Senator happy to celebrate St. Patrick, St. Joseph, Ramadan, birthday (Letters)

Ramadan Mubarak! Sending warm wishes, peace, and happiness to all those who celebrate as we enter the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

We had quite an eventful start to this week! Congratulations to everyone that ran Holyoke’s St. Patrick’s Road Race last weekend. I was glad to get to stretch my legs a bit and run beside so many of our community members. The celebrations continued with Holyoke’s parade on Sunday, and it was so great getting to celebrate with everyone.

I kicked off Monday morning with the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department Annual Legislative Breakfast in Ludlow. Thank you to Sheriff Cocchi for hosting me and other Hampden County legislators for a great breakfast and for sharing your budget and legislative priorities for the coming year.