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Editorial: Arroyo should resign from City Council
Ricard Arroyo, it’s time to go.
For the good of his fellow City Councilors, and for the good of the city, Arroyo needs to step down from his position as District 5 councilor.
He could have resigned last month in the wake of the Suffolk DA election scandal.
That was when Department of Justice’s Inspector General and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel reports found then-U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins tried to influence the race for Suffolk County District Attorney in 2022 by leaking negative information about interim D.A. Kevin Hayden, in a bid to help Arroyo, her preferred successor to the office.
In an interview with WBUR, At-Large City Councilor Erin Murphy said “I’m requesting that he does do the right thing and step down. This definitely steps outside of the normal back-stabbing, rumor-spreading type things that can and do happen in elections and politics.”
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance spokesperson Paul Diego Craney echoed the sentiment. Arroyo “has no business being on the city council, and being a ‘public servant’ for his people,” he said.
Arroyo didn’t budge, saying in a statement that “neither of these reports allege any wrongdoing on my part.”
He can’t make that point today, not after admitting that he violated the state’s conflict of interest law by continuing to represent his brother Felix in a 2018 civil suit after he was first elected to the council.
The State Ethics Commission made the announcement Tuesday, and Arroyo agreed to pay a $3,000 penalty.
“At least three of the depositions [Ricardo] Arroyo conducted occurred after he was sworn into office as a Boston City Councilor,” the signed agreement with the State Ethics Commission said. “One of the depositions Arroyo conducted while serving as city councilor was of a city of Boston employee and another was of a city contractor.”
Zachary Lown, a lawyer for Ricardo Arroyo, said nothing Arroyo did as an attorney on the lawsuit “negatively impacted the city or its interests, Arroyo’s client and the city are co-defendants, nor did the City ever express any concern to Councilor Arroyo about his legal representation.”
How can it not impact the city when a member of its council violates a state ethics law? A $3,000 fine does not build back eroded trust on the part of constituents, nor does it encourage confidence in his judgement going forward.
City council members don’t have to be Boy Scouts, but complying with state laws is not a high bar to reach. We may disagree with some councilors’ politics, we may take issue with their policies and agendas, but the unifying thread should be conduct that commands respect.
The city deserves representatives with integrity – that’s the foundation, or should be, of the work they do for Boston. Above all, constituents deserve councilors they can trust.
That trust has been breached, and while it’s a plus that Arroyo admitted to his wrongdoing and will pay a fee, that doesn’t go far enough.
Ricardo Arroyo should take the high road and resign.
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Boston College Football Coach, Players Talk Impact of 1984 Team on 40th Anniversary of Hail Flutie
Saturday was an important day for the Boston College football program.
Not only did the Eagles secure bowl eligibility with a 41-21 win over the UNC Tar Heels, but it also marked the 40th anniversary of the “Hail Flutie,” a Hail Mary touchdown pass that former quarterback Doug Flutie threw as time expired to give Boston College a 47-45 win over the reigning national champions the Miami Hurricanes.
Members of the 1984 team were in attendance at Alumni Stadium and were honored as a way to mark the milestone.
After the game, Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien as well as quarterback Grayson James and offensive lineman Drew Kendall spoke about the impact of that team and how them being at the game helped them come out with the victory.
“It’s sweet,” said James. “Just being able to know what he’s done, done for this program, just being able to see guys like that come back and support, it’s awesome. It makes us want to put on a show for them and put on a show for the whole BC community, so it definitely got us going knowing that team was there today.”
Kendall emphasized that the season and that team made impacts on the program that are still felt today.
“Obviously they kind of put Boston College on the map,” said Kendall. “They were, I believe, a top five team in the country, No. 2- I’m not 100-percent, but they really put Boston College on the map and what they did has kind of allowed Boston College as a program to thrive. Of course Doug Flutie is the only Heisman at Boston College so hopefully we can get another one day but their toughness and their determination has really rubbed off through the program throughout the years.”
O’Brien shared that he showed film from the Hail Flutie game the day before the Eagles matchup against the Tar Heels as a part of preparation.
“I told them in this room on Friday, I showed them the last drive of the Miami game,” said O’Brien. “That that was a team, quite obviously, that played 60 minutes. They understood what playing 60 minutes was all about and on this screen right behind me, I showed that drive. And then, when you have the ‘84 team here, they were 10-2, ranked fifth in the country, Heisman Trophy winner in the house, you got to play well. It’s kind of in the same vein a little bit as the Red Bandanna Game, like you got to play well in these games. There’s a lot of tradition here at Boston College and for those guys to be here meant a lot to our program and it was important for us to go out there and win.”
The Boston College Eagles (5-5, 2-4 ACC) football team looks to become bowl eligible as it returns to Alumni Stadium to take on the UNC Tar Heels (6-4, 3-3 ACC).
Both teams are currently dealing with injuries in the program.
Below is a look at the latest injury updates for both teams.
[This story will be updated throughout the game with the latest injury news].
LB Caleb LaVallee | Questionable: Tar Heels linebacker Caleb LaVallee’s status for today’s game has yet to be determined. He has not played since UNC’s Nov. 2 game against FSU. He is dealing with a lower body injury and has been reportedly “monitored” this week.
RB Darwin Barlow | Questionable: Tar Heels running back Darwin Barlow’s status has yet to be revealed. Barlow’s appeared in three games this season, most recently in the team’s Nov. 2 game against FSU.
TE Bryson Nesbit | Out: Tar Heels tight end Bryson Nesbit will miss the game against the Eagles with an injury.
DB Max Tucker | Out: Eagles defensive back Max Tucker will miss the Eagles game against UNC. Tucker exited Boston College’s matchup against No. 13 SMU early in the game and did not return. Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien considered him “day-to-day.”
DB Bryquice Brown | Out: Eagles defensive back Bryquice Brown will miss the Eagles game against UNC. Brown exited Boston College’s matchup against No. 13 SMU and did not return. Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien considered him “day-to-day.”
LB Kam Arnold | Questionable: Eagles linebacker Kam Arnold’s status for today’s game has yet to be revealed. Arnold has missed Boston College’s last three games with an upper body injury.
RB Turbo Richard | Questionable: Eagles running back Turbo Richard’s status for the game has also not been revealed. Like Arnold, Richard has also missed the Eagles last three games as he’s dealing with an ankle injury.
Players Out For Season: LB Owen McGowan, CB Amari Jackson, RB Alex Broome, LB Jaylen Blackwell.
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