Ed Augustus, from Worcester, named as Head of the new Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

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Healey names former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus as housing secretary - The Boston Globe

Augustus will serve as the state's first Housing Secretary in more than 30 years, working as a a cornerstone of the Healey administration’s promise to tackle the spiraling housing crisis.

www.bostonglobe.com

A profile from several years ago.

https://www.masslive.com/worcester/...into-his-past-and-whats-beyond-city-hall.html

 

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He is the man that promised that Polar Park would pay for itself. Left Worcester City Hall before the stadium bills started to be due. Lasted just months in his next job as Chancellor at Dean College in Franklin.