Did LaMar Cook have a political patron for gov.’s aide job? Questions swirl

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Maura Healey and her staff have repeatedly rebuffed inquiries about former Western Massachusetts aide LaMar D. Cook’s qualifications for the $115,000 per year job he held when he was arrested last month for drug trafficking .

Healey stopped short of offering more information, except to say Cook, 45, was immediately fired.