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Brentwood Select Board to hire Chester Murch as police chief pending background checks
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The Brentwood Select Board agreed to enter a contract with Chester Murch to become the town's next police chief once background checks return satisfactory and the board reviews and signs the contract.
The Brentwood Select Board agreed on Oct. 21 to move forward with a contract to hire Chester (Barry) Murch as the town's next police chief, contingent on satisfactory background checks and the board's final review and signature.
Board members said the conditional hire is intended to stabilize the department. A Select Board member summarized Murch's background at the meeting: "He was the, well, first off, he started in the United States Army as a Desert Storm veteran from 1987 to…
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