Cole Hogencamp piled up 27 points in Mansfield's first four games. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Braden Martin , Billerica — The junior attack racked up six goals and two assists in Friday's 14-6 win at Westford and was one of eight players with multiple points in Tuesday's 17-5 win over rival Chelmsford, finishing with two goals and three assists in the Merrimack Valley victory. Advertisement Mike Murphy , Lynnfield — The leader of the Pioneers' offense, Murphy tallied five goals and one assist on consecutive days to lead his team past Swampscott (11-8) and Amesbury (19-8), then turned it up a notch with seven goals and two assists in Monday's 18-6 win at Triton. Dylan O'Driscoll , North Reading — Leading the attack as a freshman, O'Driscoll netted four goals and handed out an assist in Cape Ann League wins over Essex Tech (10-4) and Hamilton-Wenham (16-2). Ollie Rice , Norwell — In wins over Rockland (4 goals, 2 assists), Xaverian (3 goals, 2 assists), and Hull (3 goals, 2 assists), the Skidmore-bound senior was a force. Related : Seth Sacco , Winthrop — The junior attack has posted at least a hat trick in all four Vikings wins, opening with seven goals against Malden Catholic, and following up with a combined 20 points (11 goals, 9 assists) in wins over Northeast (16-7), Salem (15-3), and Swampscott (9-5). Advertisement Nate Weitzer can be reached at
