Hank Turgeon

Saluting A Fallen Officer
Saluting A Fallen Officer
Saluting A Fallen Officer
The funeral for slain New York City Police Officer Rafael Ramos is Saturday. Among the thousands of police officers attending is a delegation of about fifty officers from Police Departments here on the Southcoast. New Bedford Police Union President Hank Turgeon organized the local response...
Carnival At Buttonwood
Carnival At Buttonwood
Carnival At Buttonwood
The Park Board has given unanimous approval to a New Bedford Police Union plan to sponsor carnival rides at Buttonwood Park next month. Union President Hank Turgeon tells WBSM News, the union stepped up after the Whaling City Festival announced this week it had cancelled the festival for this year...
City  And Police Agree On Four Year Contract
City And Police Agree On Four Year Contract
City And Police Agree On Four Year Contract
The City of New Bedford has a new four year contract with its police officers.  The package was signed Tuesday at City Hall by Mayor Jon Mitchell and Union President Hank Turgeon.   The last police contract expired in June of 2011. The new contract calls for zero wage increases for the first two years, then increases of no more than 1...