Mihos's siblings donate cash to Healey camp

The brother of independent gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos contributed $500 to the campaign of Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey, according to filings yesterday from the Healey campaign.

James Mihos previously made his opposition to his brother's campaign clear, donating a total of $1,000 in 2005 and 2006 to Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly's campaign.

The sister of Christy Mihos also confirmed that she contributed to the Healey campaign. Reached by telephone, Marlene Bucuvalas declined to say why she made the contribution or to specify the amount. Records show she gave $100. She had previously donated $250 to Reilly's campaign.

Nicole Nionakis, the spokeswoman for candidate Mihos, could not be reached for comment.

Christy Mihos, asked in a television interview this spring about his brother's contributions to Reilly, said ``Hey, look, families stay together, move apart, and it is what it is. . . . I regret that we're not as close as we once were, but you know, I moved to the Cape, everyone sort of goes their separate way."

Jason Rosso